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  • The Age of Robotics is Nigh

    The field of robotics is certainly not new. The roots of robotics can be traced back hundreds of years. The first robot, as we know the term in the modern sense, was developed by Nikola Tesla in the late 19th century. Technology advances allowed more widespread research in the middle of the 20th century. In [...]

    Mar 8th, 2007 | Filed under Korea, Science, Tech
  • Lessons Learned From Gordon Freeman

    It’s not unusual in SF books, movies and games to see scientists experimenting with devices that open up doors to things mankind had never imagined. Before the Code, Dan Brown wrote Angels & Demons. The plot in that book involved a far out experiement by a scientist at the real-life CERN labs, the product of [...]

    Sep 20th, 2006 | Filed under Science
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  • Here Comes the Cloaking Device

    There is so much cool stuff being researched these days that the cool factor bar is being raised higher and higher. What used to be astounding science fiction is now run of the mill. Yet, some things still jump out and make you exclaim, “Cool!”. I just did that when I read about the possibility [...]

    May 28th, 2006 | Filed under Science
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  • Giving “Backlight” a New Meaning

    Researchers at the University of Rochester have done something I can’t quite wrap my head around – they’ve made light travel backward. While I’m still trying to grok the explanation, see how well you can grasp it.

    May 16th, 2006 | Filed under Science
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  • Di-Hydrogen Monoxide

    I couldn’t resist posting this. If you know what Di-Hydrogen Monoxide is, then you can better appreciate DHMO.org. If you don’t know what it is, follow the link anyway and educate yourself!

    May 4th, 2006 | Filed under Science
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  • The Truth Is Out There…

    I set up an account with SETI@home today. I participated in the project a few years back, shortly after they first launched. They recently shifted over to the Berkeley Open Infrastructure for Network Computing, so the system is quite a bit different now. There are several other worthwhile projects to participate in at BOINC, including [...]

    Jan 15th, 2006 | Filed under Software, Tech
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