Long anticipated by science fiction, real-time holographic communication and ‘telepresence’ are finally within our graspIn Star Wars, Princess Leia records a 3D hologram of herself appealing for help from the Rebel Alliance in her epic battle against the Empire. The Emperor himself projects holographic messages to his henchman, Darth Vader. And, very soon, you too [...]
It’s about time books, documentaries and movies caught up with the latest fossil discoveries and depicted more feathered, bristly dinosaurs, says Brian SwitekWhile walking through a natural history museum gift shop a few years back, I spotted a plush Velociraptor among the piles of dinosauriana. Frankly, it looked pretty stupid. Covered in a soft, fuzzy [...]
The spacecraft Deep Impact will get a rare up-close look at a comet tonight as it hurtles through space. It’s only the fifth time a spacecraft has come so close to a comet.
Space Shuttle Discovery’s final mission has been delayed once again, this time due to inclement weather conditions that have pushed back the scheduled launch until Friday afternoon.After being forced to delay the shuttle’s launch twice this w…
As scientists and engineers work to make NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope a reality, they find themselves wondering what new sights the largest space-based observatory ever constructed will reveal. With Webb, astronomers aim to catch planets in the…
Australia’s military forces could be deployed to the Pacific more often and on bigger missions as small island states become progressively more unstable due to climate change, warned the country’s military chief. The Australian Defence Fo…
A tiny frog, whose body is less than a half-inch long, feeds on toxic mites and releases their poison onto its skin to deter predators from eating it, scientists studying the amphibian reported on Wednesday. The Monte Iberia Eleuth — Eleuthe…
Scientists at Purdue University and Imperial College London have revised their popular ‘Impact Effects Calculator’, which allows anyone to calculate the potential damage a comet or asteroid would cause if it collided with the Earth.The in…
CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida (Reuters) – NASA postponed shuttle Discovery’s launch to Friday to wait out bad weather from an approaching cold front, officials said.
A new study suggests that older adults who wear multifocal contact lenses to correct problems with near vision, a very common condition that increases with age, may have greater difficulty driving at night than their counterparts who wear glasses. A…
NASA said its twin Mars rovers Spirit and Opportunity have become the first NASA space mission to use cloud computing for daily mission operations.
Which apple computer should I buy? This question is like a dangerous nightmare for most of us who have just stepped in the vast world of computers and laptops. Most of us die hard Apple product fans, but when it comes to computers which ones to buy, is…
The debate on gene therapy ethics is getting more and more intense as those who support and those who oppose this concept come up with arguments and counter-arguments about the same. Continue reading for more information on the ethical issues surroundi…
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