Physicist Bruce DePalma has a 100 kilowatt generator, which he invented, sitting in his garage. It could power his whole house, but if he turns it on, the government may confiscate it. Unfortunately the U.S. is not interested (thanks to its energy monopoly), but Japan is.

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"Can sound waves travel faster than the speed of light? Yes, says Joel Mobley, a physicist at the University of Mississippi in the US. In simulations Mobley has shown that ultrasound pulses could move at "superluminal" speeds when they enter water that contains thousands of tiny plastic beads."

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This site from the American Physical Society offers a "students explanation" of selected papers from their journals Physical Review and Physical Review Letters.So start reading.
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Sure, there're no Star Wars episodes in GIF here, but I'd like to see YOU come up with a good animation explaining cyclotomic polynomials ;-)

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A modified theory of gravity that incorporates quantum effects can explain a trio of puzzling astronomical observations � including the wayward motion of the Pioneer spacecraft in our solar system, apparently, and all withoug the need to invoke dark matter. It makes a lot of sense.

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In 1905, Einstein established the Theory of Special Relativity that has defined space and time for over a century. Scientists and researchers have scrutinized Einstein's work and have been unable to definitively find anything wrong with it... until now!

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Your brain is a time machine with three modes that control everything from instantaneous tasks like moving to maintaining long trains of thought and ultimately staying in synch with night and day. That's what scientists are saying...

"I would argue that time is more fundamental than space, because one can just close one's eyes and relive memories, going back in time," Buhusi says, "or prospectively go forward in time to predict something, without actually changing your position in space."



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Galvanic Vestibular Stimulation will rock your world. Literally.

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"...activity of neurons [in the brain] can be decoded into a reconstructed image." Link includes pictures of actual reconstructions from the activity of 177 cells in a cat's brain.

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In quantum physics, nothing is as it seems. As physicists continue to study the universe they continually run into new questions that shake how humans understand the universe's intricate mechanics.

UC Berkeley physics professor, Raphael Bousso, is trying to break down the mysteries of the universe with a concept called the holographic principle. Physicists stumbled on the idea while studying black holes. It is a concept, which ultimately questions whether the third dimension exists.

"There's a real conflict between the way that we're thinking about the world right now, which is a very local way where everything happens independently in different regions of space and the way that we're going to have to think about it," said Bousso in an interview.

Bousso presented the ideas at a seminar last weekend called "Latest Theories About the Universe and Its Governing Laws: Theoretical Physics Made Easy for the Public" at the Lawrence Hall of Science to an audience of about 100.

The holographic principle uses the optical concept of holograms to try to visually explain the complex idea. Holograms are most often used on credit cards and are images that look three dimensional, but they exist on a two dimensional surface.

"You have to keep in mind that we're just using that name as a sort of metaphor for something that we're specifying quite precisely when we're talking about how much information there is relative to certain areas," he said.

A computer chip is a good way to visualize the principle. The chip has information stored on it in the form of data, but this isn't the information Bousso is talking about. Information in the holographic principle means the entire collection of matter the chip is made of.

"One way of quantifying the complexity of matter is to ask how many different states can it be in? How many things can you wiggle in? How many different ways?" Bousso said.

It would seem logical that if you doubled the size of the chip, then you could store twice as much information on the chip.

"What we've found is that it appears that gravity conspires against that when you really try to store a lot of information in a special region, then once you double that region you can't store twice as much anymore," Bousso said.

In other words, if you have a bunch of grapes in the fridge and have all the information including water content, temperature and anything else, you should be able to create an exact replica of the grapes.

Physicists have found the information content doesn't hinge on volume, but rather on surface area. An information increase can only happen on a two-dimensional surface and information density cannot increase by volume, a three-dimensional measurement.

"The total amount of information that you can store in the world grows only like the surface area of the region that you're considering," he said.

The discovery ultimately says the concept shows the third dimension could be an illusion because complex calculations can't prove it exists. The recognition is a step of progress, but Bousso doesn't know where it will ultimately lead.

"It may be a major step, it may just be one piece in a very big puzzle, but I think it's definitely progress towards that goal," he said.

Although there is practical way to use these principles right now, Bousso said he and fellow physicists are driven to understand nature at the most fundamental level.

Albert Einstein didn't have any practical applications for his theory of relativity when he first discovered it, but now the concept is woven into today's technology with things like global positioning systems, he said.

"It happens to be true that sooner or later these types of progress have not just had practical applications, but they really underlie almost everything that we can do technologically today," Bousso said.

Ultimately, the physicist wants to find the origins and the implications of the holographic principle.

He said the principle has given insight into physics concepts that scientists have understood for years.

"It gives us a preview of some of the unifications and the explanatory power that the quantum gravity we're seeking is going to have," Bousso said.

Contact Alexandra L. Woodruff at science@dailycal.org.

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"Experiments on graphene have revealed some strange phenomena, as detailed in two papers in today's Nature. The two-dimensional material remains capable of conducting electricity thanks to a free-floating electron in the honeycomb structure of carbon atoms. But those electrons display some unusual properties."

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Flash video demonstrating the foundation point of four dimensional theories. Interactive modes guide user through dimensional representations, providing wire frame models of 3-d and 4-d--with double vision for 3D rendering effect.

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This is the blog of the string theory critic, Peter Woit. he is a currently a Math lecturer at columbia university. a lot of interesting but very complex talk in his blog

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Ever wanted to find out how particle accelerators work? Check out this game.

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Brian Greene described Ed Witten as "Einstein's successor in the role of the world's greatest living physicist." In this audio visual presentation, Witten explains M-theory, his take on the 'theory of everything'. Assumes little maths or physics, so it is suitable for the layperson on up.

