Science fiction, and science FACT! (such as ANCIENT ALIENS)

Metzger Meister

http://www.stumbleupon.com/su/7hgWND/newscenter.berkeley.edu/2011/05/08/graphene-optical-modulators-ultrafast-communications

I didn't know where else to put this. I am pretty scientifically illiterate, but this makes me excited. This is some wacky Star Trek bullshit guys.

Weaver

SCIENCE THREAD!

Watch this video on this article.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/nature/15835017

Weaver

Also here, have a Russian/Chinese Mars/Phobos probe.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-15850516

marty_0001

Metzger Meister wrote:

http://www.stumbleupon.com/su/7hgWND/newscenter.berkeley.edu/2011/05/08/graphene-optical-modulators-ultrafast-communications

I didn't know where else to put this. I am pretty scientifically illiterate, but this makes me excited. This is some wacky Star Trek bullshit guys.

Oh man that is awesome

Xyzzy

I was reminded today that aerogel exists

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aerogel


that 'brinicle' video is amazing

TheStig

finally internet capable of handling fighting games
now to wait another 50 years before the USA adopts this

Metzger Meister

Weaver wrote:

SCIENCE THREAD!

Watch this video on this article.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/nature/15835017

yeah i saw this too! it's fucking wacky.

TheStig

holy shit

finger of death

The Lovely Bastard

not nearly the finger of death I wanted

Weaver

Love that they had seals swimming around while filming being all "WHAT'S UP HUMANS LET ME JUST RUIN THE SHOT FOR YOU!".

FirmSkater

Now all I can think of are seals shouting WHAT'S UP HUMANS

TheStig

"pussy ass nature photographers, I know you ain't going to harpoon me"

Flay

Yay, science thread! Graphene is so cool.

MetroidZoid

Man, brinicles, the Titanic ...

Ice is a dick

Larlar

FirmSkater wrote:

Now all I can think of are seals shouting WHAT'S UP HUMANS

If I was a seal that's all I'd do. All day. Every day. I'd die of starvation out on the open tundra...my last words...

WHAT'S UP HUMANS

Flay

Scientists develop the world's lightest material

Edcrab

We've got LEDs projecting on to contact lenses, wireless electricity, and astronomically climbing upload/download speeds

Wonder what the hell things will be like by 2050.

Gatsby

Good fucking christ Flay.

Larlar

Edcrab wrote:

We've got LEDs projecting on to contact lenses, wireless electricity, and astronomically climbing upload/download speeds

Wonder what the hell things will be like by 2050.

They also just apparently found a way to power LEDs using soundwaves. Imagine signs in downtown NYC running entirely off the ambient noise.

Solar

I love that shot of the starfish arm sticking out of the ice

It's all "nooooooooo..."

Edcrab

My favourite part of attempting to write science-fiction is coming up with stupid bullshit that actually turns out to be possible

Beasteh

Flay wrote:

Scientists develop the world's lightest material

this makes me so excited

Edcrab

Metzger Meister wrote:

Weaver wrote:

SCIENCE THREAD!

Watch this video on this article.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/nature/15835017

yeah i saw this too! it's fucking wacky.

I saw this on Frozen Planet I think. It was awful! They're running for their lives! It's a starfish tragedy in progress, their equivalent of the Hindenberg coming down

Legba

Robots are becoming pretty impressive, too.

http://www.ted.com/talks/peter_fankhauser_meet_rezero_the_dancing_ballbot.html

Larlar

That is a fantastic URL. I kind of don't want to click on it, it'll ruin the glorious lack of context.

Solar

"the dancing ballbot"

Wonderful

Harrier

I think 3D printing is cool as fuck.

Meiz

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sIQI6F7Sq5o

Wren

dude I love the new javelin the US military is using

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fpDT8677Z_U

theres some serious science behind that thing

Legba

Harrier wrote:

I think 3D printing is cool as fuck.

Especially when combined with 3D scanning.

http://www.ted.com/talks/ben_kacyra_ancient_wonders_captured_in_3d.html

(I post the full URL of TED talks because their video autostarts and it sucks clicking in by mistake.)

Druhim

brinicles are cool as fuck

oh god, I've punned again!

Legba

Chill, it's no big deal.

Druhim

Your admonitions are cold comfort after such a terrible pun.

Legba

I thought it was an ice play on words.

Larlar

It snow masterpiece, but it'll do.

Edcrab

I would have expected that to get a frostier reception

Legba

I didn't want to give him a cold shoulder.

Larlar

Just play a little hard-to-get and soon they'll alpine for your jokes.

Edcrab

That's barely an ice pun. This whole thread is going down a slippery slope

Wren

your moms a total slush, me and her snowballed last night

Druhim

you should all really work on the floe of your puns