Archive for the 'Science' Category

Free dictionary - Wordnik

Sunday, July 11th, 2010

If you are searching for a free online dictionary so, this one could be very helpful for you. Wordnik is dedicated to not only defining words, but also providing the pronunciation, an example sentence, related words, statistics and images. This dictionary is completely free, if you want to save your favorite words, add a commentary, […]

Fascinating Egyptian Mummies

Saturday, May 9th, 2009

Would you like to play a game where you can know/learn the mummification process?! Well, there is an interactive online website (at www.mcq.org) teaching all about mummies and the mummification process. This is a fun way to learn more about Egyptian civilization. On this website you will find three games that are included in the […]

NASA Earth Observatory

Sunday, March 22nd, 2009

NASA’s Earth Observatory site provides all information about climate/environmental changes and scientific information on Earth. Here you are able to download images for analysis, datasets, oceans, land, life on Earth, heat and energy; you also can see the latest satellite data, the breaking news section, like Media Alerts, In the Headlines and Field Research. This […]

WorldWide Telescope - a virtual telescope

Sunday, January 11th, 2009

The deep search of the space was always a man’s curiosity. Each step to know each spot of the Universe took the man to explorer the space and today we have some applications which can show the Universe in a different perspective. Microsoft has launched a new application dedicated for those that like to explore […]

Explore the universe that surrounds us

Sunday, August 31st, 2008

Do you feel curiosity to know how the universe is structured? Every time I look to the sky in the evenings I try to find galaxies, but is very difficult for me because I don’t have any orientation (for now). Recently I found a website, the Atlas of the Universe which can guide me through […]

Solar Parking

Wednesday, June 18th, 2008

When I go to the super market I park always my car under a cover park. As you know a car for a man is like a child, we want the best for it. Ever you thought that a cover park structure can produce electricity?! Yeah, a cover park can give us shadows and electricity. […]

Finish with oil and start to use solar energy

Saturday, June 14th, 2008

Solar energy is the best way to save money! With this natural energy is possible to have electric font to charge batteries or others devices in any place where is not possible to get the traditional electric socket. Yesterday I receive an email for a reader about a solar shower, this is a cool invention! […]

CERN, the world’s largest particle physics laboratory

Saturday, May 24th, 2008

Today I bring to all of you the official website of CERN, the world’s largest particle physics laboratory. Here you have the possibility to know the history of world’s powerful particle accelerator, the Large Hadron Collider or LHC. On the multimedia gallery is possible to see pictures of some experiences made in this lab. On […]

Explore the secrets of rainbows

Friday, May 16th, 2008

Rainbows! I think when you see a rainbow you stop a little bit to appreciate it, right? I do that! Since a little boy that I like to see the beautiful colors of a rainbow, it’s impressive what little drops of water can do. Do you know rainbows have a lot of forms? Yeah it […]

All about Rocks, Gems and Minerals, free application

Friday, April 25th, 2008

If you are student or a rock collector, so this post is for you!
Earth’s Core is a free application with a high fantastic collection of information about rocks and the geographic elements. Opening the book we find out 600 kind of minerals, 300 kind of gems, 200 rocks, a glossary with over 900 expressions and […]

CSI Web Adventures, You Will Be a Crime Scene Invesitgator

Wednesday, April 16th, 2008

CSI is my favorite series, I am a great fan of all CSI series without any exception! I love to watch the CSI teams to unveil crimes and specially to see them to dissect bodies to find important clues. So, if you are a fan of CSI series for sure you will love the CSI: […]

The Encyclopedia of Life

Monday, March 10th, 2008

Can you imagine a website with all kind of living beings in one place?!
The encyclopedia of life, is a reality, this is Edward Wilson’s idea, a biologist of the University of Harvard, the main goal is collect all information dispersed in several databases in one spot, this is a fantastic idea, this encyclopedia works like […]

Stellarium 0.9.1, a free open source planetarium for your PC

Thursday, January 17th, 2008

One of my favorite hobbies (after blogging, of course) it’s the astronomy science, I like to observe the sky with my binoculars, I don’t have telescope, so the vision is very limited, but there is an excellent a free open source program called Stellarium, which is awesome! This program it’s absolutely amazing, if you love […]

Transparent frog

Sunday, September 23rd, 2007

Research team led by Professor Masayuki Sumida at Hiroshima University’s Institute for Amphibian Biology has created a type of transparent frog whose internal organs are visible through its skin. The researchers say the see-through frogs can help in the study of diseases and in the development of medical treatments by allowing laboratory scientists to check […]

New toothpaste can re-grow teeth

Monday, July 9th, 2007

Amazing!
The $3bn (£1.5bn) global market for toothpaste is on the verge of a shake-up as new biotechnologies come through that not only curtail sensitivity problems but will also enable teeth to re-grow to fill in small cavities.
Today’s toothpaste comes in a plethora of flavours and can of course whiten teeth but from a medical viewpoint, […]

Rome Reborn, Ancient Rome

Saturday, June 16th, 2007

Rome Reborn 1.0, Institute for advanced technology in the Humanities at the University of Virginia collaborated on a project to create a digital model of ancient Rome as it appears in late antiquity. The notional date of the mode is June 21, 310 AD.
The project is called “ Rome Reborn” in homage to the founding […]

The World’s First Integrated Open Source Mobile

Thursday, June 14th, 2007

OpenMoko announces the World’s First Integrated Open Source Mobile Communications Platform at Open Source in Mobile Conference in Amsterdam.
Open mobile communications development platform and phones will create explosive growth of mobile applications to rival the diversity and size of the massive ring tone market and foster new income models for carriers.
Hardware:
- 2.8″ VGA touch screen
- […]

How To Make Instant Hot Ice using Sodium Acetate

Tuesday, June 5th, 2007

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Create liquid that radiates heat and turns solid if something touches it.
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Rocket Science 101

Monday, May 28th, 2007

Rocket Science 101 is a great site for those who are interested in rocks or in this kind of science, because you can learn while you are assembling it.
Assembling these rockets step by step you will learn all about the rockets are made and how they work. You’ve got to check out this cool site!
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Pressure of Light Can Move Liquid

Tuesday, March 27th, 2007

                                  Scientists have figured out how to create a jet of liquid with nothing but the power of light. They shined a laser beam through a soapy liquid, producing a long jet that eventually broke up into droplets.
“Light is actually pushing onto us slightly. This effect is called radiation pressure,” Zhang said.
This gentle pressure generated by […]