Category Archives: Light

Light pulled out of empty space

Posted on November 23, 2011 by admin

You can get something from nothing – as long as you are moving close to the speed of light. The discovery confirms a 41-year-old prediction on how to pull energy from empty space and produce light. The phenomenon relies on … Continue reading →

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Optical cloaks hide objects in broad daylight

Posted on August 25, 2011 by admin

James Bond may have to up his game. Cloaking materials can now hide tiny microphones placed on a wall – and they will do the job at all visible wavelengths. Optical cloaks can hide a free-floating object by bending light … Continue reading →

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Scientists drag light by slowing it to speed of sound

Posted on August 15, 2011 by admin

Scientists at the University of Glasgow have, for the first time, been able to drag light by slowing it down to the speed of sound and sending it through a rotating crystal. Most people may think the speed of light … Continue reading →

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Everything is a Remix

Posted on May 17, 2011 by admin

Everything is a Remix Part 1 from Kirby Ferguson on Vimeo. Part here.

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The Ray of Discovery Video Series

Posted on May 13, 2011 by admin

The Ray of Discovery is a video series, written and produced by Gerry Vassilatos. Presented by the kind folk at Borderland Sciences. The Ray of Discovery – Nikola Tesla from Borderland Sciences on Vimeo. Ray I: Nikola Tesla In ETHERIC … Continue reading →

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Blue light taps directly into your emotions

Posted on October 30, 2010 by admin

We’re all happier on sunny days, but why? It seems that light taps directly into brain areas that process emotion – good and bad. Although light is used to treat mood disorders, we don’t understand how this works. While rods … Continue reading →

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Robot limbs to plug into the brain with light

Posted on October 17, 2010 by admin

Imagine a bionic arm that plugs directly into the nervous system, so that the brain can control its motion, and the owner can feel pressure and heat through their robotic hand. This prospect has come a step closer with the … Continue reading →

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Being Deaf Can Enhance Sight

Posted on October 16, 2010 by admin

From Wired Science Some deaf people have extraordinarily keen vision, and a new study of cats may explain why. The results, published online Oct. 12 in Nature Neuroscience, show how parts of the brain normally dedicated to a sense that … Continue reading →

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The Electromagnetic Spectrum

Posted on October 14, 2010 by admin
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Pulses of light spark muscle movement

Posted on October 13, 2010 by admin

Pulses of light might one day restore normal muscle activity in people with cerebral palsy or paralysed limbs. That’s the hope of researchers now using the technique to control the leg muscles of mice. The work is part of a … Continue reading →

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