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Monday, February 25, 2013

Scientists created a robotic cockroach that can make real cockroaches | science facts

Scientists created a robotic cockroach that can make real cockroaches
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European scientists developed Insbot, an electronic cockroach that can trick real cockroaches into following it. The Insbot was developed under the European project LEURRE. The project aimed to study, model, and control mixed societies of animals and robots. 

Friday, February 22, 2013

Survival in Space Unprotected Is Possible--Briefly | Science facts | strange but true

 Survival in Space Unprotected Is Possible--Briefly 
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As far as certain death in a science fiction plot line goes, being ejected into the vacuum of space is more than a pretty sure thing. A shove out of the air lock by a mutinous lieutenant or a vicious rip in a space suit, and your average movie victim is guaranteed to die quickly and quietly, though with fewer exploding body parts than screenwriters might have you believe.

Sunday, February 10, 2013

LASER | Science facts | how laser works

LASER 
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"Star Wars," "Star Trek," "Battlestar Galactica" -- laser technology plays a pivotal role in science fiction movies and books. It's no doubt thanks to these sorts of stories that we now associate lasers with futuristic warfare and sleek spaceships.

Saturday, February 9, 2013

Where did the Robot come from | science facts | physics ,space , technology



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WHERE DID THE WORD ROBOT COME FROM


Where Did The Word Robot Come From ?


This is a question we get asked a lot so we thought we’d put people out of their misery. Firstly the word robot comes from the Czech word ‘robotnik‘ which means forced labour or even slave. Watching movies like I Robot, Wall-E and reading various sci-fi novels of the past you’ll quickly see that robots have mostly always been portrayed as helpers and servents of humanity.

Identical Twins' Genes Are Not Identical | science facts | strange but true

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IDENTICLE TWINS' GENES ARE NOT IDENTICLE
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Identical twins are identical, right? After all, they derive from just one fertilized egg, which contains one set of genetic instructions, or genome, formed from combining the chromosomes of mother and father.

But experience shows that identical twins are rarely completely the same. Until recently, any differences between twins had largely been attributed to environmental influences (otherwise known as "nurture"), but a recent study contradicts that belief.

Strange but true | superfluid Helium can climb walls |Science facts

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SUPERFLUID CAN CLIMBSWALLS
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You don't have to worry about a soft drink spontaneously overflowing its rim or shooting up and out of the straw from which you're trying to drink. That's because soft drinks are nothing like the superfluid helium.

Researchers have known for decades that if you cool liquid helium just a few degrees below its boiling point of –452 degrees Fahrenheit (–269 degrees Celsius) it will suddenly be able to do things that other fluids can't, like dribble through molecule-thin cracks, climb up and over the sides of a dish, and remain motionless when its container is spun.