Invisibility is something that humankind has dreamed of achieving for decades, if not centuries, but never did, folklore and legends from all around the world notwithstanding.
Both fantasy and science fiction authors came up with theories, over the years, of how a cloak of invisibility would be possible.
... [read more >>] The idea of pulling things towards us with our minds or some technological implement, without actually using any physical means, is one that fantasy and Sci-Fi fiction has been playing with for decades, if not centuries.
Science Fiction even popularized the idea of tractor beams to such a point that every... [read more >>] The Matrix is just a movie trilogy, but even so, there are those who think it depicts the truth, or at least consider it something that, though unlikely, is at least possible in the grand scheme of things.
University of Bonn nuclear physicist Silas Beane and some of his colleagues have devised a test that... [read more >>] The existence of flying saucers is something people have been divided on for decades, ever since the first science fiction films that depicted them, back in 1956 and 1957. We have an extra reason to go with the side that advocates for them.
We aren't saying that some country's government finally... [read more >>] Officials with the American space agency say that they plan to use a small, unmanned drone to conduct a series of tests on how aircraft behave when they pass the sound barrier. This effort could lead to the reintroduction of commercial supersonic aircraft.
The data acquired from these investigations will e... [read more >>] Ever since the Concorde was retired from active service, in 2003, passengers have been left without access to a supersonic aircraft capable of covering a distance such as that between New York and Paris in just three hours. Now, American researchers are taking steps to address this gap.
Scientists at the ... [read more >>] University of British Columbia (UBC) researchers are currently working on a way to integrate advanced biometric sensors into the fur covering robotic pets. They say that this will help the synthetic animals sense the moods of their owners, and act accordingly.
The team has already developed a bunny that c... [read more >>] Scientist Mohammad-Reza Alam predicts that it may be possible to create an invisibility cloak capable of concealing ships, oil platforms, and other man-made structures, from the fury of rough seas. This is the first time such a technique has been proposed.
Creating such a scenario is entirely different fr... [read more >>] At this point, railguns are among the most devastating long-range weapons that can be deployed to the battlefield. Experts at the US Navy Office of Naval Research (ONR) want to make them even more effective, by having them fire in rapid succession.
The thing about railguns is that they use electromagnetic ... [read more >>] Scientists say that the next step in modern warfare will be to augment the minds of soldiers taking the battlefield, so that they are able to interface with their weapons directly. What this means is that the warfighters will be able to use their brains to control firearms and other equipment directly. Na... [read more >>] |
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