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Here’s Our Plan If We Meet Aliens

Posted by Michael Lance in futurism

Nov 5
2018

Are we ready for this?

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Posted by Mary Jain in futurism

Nov 5
2018

Is it possible to produce light without heat?

Posted by Genevieve Klien in futurism

Nov 4
2018

This phenomenon requires generating photons with visible, UV wavelengths rather than hot, infra-red wavelengths, and it happens in nature.

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Posted by Mary Jain in futurism

Nov 4
2018

Will Italy’s Ominous Supervolcano Erupt Soon?

Posted by Genevieve Klien in futurism

Nov 4
2018

Phlegrean Fields is waking up. Scientists are trying to predict what it will do next, and what its unrest means for volcanoes worldwide.

By Barbie Latza Nadeau on October 12, 2017

This Is Why Some People Are Creative — And Others Really Aren’t

Posted by Genevieve Klien in futurism

Nov 4
2018

Not everyone can be Picasso.

New light detector works a lot like gecko ears

Posted by Genevieve Klien in futurism

Nov 4
2018

The way geckos’ ears work together to take in sound mirrors the way the detector works to map the angle of incoming light.

In a Land of Quakes, Engineering a Future for a Church Made of Mud

Posted by Genevieve Klien in engineering, futurism

Nov 3
2018

High in the Andes Mountains, conservators are testing traditional methods for strengthening adobe buildings.

The bell tower of the church of Santiago Apóstol in Kuño Tambo, Peru. Built by the Spanish in 1681, it has been weakened by earthquakes, but traditional techniques are helping with its restoration. Credit Credit Angela Ponce for The New York Times.