Elon Musk Has Finally Confirmed What the Boring Tunnels He's Making Are For In Brief We now have an idea of just what Elon Musk's Boring Company is going to be for. Yes, it's to solve traffic, but it looks like it isn't meant just to be your usual tunnel for cars. In a new update today, the company asserts that it's actually building a tunnel that can also run the Hyperloop. Boring Through Traffic Serial entrepreneur Elon Musk is ready to conquer space, roads, roofs, and now even tunnels. The most notable announcement that was finally confirmed? The FAQ explains that Musk’s initial inspiration was: “to solve the problem of soul-destroying traffic.” But there is a problem. “Currently, tunnels are really expensive to dig, with some projects costing as much as $1 billion per mile. Musk’s Tunnel Boring Machine (TBM) — or Godot — is ready to start digging the first among these network of tunnels. Hyperloop Confirmed So, there’s now a place to start digging this tunnel under Los Angeles and a machine to do it.
NOAA/NASA SciJinks :: Why do leaves change color? Colorful fall leaves. Photo by Jeremy Baucom (Flickr Creative Commons) In the fall, trees put on a pretty impressive fashion show. It all starts inside the leaf. Chlorophyll (greens) Xanthophylls (yellows) Carotenoids (oranges) Anthocyanins (reds) Leaves are green in the spring and summer because that’s when they are making lots of chlorophyll. The summer sunlight triggers the leaves to keep making more chlorophyll. As summer fades into fall, the days start getting shorter and there is less sunlight. Shorter days in the fall are a signal for trees to start preparing for winter. Weather is also an important part of the color change. Extreme weather changes can also have an effect on the leaves. So if you want to know how long the colors will last this fall, be sure to keep an eye on the weather!
We need to break science out of its ivory tower – here's one way to do this Without hardware, there is no science. From Hooke’s microscope to the Hubble telescope, instruments are modern science’s platforms for producing knowledge. But limited access to scientific tools impedes the progress and reach of science by restricting the type of people who can participate in research, favouring those who have access to well-resourced laboratories in industrial or academic institutions. Scientists in developing countries, grassroots community organisations, and citizen scientists can struggle to obtain and maintain the equipment they require to answer their own research questions. The result of this exclusion from participation is that scientific research becomes ever more elitist as a small number of people decide what the worthwhile and valid projects are. Likewise, public concerns and desire for transparency around technology can also be ignored. Open hardware Lower cost is only one goal of open science hardware. Equality or equity? Beyond the lab
My Molecularium - Get the App for your mobile device! "Angry birds meets nanoscience, with this sling-shot style molecule building game...This is a fun game that is well worth the download." - Children's Technology Review My Molecularium is a fun and challenging molecule building game.Launch atoms at target bond sites to assemble essential molecules of increasing complexity and difficulty. Move your device to direct your shots using our innovative laser-guided aim. Learn to use the chemical and structural formulas to help you build a wide range of important molecules, from water and vitamin C to caffeine and adrenaline. Have fun learning about molecules as you play. Nominated for Best Mobile Game App of 2017 by The Best Mobile App Awards "My Molecularium is an outstanding app designed for chemistry and biochemistry students.
Joe Parr JOE PARR Joe Parr, J.D. - CA - Joe is an electronics engineer with over 40 years experience, inventor of the gamma ray transducer, and holds a law degree. He has wintered in Antarctica twice, once at the South Pole during DF75 and once at Palmer Station during DF78. In October of 1978, while Joe was at Palmer Station, he discovered the Gamma Ray Transducer. He has also wintered once at Thule Greenland and has been involved in 8 major projects throughout the world. Joe Parr is one of the few people who has spent an entire night on two separate occasions (1977 & 1987) on top of the Great Pyramid conducting electrical, magnetic, and radioactive measurements all night long. To read a listing of some of the discoveries of Joe Parr Radio Programs about Joe Parr's Research Director John DeSalvo discussed Joe Parr's research on the Laurie Lee Show.
