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Even though scientists have considered the possibility of humans being able to live on another planet, most of our space exploration to this point has been to satisfy our immense curiosity. Is it possible, however, that the survival of our species will rely on us finding a home outside of Earth? World renowned, and greatly… Continue reading Limited Time Left on Earth – Stephen Hawking’s Prediction for Humanity
For a long time humanity has entertained the idea of going back in time to change the past, or going forward to see what the future holds. Physicists have been exploring ways of accomplishing this for almost as long as the idea has been around. Even though they haven’t been able to prove that a… Continue reading Time Travel – The Possibility of Leaping into the Future
Imagine a drone which can stick to the walls, fly, and proper itself out from the water and can also securely land when required. A drone which can easily fit in the palm of your hand - sounds amazing right? People have this fear that robots are now becoming similar to humans, however, they’re actually… Continue reading Spy Robots
Augmented Reality, or AR, is a highly interactive experience that essentially involves a real world environment whereupon the various objects that are part of the real world are "augmented" by computer ‘software and hardware generated’ perceptual information. This information can cross multiple sensory modalities, and can go on to include auditory, visual, haptic (touch), olfactory (smell)… Continue reading Augmented Reality
Most futuristic movies feature cities that have increased functionality, which has been obtained by applying technology to everyday life. Leading technology company, Panasonic, has already begun building these ‘smart cities,’ and have shown where they can be the way forward. Their creation, Fujisawa SSC in Japan, is the world’s first city which incorporates technology into… Continue reading Smart Cities – Panasonic Promotes the Future
Many people often wish that it was possible to recreate themselves to be ‘perfect,’ physically, mentally or both. To fulfil this desire, scientists are exploring how DNA manipulation can be used to change plants and animals, as well as redesign our human bodies and minds. DNA is the source code of all forms of life,… Continue reading Designer Bodies – DNA Manipulation to Recreate Ourselves
Emerging viral diseases are always high value news items. However, how will viruses change over the next few years? In recent years, the most significant virus of them all, in terms of human cases and death toll, was the re-emergence of Ebola. But there is also chikungunya fever, which appeared in the United States for… Continue reading Emerging Viral Diseases
Many physicists and scientists hypothesize whether it could be possible to have parallel universes that hold different versions of us and have encountered the possible events that we may not have encountered. It is a crazy concept to wrap your head around, but it is, nonetheless, quite an intriguing one as well. Let’s explore the… Continue reading The Many Worlds Theory
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