Majorana fermions – the answer to Life, the Universe, and Everything?
Posted by admin in Future, Science on 28. Apr, 2012 | 0 Comments
Physicists at the Delft University of Technology, Netherlands, have achieved a milestone that might soon revolutionize the world of quantum computing, quantum physics, and perhaps shed new light on the mystery of the dark matter in our universe. Experimenting with nanoelectronics, a group led by Prof. Leo Kouwenhoven has succeeded in detecting the elusive Majorana [...]
Supermarket checkout scanner uses object recognition instead of barcodes
Posted by admin in Future, Hi-tech on 12. Mar, 2012 | 0 Comments
This Toshiba scanner, just demonstrated in Japan, knows what vegetables look like — just hold up your daikon or mizuna to the camera at the cash register, and it tots up the item. No need for stickers on your food, no need to consult a human, no need to even know what kind of onions [...]
Synthetic cell membrane marks another step towards creation of fully artificial life forms
Posted by admin in Future on 30. Jan, 2012 | 0 Comments
The cell membrane is one of the most important components of a cell because it separates the interior from the environment and controls the movement of substances in and out of the cell. In a move that brings mankind another step closer to being able to create artificial life forms from scratch, chemists from the [...]
Electronic contact lenses tested successfully in real live eyes
Posted by admin in Future, Hi-tech on 23. Nov, 2011 | 0 Comments
The device’s display has only one pixel, but serves as a working proof-of-concept for developing more complex information lenses. A useful device would need hundreds of pixels at least, to display a short email or text message. The lens harvests energy from an external source using an antenna and has an integrated circuit to [...]
Supercooled quantum levitating hoverboard lets students glide on air
Posted by admin in Future on 27. Oct, 2011 | 0 Comments
You probably saw that super viral quantum locking levitation video that bounced all over the Web last week (though technically it’s been around since summer) in which a team of researchers plays with some liquid nitrogen, a small superconducting disc, and some strange quantum phenomenon that makes the disc hover above a magnet, no strings [...]