Disneynature Explore Alexander Golod From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Alexander Golod is a Ukrainian former defense contractor and current scientist and alternative healer, focusing on pyramid research. He has theorized that pyramid structures have energy forces that bring several benefits, for both man and the environment. He has constructed seventeen fiberglass pyramids throughout Russia, the tallest at a height of 132 feet.[1][2][3][4] He believes that the ancient Egyptians had knowledge of this power and that it was the motivation, at least in part, for their building the Great Pyramids of Giza.[1][2] Pyramid research[edit] Many paranormal researchers and writers have long speculated about the potential energy properties of pyramid structures. Golod has constructed over twenty pyramids across Russia and former Soviet satellites out of fiberglass and other materials. Among the many benefits Golod has claimed is a cause of these pyramids are: A boost in immune system strength in fighting pathogens;. Criticisms[edit]
200th Activity Book For 200 years, NOAA has been focused on delivering "science, service, and stewardship." Making this happen leads the people of NOAA from the edge of space to the bottom of the ocean. To help you learn more about your world and how NOAA helps you explore, understand, and protect our Earth, we've put together this book with 43 different activities. Download the full activity book or individual activities. Activity Book (121MB, pdf) Activities: Introduction Book Introduction (7.18MB, pdf) NOAA Introduction (2.23MB, pdf) NOAA’s Building Blocks (3.62MB, pdf) Section: Explore the Earth Section: Understand The Earth Follow That Hurricane (4.38MB, pdf) Build Your Own Weather Station (1.56MB, pdf) Be A Citizen Weather Reporter (682KB, pdf) Tornado In A Bottle (1.33MB, pdf) Be A Tree Ring Detective (1.98MB, pdf) Your Own El Nino (1.22MB, pdf) Please Pass The Salt (1.65MB, pdf) Satellite Communications (2.27MB, pdf) Wooly Magma (1.64MB, pdf) Survey Mark Hunting (1.91MB, pdf) Section: Protect The Earth
JetPack Aviation | Leaders in Personal VTOL Flight American Geosciences Institute - Serving the Geosciences Since 1948 10 Science Mysteries Waiting to Be Solved In Brief The world of science creates mysteries as fast as it solves them — and sometimes even faster. Here are just a few of those mysteries that are waiting to be solved. 1. The impossible EM drive…works? And yet, no one can explain how this fuel-less drive is able to violate Newton’s Third Law: everything must have an equal and opposite reaction. 2. The behavior could be due to changes in prey availability, or because the species has been making a surprising comeback in recent years, but the jury’s still out on this one. 3. But earlier this year, we finally got an official candidate for the mysterious presence, so hopefully we don’t have to wait too much longer to discover what’s truly out there. 4. It’s suspected that these could represent secret chambers that have eluded researchers and looters alike for thousands of years, and archaeologists are now hoping to non-invasively scan the insides of the giant tomb to figure it out. 5. Here’s what it might have looked like: 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.
BBC Two - The Five Billion Pound Super Sewer, Series 1, Episode 1 Celebrating the 150th anniversary of helium's discovery – why we need it more than ever Watching helium gas lift balloons into the air is a lot of fun – or perhaps a tragedy if that balloon belonged to a small child who let it go. And, who hasn’t sipped the helium gas from a balloon and then quacked like Donald Duck? Although, that’s not the smartest thing to do since helium can displace the air in our lungs, or cause other problems with respiration. Aside from balloons and making our voice squeaky, what use is helium? A noble gas, helium was first discovered 150 years ago, on August 18, 1868, by the French astronomer, Jules Janssen, during a total solar eclipse. I am a research scientist working at Colorado State University – at the foot of the Rocky Mountains and home to the Rams – who depends on plentiful supplies of affordable helium for the research I do. Helium supply on Earth is finite You may recall a few years ago when reports of a helium shortage surfaced, as well as periodic reports, including some this year, of constraints in the global supply.