Physics/Cosmology

‘Orca ears’ inspire researchers to develop ultrasensitive undersea microphone

Imagine a miniature microphone that responds to ocean sounds from 1 to 100kHz (a deep inaudible rumble to ultrasonic sounds) with a dynamic range of 160 dB (a whisper in a quiet library to the sound from 1 ton of TNT exploding 60 feet away) and operates at any depth. An amazing microphone that does [...]

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CERN physicists trap antimatter for 1,000 seconds — unlimited future energy?

Geneva, Switzerland — CERN physicists have reported they created antimatter in the Large Hadron Collider and stored it in three vials. Unfortunately, one of the vials has been stolen and will explode ritualistically at the Vatican if the battery dies and the magnetic containment field fails. Wait, that’s a scene from the Angels and Demons movie. [...]

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The search for ET continues — in West Virginia

Now that NASA’s Kepler space telescope has identified 1,235 possible planets around stars in our galaxy, astronomers at the University of California, Berkeley, are aiming a radio telescope — the 100 meter Robert C. Byrd Green Bank Telescope, the largest steerable radio telescope in the world — at the most Earth-like of these worlds to [...]

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humor | Epic rap battles of history: Albert Einstein vs. Stephen Hawking

Nice Peter | Hi, my name is Nice Peter, and this is an Epic Rap Battle of History. Special thanks to all the cast and crew. (See full film credits here.) Source: Nice Peter Related: Nice Peter official website Nice Peter YouTube channel Wikipedia | M-theory and its p-branes Wikipedia | Texas Instruments’ TI-82 graphing [...]

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Magnets, how exactly do they work?

Know Your Meme | Internet Scientist Elspeth Jane of The Rocketboom Institute for Internet Studies explores the viral sensation that was Insane Clown Posse’s “Miracles,” aka “F***ing Magnets: How Do They Work?” [ For more info on this, visit the Meme Database! ]

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The Undivided Mind virtual installation fuses the wonder of art and science

The Imaginary Foundation | A tour of the cosmos in bytes and atoms: the mysterious think tank and art apparel collective known as The Imaginary Foundation recently created an installation entitled The Undivided Mind, which merged the seemingly opposing worlds of art and science. The San Francisco gallery, covered wall to ceiling in scribbled chalkboard scientific [...]

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A Darwinian explanation for the Fermi paradox [UPDATED 4/21/2011]

The Fermi paradox is the apparent contradiction between high estimates of the probability of the existence of extraterrestrial civilizations and the lack of evidence for, or contact with, such civilizations. As Enrico Fermi asked, “Where is everybody?” One answer is that extraterrestial life sufficiently advanced to be capable of interstellar travel or communication must be rare, since [...]

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Schrödinger’s cat

Noted physicists Schrödinger and Heisenberg are driving around in a car, and Heisenberg says,”I think we just ran over a cat.” “Is it dead?” asks Schrödinger. “I can’t be certain,” says Heisenberg. Heisenberg and Schrödinger are driving in a car and they get pulled over. The police officer asks, “Do you know how fast you [...]

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comic | What is the meaning of life?

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