ISS tour
The International Space Station is a large spacecraft. It orbits around Earth. It is a home where astronauts live. The space station is also a science lab. Many countries worked together to build it....
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Brave new world of nanotechnology
Manmade nanoparticles are being added to more and more foods, drugs, and other products and are ultimately finding their way into the environment. The name of these minuscule particles comes from the word “nanometer,”...
Sony: a tale of innovation
Sony Corporation is one of the best-known names in consumer electronics, famous for innovations like the Walkman and the Playstation. Since its establishment shortly after World War II, Sony has introduced a stream of...
What’s inside the undersea internet cable?
Did you know there are over 250 internet cables under the oceans of the world? What’s Inside? cuts in half a cable to see the amazing cross section! The majority of the cable protects...
Ultrasound waves turn wine into something better
Brandies, such as cognac, are renowned for colors, flavors and aromas that require years to achieve. But scientists in Spain have used ultrasound to cut the time needed for such spirits to mature down to days....
2.6 million dollar watch
The Patek Philippe Grandmaster Chime REF. 5175 is destined to hold a singular place in horological history. A unique double-dial, fully reversible supercomplication wristwatch, with a total of 20 complications, it is an absolute...
Early 2016 future predictions
In 1998, Kodak had 170,000 employees and sold 85% of all photo paper worldwide. Within just a few years, their business model disappeared and they went bankrupt. What happened to Kodak will happen in...
Our technology is too primitive to detect an advanced Alien civilization
Some of the world’s leading astronomers believe aliens, rather than using different radio waves or visible light to signal, may be using an entirely different communication medium such as neutrinos or gravitational waves (ripples...
Cyberpunk
Cyberpunk is a 1990 documentary that explores the world (and term) that William Gibson invented with his book Neuromancer. The bulk of the documentary consists of interviews with Gibson, Jaron Lanier, Timothy Leary and Michael...
Distinct lack of aliens
Brightest burst of radio waves detected The search for mysterious “fast radio bursts” – very brief but intense pulses of radio waves from outer space – is heating up. Nobody knows what causes these powerful...
