Until yesterday, everyone in the international community was laughing at this engine and its inventor, Roger Sawyer. It’s called the EmDrive and everyone said it was impossible because it went against the laws of physics. But the fact is that the quantum vacuum plasma thruster works in the lab and scientists can’t explain why. Read more…
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NASA: New "impossible" engine works, could change space travel forever
Earth is an unforgiving place. Volcanoes erupt, rivers erode, continents break up—it’s a small miracle every time a millions-of-years-old creature is found fossilized in rock. By comparison, the moon is dead and lifeless; astronaut footprints will be preserved forever in moon dust. So it’s the moon that could hold the secrets to life on ancient Earth. Read more…
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The Moon Might Be Littered With Fossils From Ancient Earth
Zothecula writes: As one of the contenders in the race to win a $100 billion contract from the U.S. government for the next generation of attack helicopter in the Army’s Joint Multi-Role Technology Demonstrator (JMR-TD) program, AVX Aircraft Company has conceived a futuristic machine kitted out with coaxial rotors, ducted fans and a retractable undercarriage that could hit speeds of over 270 mph (435 km/h). Read more of this story at Slashdot.
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Radical Dual Tilting Blade Helicopter Design Targets Speeds of Over 270mph
At this year’s Fourth of July party, blow your guests’ minds harder than a Yonshakudama firework with a watermelon that splits to reveal a jiggly Jell-O core. All of the vodka and flavor, none of the seeds. Read more…
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How to turn an entire watermelon into one giant Jell-O shot
Intel has just announced a new reference PC design that uses its upcoming Broadwell chipset. Usually, that wouldn’t get us excited—but this concept ushers in the prospect of silent ultrabooks and MacBook Airs. Read more…
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Intel’s New Broadwell Processor Could Make Your Next Ultrabook Silent
…and it can all be yours for a measly £16, 245 (or about $27, 000) from the London-based Prop Gallery . Just check out all that insane signage (more pix at the link). It’s a potent reminder of how a really well made miniature (built in this case by veteran modelmaker Martin Bowers ) can trump CGI in terms of surface detail. Read more…
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The level of detail in this Nostromo model component is INSANE
Predator drones are very, very good at what they do, but $8 million will only get you about half of one. Doesn’t matter which half, that guy ain’t gonna to fly. Instead, the US Navy is investing in a smaller, lighter, more versatile recon drone. Read more…
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This New Naval UAV Is a "Blackjack"-of-All-Trades
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Just Four People are Making This Stunning Video Game
This is a stunning 3D map that shows how six feet of of DNA can be crammed inside a single chromosome — a space that’s only a hundredth of a millimeter across. Not surprisingly, it looks like something that would go well with meatballs. Read more…
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This is the most accurate model yet of what DNA looks like
Researchers from the University of Iowa have developed a remarkable new procedure for regenerating missing or damaged bone. It’s called a “bio patch” — and it works by sending bone-producing instructions directly into cells using microscopic particles embedded with DNA. Read more…
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A bioengineered patch that regrows damaged bones inside the body