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State of the game: The key players in the emerging eVTOL air taxi market
Elon Musk's SpaceX crew complete the final rehearsal for their historic mission...
Butter-Like Material Increases Stability In Solid-State Batteries
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Education
Living in the information age has not insulated us from misinformation. When the Crown controls education it controls the very lens through which we see the world. To see the world as it is requires us to re-evaluate how we educate ourselves, and others.
Morphing carbon fiber composite changes shape on demand
Although we have seen "morphing" structural materials before, they typically incorporate solenoids, pumps or motors that add weight and complexity. Now, however, scientists have developed a carbon fiber composite that shifts shape with a simple shot
Homeschooling Is Changing My Child--In a Good Way
We have never been better-equipped to cope with a nationwide quarantine of schoolchildren.
Beats a classroom! From art lessons with the cat to counting with toy cars...
Beats a classroom! From art lessons with the cat to counting with toy cars, parents reveal their VERY creative tricks for making home schooling fun
Wonderful Youtube Series : Freeman Dyson Talks Physics and Geniuses
There is a wonderful 157 part series of short 3 minute or so videos of a few hours of interviews of Freeman Dyson. Dyson talks about his interactions with the giants in physics and science.
Seeing IS believing! Pre-K teacher leaves her students in awe with genius experiment that uses
PEPPER to illustrate how soap keeps germs away
Elon Musk Wants Talent, Not Diplomas
It's not surprising that Musk would emphasize ability and knowledge over institutional credentials.
DARPA Nucleic Technology Funded to Get Virus Response to 1-60 Days
DARPA launched the Pandemic Prevention Platform program (P3) to stop pandemic treatments within 60 days of detection. The P3 program, which began in 2017, seeks to halt the spread of any infectious disease outbreak before it can escalate into a pande
Professor Eric Laithwaite: Magnetic River 1975 (Publisher Recommended)
The wonders of magnetism and the linear motor are captured in this 1975 presentation by Professor Eric Laithwaite (1921-1997) former Professor of Heavy Electrical Engineering at Imperial College London. From The '70s (Needs his own YT Channel)
Ultimate Beginners Guide to Using Electric Motors for Makers and DIY Projects Part 1; #068
An introduction to motor types, power, and references to how to wire, speed control, and use all the common types of motors with a focus on reusing motors salvaged from appliances and other sources. Steppers, BLDC, PMDC, single and three phase, unive
DIPLE Microscope for 35X-1000X and Other Smartphone Devices
Diple is a kickstarter for an easy to use, compact, and portable kit transforms any smartphone and tablet into a POWERFUL microscope.
Veteran Goes From Janitor to Physicist After Teaching Himself Trigonometry Using Only Youtube Videos
Armed with nothing but the internet, Carroll prepared for his entrance exam by watching dozens of YouTube videos to learn advanced mathematics in just three weeks.
Evidence for New Physics Could Mean Fifth Force
Hungarian researchers publish new evidence of X17 particle And if this is confirmed could be evidence of a fifth force of nature.
"Unsinkable metal" stays afloat even with holes punched in it
Superhydrophobic materials, which are excellent at repelling water, can be extremely useful for a whole range of reasons, both obvious and not-so-obvious. They can prevent ice from building up on surfaces, make electronics waterproof, make ships more
High Schoolers Awarded for Inventing Inexpensive Device That Generates Electricity From Sound
A team of high school students have developed an inexpensive device that can generate electricity from sound.
The eleventh grade students from the Philippine Science High School-Western Visayas Campus (PSHS-WVC) say that the generator is like the
Safe, Factory Mass Producible Truck Sized Nuclear Reactors
A new Very-Small, Long-LIfe, and Modular (VSLLIM) reactor design has been developed at the University of New Mexico's Institute for Space and Nuclear Power Studies.
What do babies think?
"Babies and young children are like the R&D division of the human species," says psychologist Alison Gopnik. Her research explores the sophisticated intelligence-gathering and decision-making that babies are really doing when they play.
ROBOT BATTLESHIP US Navy to build £330m world's largest robot warship...
THE US Navy wants to build a fleet of ten robot warships over the next five years.
Compelling Evolutions In Electric Vehicle Technologies
Ongoing and future Innovations in power devices, cells. and batteries is imminent.
In a Lab Accident, Scientists Create the First-Ever Permanently Magnetic Liquid
For the first time, scientists have created a permanently magnetic liquid. These liquid droplets can morph into various shapes and be externally manipulated to move around, according to a new study.
Bacteria recruited to produce graphene on the cheap
Incredibly thin, flexible, strong and electrically conductive, graphene has the potential to revolutionize electronics and materials.
3D Printing The Precariat - PiratesWithoutBorders Ship
Below are Wavefront .OBJ files suitable for 3D printing. The ship is broken into 5 sections to be printed separately, then manually assembled. I do not recommend printing the solar panels because their curved shape requires a lot of support material.
AI Trained on Old Scientific Papers Makes Discoveries Humans Missed
Scientists used machine learning to reveal new scientific knowledge hidden in old research papers.
How electricity works. . . . animated
How electricity works in buildings, including power, current, voltage, direct and alternating current, transformers, and the compelling stories of Tesla and Edison
Laser-driven Particle Accelerator Made Ten Thousand Times Smaller
Dielectric laser accelerators (DLAs) provide a compact and cost-effective solution to this problem by driving accelerator nanostructures with visible or near-infrared (NIR) pulsed lasers, resulting in a 10,000 times reduction of scale.
Scientists Rallying Behind New Universal Platform That Will Make Research Available to ...
the Masses for Free...In a bid to make scientific articles more accessible to the masses, researchers are rallying for a new universal platform that will make research articles available for free.
