On average, every star has at least one planet, new analysis shows
Posted by admin in Space on 12. Jan, 2012 | 0 Comments
Each star in the Milky Way shines its light upon at least one companion planet, according to a new analysis that suddenly renders exoplanets commonplace, the rule rather than the exception. This means there are billions of worlds just in our corner of the cosmos. This is a major shift from just a few years [...]
Scanadu developing a real-life medical tricorder
Posted by admin in Hi-tech, Medicine on 03. Jan, 2012 | 0 Comments
The future technology depicted in the various Star Trek TV series and films certainly holds a lot of appeal for many of us – who wouldn’t want to teleport to Hawaii, live out their fantasies on a holodeck, or enjoy some instant gourmet chow straight out of a replicator? It looks like the Star Trek [...]
IBM announces its annual "Next 5 in 5" list
Posted by admin in Science on 21. Dec, 2011 | 0 Comments
It’s late December, and that means that it’s time once again for IBM’s Next 5 in 5 list. Every year since 2006, the corporation has put together an annual roundup of the top five emerging technologies that its researchers feel "will change the way we work, live and play" within the next five years. Here’s [...]
Researchers entangle two millimeter-sized diamonds, a huge leap in the scale of quantum entanglement
Posted by admin in Science on 02. Dec, 2011 | 0 Comments
Quantum entanglement, the spooky action at a distance that promises to be so useful for things like high-powered computing and security, is generally considered a function of the tiny world. It’s easy — OK, not easy, but relatively practical nowadays — to take two particles or two microscopic things and intertwine their fates. Now [...]
Robotic guards will soon patrol South Korean prison
Posted by admin in Robots on 29. Nov, 2011 | 0 Comments
The possibility of robot workers raises a certain type of futurey allure combined with a sense of danger — in a variety of settings, they could help humans work better and faster, but they could also replace us, or worse, maim us. So how are we supposed to feel about the news of a new [...]