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Founded in 1967 and honchoed for years by the legendary Jim Morgan -- winner of the National Technology Medal, among scores of other honors -- they produce microchips here and around the globe.

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Five examples of core Windows architectural design flaws, the problems they cause for Windows users, and how the issues are handled in Mac OS X.

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Star Trek USS voyager pilot interface
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These pages contain the text of the book Inner Algebra. Its premise is that mathematicians use their mind in certain ways that result in math being easy for them, and most people can learn to do the same.

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The Internet Sacred Text Archive has free texts available from religious works of just about any genre! Read them online for free.

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This nice site is for the Physics-newbies, but also for people who think they know a lot about physics, you can find a LOT of information on this site. With nice examples ! The theory is divided in sub-categories.

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This is an excellent introduction to how TCP-IP works on a network level. Routers, switches, firewalls, packets,and what they do are explained in a non-technical way.Great introduction for newbs. Useful for 'old hands' to have available to explain what's going on when you're inthe 'teacher' mode.

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In case you want to make your own operating system. Here is some help.
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Here is an atempt to create one using x86 assembly.
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1.The nose must be heavy to ensure stable flight. A paper clip on the nose should allow the plane to fly further.

2.If the plane tends to nose-dive because of the heavy nose, bend the back edge of the wings upwards slightly.

3.The centre of gravity should be towards the front to prevent the plane from stalling.

4.The wings should be angled upwards to give the plane a slight “Y” shape when viewed from the front.

5.Winglets added to the edge of the wings will reduce drag.

6.Check for symmetry by looking down the nose of the plane and refold it if necessary. It will not fly smoothly if it is not entirely symmetrical.

7.Be patient and make small adjustments rather than radical changes to the basic design.

NASA scientists have discovered unexpected spiral-shaped flames on Earth. By studying these peculiar flames, researchers hope to mitigate fire hazards on spacecraft and gain new insights about complex systems in nature.

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Steve Rubel is on a roll now he has produced his top Ten Wikipedia Hacks.

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The so-called interplanetary superhighway (or more properly, the interplanetary transport network) would take advantage of the gravitational pull between celestial bodies. In many cases, the competing forces cancel each other out, leaving corridors where ships could travel using little or no fuel.

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Using functional magnetic resonance imaging, or fMRI, researchers at the University of Pennsylvania and Princeton University have provided evidence that the act of recalling a memory is a bit like mental time travel.

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While some people clearly suffer from extreme cases, millions suffer only from minor cases of autism. The history of mathematics and physics is populated by borderline autistics. Answer 50 questions about yourself on a web page, and a simple program spits out a number between 1 and 32. The higher the number, the closer you are to autism.My score 24.

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Through GIGABYTE's custom intelligent controller, i-RAM acts like a regular SATA hard drive at theoretically 1.5Gb/s data transfer rate. By utilizing conventional DDR memory modules, i-RAM is outfitted with four 184-pin DIMM slots that will accept any DDR DIMM and support up to 4GB unbuffered / non-ECC memory.

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This RC plane flies just like a bird with flapping wings and all. It even looks like a bird, and can fool other feathered creatures as well.

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Find out about the new theory of gravitation and it's founder Dr. Gerhard Löbert

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revolutionary internal combustion engine that converts combustion energy into rotational energy without the use of a traditional crankshaft. The engine is lighter, smaller, and has less moving parts than a traditional engine. Our engine is able to run on multiple fuels while making more power at lower RPMs than traditional engines.

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The Sawstop system induces an electrical signal onto the blade and then monitors that signal for changes. The human body has a relatively large inherent electrical capacitance and conductivity- if the system detects this, the blade drops out in 5 miliseconds! Check out the video when the saw comes in contact with a hotdog..

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"By borrowing mathematical tools from theoretical physics, scientists have recently developed a theory that explains why the brain tissue of humans and other vertebrates is segregated into the familiar "gray matter" and "white matter."

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What does the world sound like through a Cochlear implant? Alan Alda gives a pretty good insight as too what deaf people are hearing for the time. Click the "Next" button a couple of times to hear the changes. Pretty amazing what technology can do.

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A mission to determine whether spider-like robots could construct complex structures in space is set to launch in January 2006.

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Lazslomail has upgraded the storage of their free demo webmail from 10MB to 250MB.

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These drawings are not based on real world things and have no resemblance to reality.They are just basic creative processes.

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The patient simply swallows the pill with water. It progresses down the esophagus and takes about 2,600 color pictures at a rate of 14 per second. After 20 minutes, the doctor evaluates the video images. The disposable capsule is passed naturally, usually within 24 hours

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Amazing! An impossible number for standard gas and diesel engines, that normally operate at only 20%. Using an engine based on mechanics similar to how a bullet is shot from a gun.
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Riding Japan's Superconducting Maglev "Linear Motor Car" Train at 502 kilometers/hour on a beautiful day at JR Railway Technical Research Institute's Yamanashi Maglev Test Line. This was shot with a JVC Everio GZ-MC500 3CCD hard disk drive camcorder. The length is 6 minutes and 11 seconds. Courtesy of Harvard Club of Japan and Central Japan Railway Company

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Hello, I started this blog to track important science and technology articles on the internet.I make this blog as a bookmark for myself.If you find it useful,then you can read it too.Just to let you know,what kind of things I like.Here is my user profile page at digg.com.Here you will find the stories that interest me.
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"The Milky Way is warped -- like a bowl, a saddle or the brim of a fedora hat, depending on when you look -- and a pair of interloping galaxies may be to blame", very cool read

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Scientist compares Moses to Hitler, calls New Testament 'sado-masochistic doctrine'

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