Axis of Awesome - 4 Four Chord Song (with song titles)
Australian comedy group 'Axis Of Awesome' perform a sketch from the 2009 Melbourne International Comedy Festival. Footage courtesy of Network Ten Australia.
Cell division recreated outside of a cell for the first time
Cell division is one of the most fundamental biological functions, vital to life – but there's still so much about it that we don't understand. In an attempt to find out more, researchers at the University of Chicago have now managed to recreate ce
Elon Musk 'I Don't Give A Damn About Your Degree'
Elon Musk Views on Education
Solar Air Heater! - The "Screen Absorber" Solar Air Heater! - Easy DIY (full instructions)
Homemade Solar Air Heater! - The "Screen Absorber" Solar Air Heater!. Easy DIY. Produces temps near 140F (with outdoor air in the mid 40's). design of collector is similar to the steel can/aluminum can solar air heater but uses a "screen absorber pla
What is the Multi-generational Effect of Partial Gravity ?
There was a presentation of the Space Studies Institute G-lab (Gravity Lab) which is proposal to look at 10 generations of animals at a range of partial gravity conditions.
Tools, Equipment, and Tips for an Ideal Prepper's Workshop
The intention of this article is to provide a valid approach to some special considerations we may have for long term use of our gear that arose when I was advising someone about using power tools.
Scientists cool water to -263° C without freezing it
Conventional wisdom and the ice-cold instincts of Mortal Kombat's Sub-Zero tell us that water freezes at 0° C (32° F), but what if you add some creative science to the mix?
Toyota is Granting Royalty-Free Licenses to Almost 24,000 Patents for Their Electric Vehicle ...
Technology...As a means of encouraging the automotive industry's shift towards sustainability, Toyota is granting royalty-free licenses on almost 24,000 of their electric and hybrid vehicle technology.
ADIFO: The hyper-agile, omnidirectional, supersonic flying saucer
At low speed, it operates like a quadcopter, at high speed, it's a jet-propelled, highly efficient supersonic aircraft whose entire body acts as a low-drag wing. Those are the claims of the Romanian creators of this flying saucer that's designed to o
Meet The Harvard Dropout Who Has A "Cheatproof" Test To Dethrone The SATs
In the wake of the widely publicized "largest college admissions scam ever prosecuted" that broke last week, it has become clear that the SAT and ACT tests used to gauge student intellect for college admission (or at least their aptitude to take test
Scouting for Intellect: Sue Khim at TEDxUChicago 2013
Sue Khim is the CEO of Brilliant. Brilliant is a problem-solving website in mathematics and science for high aptitude students. Brilliant aims to democratize the way smart, driven youth are identified and developed by making an intellectually challen
Raspberry Pi Terminal Commands: A Quick Guide for Raspberry Pi Users
Got hold of a Raspberry Pi but not entirely confident with Linux? While the main desktop is easy enough to use, at times you'll need to rely on command line entry in the terminal. But if you're new to the Raspbian operating system and Linux, this
"Project Dilithium": US Military Eyes Mini Nuclear Reactors For Remote Deployments
The US military's Strategic Capabilities Office (SCO) has put out a request for contractors to submit proposals for small nuclear reactors that could be deployed to remote locations that are difficult or dangerous to transport fuel, reports Defense O
Scientists have found a way to fabricate replacement parts within hours using only water ...
bottles and other recyclable materials...(Natural News) Scientists have found a way to integrate recyclable plastics with cardboard fibers to create a durable filament for 3D printing. These innovations in 3D printing will allow soldiers to recycle e
Friction Fire 4 Ways... Fire Roll, Hand Drill, Bow Drill, and Bamboo Fire Saw
I did a video way back called Friction Fire 3 ways. That's before I learned the Bamboo Fire Saw. So for a long time now, I've been wanting to make this all inclusive video... I start off with the very easy Cotton and Ashes Fire Roll and show how the
Meet the Anarchists Making Their Own Medicine
The Four Thieves Vinegar Collective is a network of tech-fueled anarchists taking on Big Pharma with DIY medicines
How to make your own penicillin… just in case
(Natural News) The discovery of penicillin is considered a landmark moment in modern medicine. Although antibiotic overuse is a very serious problem, there is no denying that there are situations where antibiotics like penicillin can save your life.
The Feynman Technique: The Best Way to Learn Anything
There are four simple steps to the Feynman Technique, which I'll explain below:
Choose a Concept
Teach it to a Toddler
Identify Gaps and Go Back to The Source Material
Review and Simplify (optional)
Three Surprising Facts About the Physics of Magnets
Paul Sutter is an astrophysicist at The Ohio State University and the chief scientist at COSI science center.
Why you need to try 'strip washing': The three-ingredient 'miracle' soaking system..
Why you need to try 'strip washing': The three-ingredient 'miracle' soaking system that works better than bleach at cleaning stained clothes
Math and science done right
Master key ideas in math, science, and computer science through problem solving.
Elon Musk - A.I., Biology, Neuralink
Elon Reeve Musk is a technology entrepreneur and investor. He holds South African, Canadian, and U.S. citizenship and is the founder, CEO, and lead designer of SpaceX; co-founder, CEO, and product architect of Tesla, Inc.; co-founder and CEO of Neura
Thales College - A New 'School Revolution'? With Special Guest Robert Luddy
Successful entrepreneur and Founder of Thales Academy shows us the possibilities of education outside of the government bureaucratic grip. The future of education is indeed a great one.
A new generation of flight:
Revolutionary Star-trek inspired 'ion propulsion' plane engine with no moving parts is unveiled by MIT researchers (and it actually flies)