Archive for the 'Current Technologies' Category

Carbon nanotube carpet darkest thing ever made

‘A loosely packed “carpet” of carbon nanotubes is the darkest material ever made, according to researchers from Rice University and Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute.’

The carpet consists of nanotubes–hollow, honeycombed tubes made from carbon atoms– standing vertically. Instead of being tightly packed together, the researchers went for a low density arrangement, complete with spaces and gaps, sort of like a box of dried spaghetti. Light striking the nanotubes as well

Wednesday, January 23rd, 2008

How Is Time Measured?

‘A technological evolution’

The movements of the Earth and Moon determine the length of the years, seasons, months and days. People have observed the periodicity of the seasons and of the night sky stars patterns since prehistory. Ancient Egyptians knew that the Nile would overflow when the Sirius star raised over the line of the horizon. Some stars were associated with the seeding time in rural

Saturday, January 19th, 2008

The Deadly HAARP (High-frequency Active Auroral Research Program)

‘The HAARP (High frequency Active Auroral Research Program) transmitter is operated jointly by the U.S. Navy, Air Force and several universities and is located in Gakona, eastern Alaska.’

— BJNews by Marshall Smith

Gakuna, Alaska

Since the publication of the previous article, “HAARP, Now Running at Full Power,” many readers asked, “but what is HAARP doing with weather modification, mind control

Sunday, January 13th, 2008

Blu-ray Hammers Yet Another Nail in HD DVD’s Coffin

‘Announces spectacular market dominance.’

Although nothing’s absolutely sure for the time being, it would seem that the next-generation format war between HD DVD and Blu-ray might end a lot sooner than expected, with HD DVD about to suffer a bitter defeat. And in order to further emphasize their market dominance,
the group supporting Sony’s format has issued at this year’s CES a statement based on

Saturday, January 12th, 2008

How to Tell Real Diamonds from the Fake Ones?

‘The luminescent properties of blue diamonds’

The Hope Diamond, currently housed by the Smithsonian Natural History Museum

Well, for an average person to tell the difference between a diamond and an inexpensive cubic zirconia crystal is pretty easy, as the cubic zirconia quickly loses its luster.
However, while dealing with a real diamond and a synthetic one, the identification process could prove to be a challenge taking into

Tuesday, January 8th, 2008

Atomic Laser, Predicted by Einstein, Built for the First Time

Envisioned by Einstein in 1925, it was considered almost impossible to build

In 1925, Albert Einstein predicted the existence of the atom laser, a completely different type of laser, but until now, no one could actually build one, so it was considered almost a practical impossibility. For the first time, a team of Italian scientists managed to create such a device.

The word

Thursday, July 12th, 2007
Learn more HyperWebEnable.com.