Science & Environment - How big is space? Big questions demand big answers. And here at Future we have a hard time thinking of a question bigger than: how big is space? So, we set about trying to illustrate it. The resulting picture is so large that we could not squeeze it all on to one image in Photoshop. Instead, we had to create several sections and stitch them together for you. Printed out, the graphic spans 27 pages of A4 paper. But even at this size we only managed to get to the edge of our Solar System – known as the heliosphere. Yet even within this relatively small corner of space, there is a lot packed in there.
What is the most distant man-made object? Scroll (and scroll... and scroll) through our monster graphic to explore our cosmic neighbourhood. And if you want to check out the data we used to construct it, you can find it here. Nikola Tesla. Nikola Tesla has been referred to as "the man who invented the 20th century. " His use of alternating electrical currents and invention of the AC engine wrought revolutionary changes in power generation and transmission that remain the global standard today. Tesla recited entire books from memory, and designed his machines in his head, rather than on paper. He was frequently ridiculed for proposing "impossible" inventions … which he then invented anyway.
The son of an Orthodox Priest, Tesla claimed to sleep just 2 to 3 hours a day. Whereas Sir Isaac Newton needed 3-4 hours of sleep. When Tesla arrived in New York from Serbia, he had 4 cents to his name. Tesla brought a letter of recommendation to Thomas Edison that read: "My Dear Edison : I know two great men and you are one of them. He was offered $50,000 to improve some of Edison 's ideas, but when he delivered, Edison claimed that he had only been "joking," and refused to pay. Thousands paid respects to Tesla at his Manhattan funeral. Future History Forum | Future Technology Forum | Future Predictions Forum | FutureTimeline.net. Custom research. Next Big Future: New drug could cure nearly any viral infection including the common cold, SARS and flu. A team of researchers at MIT’s Lincoln Laboratory has designed a drug that can identify cells that have been infected by any type of virus, then kill those cells to terminate the infection.
Researchers at MIT’s Lincoln Lab have developed technology that may someday cure the common cold, influenza and other ailments. A team of researchers at MIT’s Lincoln Laboratory has designed a drug that can identify cells that have been infected by any type of virus, then kill those cells to terminate the infection. The researchers tested their drug against 15 viruses, and found it was effective against all of them — including rhinoviruses that cause the common cold, H1N1 influenza, a stomach virus, a polio virus, dengue fever and several other types of hemorrhagic fever. PLos ONE - Broad-Spectrum Antiviral Therapeutics Currently there are relatively few antiviral therapeutics, and most which do exist are highly pathogen-specific or have other disadvantages.
Chemist Discovers the Origins of Life in a Cardboard Box. AhnyerKeester wrote, "There is no evidence that that particular mix existed on earth. " Sorry, that is simply not true. Here are at least two strong pieces of evidence that the early Earth had a reducing atmosphere: 1) "During the time when the earth had a reducing atmosphere Fe++ [an ionic form of Iron.] should have accumulated as dissolved ions in seawater. However at some point the oxygen build-up in the ocean from prokaryote photosynthesis should have oxidized the Fe++ to Fe+++ resulting in the precipitation of insoluble iron compounds.
Are such ancient iron rich compounds preserved? Yes there are, in fact the bulk of the iron ore mined to produce steel comes from iron deposits that are about two billion years old. " 2) "[The] presence of detrital (formed from the products of erosion of pre-existing rocks) pyrite in sedimentary deposits older than two billion years old. As quoted from: [eesc.columbia.edu] [www.talkorigins.org] Envisioningtech.png (PNG Image, 1800x3100 pixels)