Computers are getting smaller and smaller. One need only look at the proliferation of smartphones for proof of this. The trend toward miniaturization is only going to continue. Pretty soon, we'll have computers inside our bodies, rather than carrying them around with us! Scientists have recently successfully inserted silicon chips into living cells. The...
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Are you mysophobic? Oh, you don't know what "mysophobic" is? It's a fancy way of saying "germaphobe", which, according to scientists or linguists or some other group of academics, isn't actually a word. Go figure.
So -- Are you mysophobic? No? Well, you might be after reading this. Because it's naaasty.
CareerBuilders did a survey of...
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Last year, I wrote that Bill had this (let's be honest) evil-genius style plan to weaken hurricanes before they make landfall. Sounded a bit fantastical at the time, but as it turns out, there are real scientists ready to rock and roll with these things. They're so serious they even put together a video.
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Scientist #1: "You got your manganese in my germanium!"
Scientist #2: "You got your germanium in my manganese!"
Both: "Wow! Magnetic quantum dots!"
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