The best scientific discovery of 2008 is something that scientists have yet to even describe. This discovery is so controversial that approximately 200 of the 600 scientists involved in the project are refusing to put their names on the 69-page…
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In talking about the conception of the universe, about the only fact scientists agree on is that our universe does exist (that is, if we can believe our own perceptions), but after that, we have only hypotheses and no absolutes….
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Although there were many great inventions in 2008, one that I believe is definitely a breakthrough is the 23andMe retail DNA test kit. This kit retails for close to $400 and can be completed at home and then sent back…
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The Large Hadron Collider Every one waited with baited breath as it was turned on hoping it was not the end of the world, but what an anticlimax as the switch was thrown nothing exciting seemed to happen, we had…
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The year 2008 saw a lot of novel inventions with long-term and short-term benefits, from the Large Hadron Collider to commercially-available DNA testing. But with 2008’s global recession looming over the end of the year, renewable energy has come under…
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The biggest scientific experiment that was in the news was in 2008 was the Large Hadron Collider. Every one waited with baited breath as it was turned on hoping it was not the end of the world, but what an…
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Green Crude Algae are a group of primitive plants best known to us as seaweeds and green pond scum. But algae are actually a large and diverse group-there are more than 30,000 species. And their uses by humans are legion….
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As with many scientific names, there are multiple spellings for the element “aluminum” with an atomic numberof 13, atomic weight of 26.98 and elemental symbol “Al”. British chemist Sir Humphry Davy first identifiedbut could not isolate this silvery white metal….
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Imagination is more important than knowledge… Albert Einstein German physicist (1879 – 1955) In this quote, Einstein isn’t speaking of fantasy, but of applying scientific knowledge in an imaginative way (maybe it would be better to say “imagination is just…
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We know everything. Now what? So, it is Day Zero, the time scientists finally discover all the secrets of the universe. The mind of God has been unravelled, time and space laid bare, and mankind stands on the threshold of…
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