Thorium is readily available & can be turned into energy without generating transuranic wastes. Thorium’s capacity as nuclear fuel was discovered during WW II, but ignored because it was unsuitable for making bombs. A liquid-fluoride thorium reactor (LFTR) is the optimal approach for harvesting energy from Thorium, and has the potential to solve today’s energy/climate … Read more
‘The iPod Revolution’ gives a succinct yet all encompassing snapshot of how Apple was infused with a new life in the hands of the legendary Steve Jobs and took the world by storm by redefining the music industry and taking over the mp3 market creating an entry barrier for the rest of the players. Steve … Read more
Galapagos: Beyond Darwin gives a scientific look at the photo and marine and terrestrial life of the Galapagos Islands. The inspiration behind Charles Darwin bold theories of evolution, the Galapagos Islands may be more challenging than originally expected Darwin. Explore the fascinating world of the Galapagos Islands that Charles Darwin could not study during his … Read more
The great PBS science series Nova scores another hit with Mars: Dead or Alive, capturing all the excitement surrounding the Mars rover landings of early 2004. Originally broadcast as the first of the twin rovers (“Spirit” and “Opportunity”) was experiencing temporary problems of communication with mission controllers Land of wheels, this fascinating hour-long episode chronicles … Read more
Imagine if your heart can repair itself? At the moment, it is just a theory and a research. The research, conducted by a tissue engineering and biomaterials science teams from Netherlands, Switzerland and Germany, the research is a result of a work by a multidisciplinary collaboration of top institutes. ImaValve is the end product, a … Read more
Has hunger ever changed your mood? If the answer is yes, you know that what we eat, or do not eat, directly affects our mental health. Our belly and brain are physically and biochemically connected in a number of ways. The state of our intestines can alter the way our brain works and behaves. And … Read more
In this documentary Dr Aleks Krotoski looks at how 20 years after the invention of the World Wide Web, every aspect of our lives is being influenced. The web’s biggest names – including the founders of Facebook, Twitter, Amazon, Apple and Microsoft, and the web’s inventor have joined her to explore how far the web … Read more
Our brain is a unique part of our body. A lot remains hidden within the tissues stuffed inside our craniums. But a team of scientists at the Allen Institute for Brain Science in Seattle are one step closer to understanding how our brain works. Researchers recently discovered an entirely new type of neuron, which they … Read more
Naked Science is an American narrative TV arrangement that debuted in 2004 on the National Geographic Channel and went through November 2011. The system highlighted different subjects identified with science and innovation. A percentage of the perspectives communicated may be considered periphery or pseudo-science, and a portion of the researchers may introduce suppositions which have not been legitimately companion audited or … Read more
This documentary does a wonderful job of conveying the genius that was Nikola Tesla. Watch this documentary and then look around your house. You’ll be amazed in the ways in which Tesla impacts our everyday lives. His death ray is also examined and a good discussion of particle beam weaponry follows. Reagan’s Star Wars program is also … Read more