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Nokia Tough
January 18th 2012 01:37
The difference between a smartphone and an old Nokia phone!
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Scientific Terms
November 8th 2011 01:37
Some scientific terms have different meanings to a scientist or to the public.
This can lead to obvious confusions.
The below table details some examples.
This can lead to obvious confusions.
The below table details some examples.
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Search For Extraterrestrial Intelligence
September 30th 2011 06:00
The search for extraterrestrial intelligence (SETI) is the collective name for a number of activities people undertake to search for intelligent extraterrestrial life. Some of the most well known projects are run by the SETI Institute. SETI projects use scientific methods to search for intelligent life on other planets. For example, electromagnetic radiation is monitored for signs of transmissions from civilizations on other worlds.
The United States government contributed to early SETI projects, but recent work has been primarily funded by private sources.
There are great challenges in searching across the cosmos for a first transmission that could be characterized as intelligent, since its direction, spectrum and method of communication are all unknown beforehand. SETI projects necessarily make assumptions to narrow the search, the foremost being that electromagnetic radiation would be a medium of communication for advanced extraterrestrial life.
No evidence has yet been found of extraterrestrial life, however in a universe as vast as ours it must exist.
The info-graphic below explores the cost of maintaining SETI into the future. Is it worth it??
*This article is licensed under the GNU Free Documentation License. It uses material from the Wikipedia article for Search for extraterrestrial intelligence.
The United States government contributed to early SETI projects, but recent work has been primarily funded by private sources.
There are great challenges in searching across the cosmos for a first transmission that could be characterized as intelligent, since its direction, spectrum and method of communication are all unknown beforehand. SETI projects necessarily make assumptions to narrow the search, the foremost being that electromagnetic radiation would be a medium of communication for advanced extraterrestrial life.
No evidence has yet been found of extraterrestrial life, however in a universe as vast as ours it must exist.
The info-graphic below explores the cost of maintaining SETI into the future. Is it worth it??
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*This article is licensed under the GNU Free Documentation License. It uses material from the Wikipedia article for Search for extraterrestrial intelligence.
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Speech Recognition
September 26th 2011 03:09
Ever dream of the day when you could control your house, car, and robotic butler with the sound of your voice? What was once strictly in the realm of science fiction is creeping ever closer to becoming reality. Automatic speech recognition (ASR) is the technology computers use to understand, transcribe, and carry out functions fro spoken commands.
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iPhone Anti-Thelt Device
August 17th 2011 05:41
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How to Go To Your Floor Without Stopping
June 1st 2011 04:51
Thanks to CJ Durrek on Top Cultured here is how we can all hack any elevator to go to our floor without stopping.
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Robots
May 27th 2011 04:22
You may think the robot age still lies somewhere in the future, however even today robots are already used for an increasingly wide variety of tasks such as vacuuming floors, mowing lawns, cleaning drains, investigating other planets, building cars, in entertainment and in warfare.
After all, a robot is merely a mechanical intelligent agent which can perform tasks on its own, or with guidance[ Click here to read more ]
After all, a robot is merely a mechanical intelligent agent which can perform tasks on its own, or with guidance
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The Weirdest iPhone Apps
April 4th 2011 02:38
There are many more apps available for the iPhone than a single person could download in their lifetime.
With so many apps there are sure to be some strange ones out there.
Chicago Now has put together some of the weirdest apps, click here to read the full list!
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With so many apps there are sure to be some strange ones out there.
Chicago Now has put together some of the weirdest apps, click here to read the full list!
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Worst Inventions of All Time
November 15th 2010 01:31
As reported on Life.com. From Cat-Meow machines to Sea Shoes there have been many crazy inventions over time which for obvious reasons never took off.
Below are a few of the dumbest inventions of all time.
To see the full list of 30 click here.
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Below are a few of the dumbest inventions of all time.
To see the full list of 30 click here.
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Clever Spy Gadgets
September 27th 2010 02:17
The International Spy Museum is a privately owned museum dedicated to the field of espionage located in the Penn Quarter neighbourhood of Washington, D.C.
The museum was built by The Malrite Company at a cost of US$40 million. Despite being one of the few museums in Washington that charges admission fees, it has been immensely popular since its opening in July 2002[ Click here to read more ]
The museum was built by The Malrite Company at a cost of US$40 million. Despite being one of the few museums in Washington that charges admission fees, it has been immensely popular since its opening in July 2002
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Amazing X-Ray Pictures
September 15th 2010 03:18
X-Rays are an amazing medical diagnostic tool.
However, some of the items they reveal are literally unbelievable!
This article on DigitalBusStop takes a look at some x-ray images that will amaze and horrify you. The victims were either amazingly stupid, or incredibly unlucky[ Click here to read more ]
However, some of the items they reveal are literally unbelievable!
This article on DigitalBusStop takes a look at some x-ray images that will amaze and horrify you. The victims were either amazingly stupid, or incredibly unlucky
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Worst Inventions Of All Time
June 11th 2010 02:04
On this article from Time Magazine, they take a look at the 50 worst inventions of all time and the reasons whey they're so bad.
From the zany to the pointless and downright dangerous here is a sample. View the full list of 50 here.
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From the zany to the pointless and downright dangerous here is a sample. View the full list of 50 here.
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