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Feb 14, 2019
Mobiles could soon bounce with a new elastic, but super-hard glass
Posted by Quinn Sena in category: futurism
Engineers at the University of California San Diego used a technique called spark-plasma sintering to create the new metallic glass.
They did this by placing powdered iron into a graphite mold and then raising the pressure it is under to 1,000 atmospheres.
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Feb 14, 2019
You know kilo, mega, and giga. Is the metric system ready for ronna and quecca?
Posted by Genevieve Klien in category: futurism
Feb 14, 2019
Magnetism… Probating Amazing Properties of #Water
Posted by Ours Ondine in category: futurism
Feb 13, 2019
Elusive ‘black panther’ alive and well in Kenya, study shows
Posted by Quinn Sena in category: futurism
Whispers of sightings of the elusive black leopard have long swirled around central Kenya, and scientists have now confirmed its presence there with a series of rare images taken by camera traps.
The images were captured by researchers from the San Diego Zoo who have been studying leopards in the Loisaba wildlife conservancy, as well as an independent photographer working in the region at the same time.
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About (dirty) ‘’magic’’ tricks (, and intellectual humility).
A clever experiment shows it’s surprisingly easy to change someone’s political views, revealing how flexible we are.
Feb 12, 2019
These machines spray markings onto roads with incredible precision
Posted by Quinn Sena in category: futurism
Feb 11, 2019
The way strangers meet via dating websites is changing society in unexpected ways, say researchers
Posted by Shailesh Prasad in category: futurism
Dating websites have changed the way couples meet. Now evidence is emerging that this change is influencing levels of interracial marriage and even the stability of marriage itself.
Feb 11, 2019
Scientists invented a fabric that knows whether to cool you down or warm you up
Posted by Shailesh Prasad in category: futurism
Dressing in layers is usually the easiest way to ensure that you won’t be uncomfortable at any point in the day. If things get too hot, just shed a layer and you’re good, and if you get chilly again, just slip it back on. But what if you didn’t have to do that at all? What if your clothing could tell if you were too hot or too cool and adjust accordingly?
That’s exactly what researchers from the University of Maryland seem to have accomplished with an incredibly unique kind of new fabric that actually changes depending on your body temperature.