Archive for the ‘Science’ Category

sudo dd if=genome.helix of=/dev/nucleus0

Tuesday, May 25th, 2010

scientists have created artificial life…

can’t wait the day when I’ll be able to program DNA :)

If Earth Had Rings Like Saturn

Wednesday, November 25th, 2009

here’s how it would look like

Teleskop Service 10×50 LE

Friday, June 26th, 2009

I’ve recently bought second hand Teleskop Service 10×50 LE in hope I’ll be able to see the planets, stars a lot better

but the results so far have been slim ;)

it’s been raining here for days, and it will continue to rain for days

white clouds almost make it impossible to see the stars

tonight, I got lucky, I saw some stars

my neck really hurts ;)

but… I saw no planets and moon wasn’t even in the sky

I guess city lights and white clouds did their thing :]

oh well, anyone had better luck than me?

Cell Inner Life

Tuesday, March 4th, 2008

Here’s a vid explaining what happens inside your cells

Some people at Harvard made it here

A Gene For Blocking HIV Discovered

Sunday, March 2nd, 2008

by the scientists at University of Alberta led by Stephen Barr, a molecular virologist.

the gene named TRIM22 can block HIV in a cell culture and is present in our own body

this gene does not work in people already infected with HIV and the researchers are trying to find out why

read more about it here

IBM Scientists First To Measure Force Required To Move Individual Atoms

Thursday, February 28th, 2008

and the force is 210 piconewtons to move cobalt atom over a smooth platinum surface and 17 piconewtons to move cobalt atom over a copper surface

this was found out by IBM scientist working with their colleagues from University of Regensburg in Germany

read more about it here

Michio Kaku

Thursday, February 28th, 2008

I didn’t know what was his name, but I knew him very well from the various popular science movies that he’s been in

he’s an American theoretical physicist, a very interesting character, explains things in a simple language

now he’s a professor in theoretical physics at  City College of New York, hosts two radio programs, writes books and of course, does movies :)

you can see some of his work at YouTube (just click the link)

anyway, I think I should mention him because he deserves it

here’s his Wikipedia page

Self Cleaning Clothes

Tuesday, February 26th, 2008

no, it’s not science fiction ;)

some scientists at Monash University, Victoria, Australia, made clothes able to clean themselves (imagine that)

they used titanium dioxide nanoparticles on wool, silk etc.

the clothes work by oxidizing (burning, degrading) bacteria and the likes and can even self remove wine stains ;)

I know I’d like to have clothes/bed sheets from those materials

check out the story here

5 Gigabit, 10 Meter Wireless Chip

Friday, February 22nd, 2008

Professor Stan Skafidis and his team of Melbourne University have made this small chip for wireless data exchange.

The chip is about a few millimeters in size, manages data transfers up to 5 gigabits per second, has a radius of 10 meters and works at 60 GHz spectrum.

Wouldn’t it be nice to have so much bandwidth in your room that all the other devices (laptop, tv, mobile phone, camera etc.) can use? :D

The chip uses less than 2 Watts of power and it costs like USD 10 to make it

Here’s the link

Wow :mrgreen:

Total Moon Eclipse In Belgrade

Thursday, February 21st, 2008

15 minutes ago I saw a total moon eclipse

this is the first time I actually made a point to see a lunar eclipse

and I made some photos :)

fool moon

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moon is getting eclipsed

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total eclipse

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