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11 cheap gifts guaranteed to impress science geeks. Gallium 99.99% Pure 100 Grams: Amazon.com: Industrial & Scientific. 7 Man-Made Substances that Laugh in the Face of Physics. Odds are pretty good that some of you are reading this on an LCD screen while the rest of us are trying to make it out on the 13-inch monochrome monitor that came with our garage sale Commodore 64. But even with the LCD, some laptops still weigh over 10-pounds. And while that doesn't seem like much, the level of muscle atrophy experienced by the average Warcraft addict makes that weight a thousand times heavier.

However, elastic conductors could fix that and make smuggling your porn collection into church even easier. Also, oooohhh. Elastic conductors are made of "ionic liquid" mixed with carbon nanotubes. What the Hell is it Used For? In addition to making screens that can be rolled up and stuck in our back pocket, a lot of scientists and doctors want to use elastic conductors to make flexible-lensed cameras... to be fitted to the back of the eyeball. A non-Newtonian liquid, in practical terms, is a liquid that turns solid when sufficient stress is applied. Also, something with lasers. Free electricity Video. I discovered a secret source of electricity that the power company and phone company do not want you to know about. It is also a great source of emergency electricity if your power ever goes out. All you need to tap into this secret power source is phone line. Every phone line is between 40 and 70 volts running through it, 24/7. In my case, it measure around 57 volts.

After some bench testing, I discovered that all you need are 4 components to use this power source. My test subject is this LED light, I picked up at Wal-Mart. I begin assembling the small circuit, using the 2 resistors, the regulator, and the bridge rectifier. I also use the small hobby box to mount everything in. Then, I made an interface cable for the light to connect to the phone jack. In most cases, phone lines will stay up, eventhough the power goes out in your out. So, for emergency, this is a great way to power small lamp. It is even design to let your phone operate normally. And, if your phone rings, (Phone Ringing) Scientist creates lifelike cells out of metal. Scientists trying to create artificial life generally work under the assumption that life must be carbon-based, but what if a living thing could be made from another element? One British researcher may have proven that theory, potentially rewriting the book of life.

Lee Cronin of the University of Glasgow has created lifelike cells from metal — a feat few believed feasible. The discovery opens the door to the possibility that there may be life forms in the universe not based on carbon, reports New Scientist. Even more remarkable, Cronin has hinted that the metal-based cells may be replicating themselves and evolving. "I am 100 percent positive that we can get evolution to work outside organic biology," he said.

The high-functioning "cells" that Cronin has built are constructed from large polyoxometalates derived from a range of metal atoms, like tungsten. The metallic bubbles are certainly cell-like, but are they actually alive? The early results have been encouraging.

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