Planet Wonder

Sometimes Scientists are just big kids with lots of discretionary funds. Case in point: This video shows a chair that self-destructs, then rebuilds itself. The useful ness of such an experiment?  While not immediately apparent, becomes interesting when you think about self-assembling robots, and other items. Self-assembling?  Why would that be necessary?  Well, for starters, think Nanotechnology.  Think of molecular robots which are delivered (to the blood stream, for example), and then which assemble themselves into artery-cleaning machines, which either break  [ Read More ]

Today’s offering is a long one… and the introduction may drive you up the wall.  Of course you can scroll past it and get right into Dr. Michio Kaku’s eye-opening and entertaining talk about the world of the future a scant 20 years from now. Is this how it will be?  Probably not.  Predictions of the future are seldom correct, but much of what he says will be there when we arrive will undoubtedly be possible.  Much of it is possible today, but  [ Read More ]