Video of the Day: A new species of crocodiles
A new species of prehistoric crocodiles have been recently discovered by scientists.
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Generating truly random numbers via quantum mechanics?
A physicist from Ottawa has recently used lasers to generate large sets of random numbers. According to the Montreal Gazette, Ben Sussman is a physicist who works on quantum technologies at the National Research Council.
New European laser experiment?
According to The Telegraph, a new laser experiment is being planned by European scientists in order to find answers to some fundamental questions in particle physics. The ELI Ultra-High Field laser is going to be made of 10 laser beams that will be all focused on one point to produce an even larger beam of…
Mining titanium ores on the moon?
NASA’s Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO) had recently finished mapping the surface of our moon. With its wide angled camera, over 4,000 images were taken over the course of a month in seven different wavelengths in different resolutions. Scientists then took the images and put them together like a puzzle and created the following map: This map uncovers…
Time flowing backwards; science fiction to reality?
Now most of us know that time travel is mainly science fiction, and will probably remain that way for the foreseeable future, right? Well the answer is: Not Really.
Polyphasic sleep: A guide to sleeping only 2-3 hours a day!
I’ve wondered to myself in the past how much more productive (depending on how you define this term) my days would be if I hadn’t spent a third of it unconscious.