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mire — Tue, 25 May 2010 19:44:42 +0000

scientists have created artificial life…

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

If Earth Had Rings Like Saturn

mire — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 10:31:28 +0000

here’s how it would look like

Teleskop Service 10×50 LE

mire — Fri, 26 Jun 2009 22:25:28 +0000

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?

Khan Academy

mire — Wed, 26 Nov 2008 12:37:34 +0000

I’ve been watching youtube movies from the khanacademy user I find them great

I’ve seen mostly financial clips related to banks, mortage crisis but he also has interesting clips on physics and mathematics

go and check them out here

Cell Inner Life

mire — Tue, 04 Mar 2008 09:59:32 +0000

Here’s a vid explaining what happens inside your cells

Some people at Harvard made it here

A Gene For Blocking HIV Discovered

mire — Sun, 02 Mar 2008 02:54:22 +0000

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

IBM Scientists First To Measure Force Required To Move Individual Atoms

mire — Thu, 28 Feb 2008 17:35:05 +0000

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

Michio Kaku

mire — Thu, 28 Feb 2008 01:19:12 +0000

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

mire — Tue, 26 Feb 2008 01:37:43 +0000

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

mire — Fri, 22 Feb 2008 15:52:10 +0000

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?

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

Here’s the link

Wow