Some optical illusions were made to boggle the mind, and the one we are talking about here definitely sits on a higher level. Developed by Professor David Novick from the University of Texas at El Paso, this optical illusion is based on twelve spheres, 4 red, 4 green and 4 blue… unless they are not. If you get close enough, you… Read more »
The keynote from Apple last Monday has left us with many headlines. It has been one of the most complete Worldwide Developers Conference starts that have been remembered, so it is not surprising that the press has echoed all its varied news. But above all, if there was something that we took away from this… Read more »
Defining fire as a plasma is a challenging subject that experts in physics and chemistry have to deal with, therefore, the most popular expressions for it is “almost plasma” or “partial plasma.” Something common that we all agree on is that the fire heats and burns… but what if it were possible to create a cold fire/cold plasma? Under… Read more »
Hot temperatures arrive and with them the dreaded mosquitoes. Almost everyone wants summer to come, but it has its drawbacks. If you are lucky, you may detect the insect and kill it, although there is a good chance that the bite or buzz sound will be enough to wake you up. Why do they sting so much? “As part of the feeding process, all blood-feeding organisms introduce… Read more »
On her way to govern the seven kingdoms in Game of Thrones, the woman who seeks to be the queen took a dramatic turn that has made many fans from the series uneasy, uncomfortable and downright sad. A clinical psychologist, author, and dedicated fan says that letdown is genuinely real. After watching the episode, you… Read more »
Engineers from NASA are finalizing the design of a small helicopter that is estimated to be sent to Mars during the Mars 2020 mission. The apparatus will have to Fly in the thin atmosphere of the red planet, survive extremely cold nights and operate alone because it will be millions of miles from the nearest… Read more »
An international team of scientists published a study that seems to contradict the basic laws of physics: to demontrates in a quantum computer a “time reversal procedure.” With the use of electrons and under the laws of quantum mechanics, researchers from the Institute of Physics and Technology of Moscow (MIPT) with the help of colleagues in Switzerland… Read more »
The meteorite that fell in western Cuba about three weeks ago manifests “small levels of radioactivity,” scientists warn about the dangers from carrying the fragments with bare hands or on the body for long periods of time, says a published article this Tuesday in the official press. The experts recommended that the fragments found in… Read more »
If the ancient supercontinents formed and separated in alternating cycles over hundreds of millions of years, in the future, probably, the Pacific will expand to become the only super-ocean of the new supercontinent, suggest scientists from the University of Curtin (Australia). The supercontinents were connected and separated through two alternate processes called “introversion” and “extroversion,”… Read more »
Avi Loeb is director of the Department of Astronomy at Harvard University (USA). In the framework of what he calls “cosmic modesty,” which refers to the arrogance of believing that the human being is alone in the universe, the specialist insists with his hypothesis that the asteroid Oumuamua could be controlled by “intelligent beings.” This idea earned him the repudiation… Read more »
