Category Archives: Technology

The top secret plan to explode a nuclear bomb in Yorkshire

In the 1960s, America was running “Operation Plowshare”: the idea that perhaps nuclear bombs could be used for peace, not war. At least some British scientists had similar ambitions, and it involved setting off a nuclear bomb under Wheeldale, in … Continue reading →

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How ectogenesis could change human reproduction forever – BBC REEL

The idea of human ectogenesis – growing a baby in an artificial environment outside of the human body – has always been considered in the realms of science fiction, however it may not be for much longer. Scientific developments in … Continue reading →

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The Microscope That Uses Quantum Physics to Trace Atoms

In the late 1970s, two physicists in Switzerland set out to invent a new type of microscope using quantum physics that would allow them to do something no one had ever done before: see the individual atoms in a sheet … Continue reading →

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There Is An Invisible Shield Around Earth Humans Created By Accident

How many layers does our planet Earth have? If you look down into it, you’ll see the core, the mantle, the lava and the crust. If you look up, you’ll see the atmosphere, the ozone layer and more… Scientists have … Continue reading →

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The Hollywood Actress Who Helped Invent WiFi – The Lightbulb Moment

Actress Hedy Lamarr, deemed the world’s most beautiful woman, had an overlooked knack for inventing. During WWII, in an effort to help the Allies, she invented a technology designed to intercept Axis communications. This technology laid the groundwork for wireless … Continue reading →

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BBC Radio 4 – Drama, What’s Love Got to Do With it?

Tina and Turner are the perfect couple. Like everyone else, they use an app called Q to manage their love and sex life. Via their smart watches, Q can track everything from their body temperature to their work diary, using … Continue reading →

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BBC Radio 4 – The Hackers, Series 1, Broken

Biella discovers why simply repairing your own device may make you a hacker. Source: BBC Radio 4 – The Hackers, Series 1, Broken

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THE HUNGER – an award-winning sci-fi short film

From the store to the kitchen. In an instant. The era of shopping by particle transfer has arrived. Place a simple online order and tomatoes, radishes, cucumbers and other fresh produce will appear in your counter-top appliance in seconds. But … Continue reading →

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Why Such SPOONS Are SO EXPENSIVE to Make?

Radiacode: https://radiascan.com/products/detect… Best Patrons: Stan Presolski, reinforcedconcrete, Dean Bailey, Bob Drucker, Pradeep Sekar, Applied Science, Purple Pill, afreeflyingsoul. Thank you guys! Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/Thoisoi?ty=h Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thoisoi2 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thoisoi/ Now I am going to tell you more aboutmaking such unusual spoons and … Continue reading →

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Headphones Are Not Stereo (mid side phase trickery)

In which I talk about the way LCR mixes translate to headphones, warn of the potential dangers of mono-ing your low end without listening carefully to what that does, and show you some delightful ways to add depth to your … Continue reading →

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What Has NASA Done Ever for Us – The CMOS Image Sensor

[…] Some might think that NASA only makes things for space but there area great deal of things that it develops that end up being used here on earth far more often. 1 in every 1000 patents in the US … Continue reading →

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