They’ve always said diamonds are a girl’s best friend, but they never specified whether or not that included man-made diamonds. Recently, De Beers—the leading diamond miner in the world—announced that they...
Graphene is a material of many wonders. It offers an array of useful and diverse properties and can be used in various ways depending on its build. The material powered the pencil business since 1656, but...
Health and wellness are at the forefront of many of our minds, day in and day out. A new form of nanotechnology might just be the way we monitor our food intake. The Beginning of Nanotechnology We’ve touched...
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“Just how small is ‘nano?’” This question tops the list of the National Nanotechnology Initiative’s website, nano.gov. There are many misconceptions surrounding nanotechnology – which sounds a bit more complicated than...
Doctor Who. Back to the Future. Rip Van Winkle. Time travel has been a part of written popular culture since the 1700s, and probably part of oral stories earlier than that, but is it possible? Can we, as Stephen King...
Getting into the mining business for coal and metallic minerals in 2016 may seem like a fruitless business venture – but what about in outer space? Planetary Resources, Inc. is comprised of a small team of brilliant...
You never thought about it before, but you’re already starting to understand. The monstrosities that line countless mountain passes, rolling green hills, and dry desert lands across America – wind turbines – are modern...
Self-driving automobiles seem like a natural, evolutionary stop along the automobile’s development – but it’s taking longer than expected to get the wheels turning. The notion of a computer-controlled automobile is one...
Rust is a nightmare for vehicle owners. It likely began somewhere hidden from your line of sight, and for the past five years it’s managed to go unseen. You’ve finally carved out a few minutes’ time to peek at your...
If you’ve stepped inside a modern manufacturing plant, you have probably witnessed, first-hand, the brilliance of industrial machinery. For whatever reason, it’s a million-times more pleasing to watch a machine fasten a...
The field of study is known as nanorobotics. Science-fiction authors have long theorized the potential of these types of machines – i.e. microscopic yet incredibly complex – in terms of their application in modern...
The 21st century has a habit of realizing science-fiction prophecies of the past. Early and mid-twentieth century Futurist authors – such as H.G. Wells, Aldous Huxley, and George Orwell – have had a profound impact on...
The great debate of DC vs AC power has raged on for over a century. Google it — you’re certain to come across just as many impassioned advocates on both sides of the current as in the late 1800s. Surprisingly, both...
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