Samsung’s Mirrored and Clear OLED Screens Are Straight From the Future

Samsung has announced a new series of prototype OLED displays in Hong Kong that, with their mirrored and transparent surfaces, are like something from a sci-fi film. Read more…

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Samsung’s Mirrored and Clear OLED Screens Are Straight From the Future

Blackboard Chalk Isn’t Really Chalk at All

Ubiquitous in many classrooms since the 19th century, chalk and chalkboards are familiar to most of us. White, powdery and prone to sticking to those surfaces where it is put (and just as easy to wipe away), chalk and its accompanying board are excellent instructional aids. Notably, however, most chalk today isn’t technically chalk at all, but gypsum. Read more…

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Blackboard Chalk Isn’t Really Chalk at All

This Is What 170-Year-Old Champagne From a Shipwreck Tasted Like 

In 2010, divers rescued some amazingly old alcohol from a shipwreck off the coast of Finland. They’ve already published some detailed tasting notes about the beer —but now they’ve carried out an in-depth analysis of the champagne. Read more…

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This Is the First Section of a Giant Map of the Universe’s Dark Matter

A team of cosmologists is creating an enormous map of how dark matter is distributed across the Universe—and this is the first section to be completed. Read more…

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