So there’s a company called D-Wave Systems over in Canada who are pushing the envelope with this whole Quantum computing stuff. It’s among the farthest technological frontiers of our time and like most cutting edge territories, it’s hard to understand. But this hasn’t kept news of a breakthrough from spreading. It turns out a qubit-powered [...]

Turns out human blood has this incredible protein particle in it called thrombin. What makes thrombin awesome is it’s a natural coagulant, which means it’s responsible for arresting blood flow—somehow. Don’t expect thrombin to work miracles though. If you cut the jugular, thrombin doesn’t really work that well. So DON’T.

Ever been told/read/ever been informed about Criegee biradicals? If not, that’s perfectly okay. For the last six or seven decades since they were first hypothesized, Criegee biradicals were not even thought to exist. For that simple reason, no one bothered with any research on them. But wait, because at long last, Criegee biradicals could soon [...]

Since smart folks over at MIT and Aachen Uni get to do all the cool research no one else has the time for these days, new findings have revealed that sunflowers could make a huge difference in the nascent solar power business. It’s fundamentally about design, especially how sunflowers are themselves patterned by mother nature [...]

In case you’re the type who forgets to wear pants and ends up walking down the street without trousers, then this might be a good idea. Or maybe you aren’t comfortable having your sweet iPhone in a mere pants pocket; wanting more intimacy with the device, it’s better off if it were ensconced in the [...]

Remember Phobos-Grunt? It got written about as early as November last year when its dramatic launch from the Baikonour-Cosmodrome was royally screwed by engine failure. It might have made it to the stars but it has gone nowhere since. Ideally Phobos-Grunt should have reached Mars by now and launched a rover, which would give the [...]

How awesome would it be if some of the stuff from Star Trek was real? I’d like to just be able to beam back and forth from the grocery store. It would also be cool if the doctor didn’t need to take blood to find out why you don’t feel good. This is where the [...]

On Wednesday the Bulletin of Atomic Scientists (BAS) moved their symbolic Doomsday Clock a minute closer to midnight, which should get people nervous if this were still the Cold War. However, in absence of a possible nuclear showdown, the worrying move was supposed to shine a light on contemporary issues. The first is the BAS’ [...]

Lego MindStorm NXT has been used to create a wide variety of wonderful Lego creations over the past, many of which we have featured here on Geeky Gadgets. Now the Lego MindStorm NXT has been used to build a Skype controlled vehicle. Enabling you to call it up and start controlling it from any where in [...]

Recognize it yet? Nope? The big reveal comes after the jump. Apparently, the pen seen below has quite a story behind it. There’s a Japanese connection for sure, but the trail of clues goes farther and deeper. First, it was initially spied in a Milan design exhibition some time ago. What caught the eye of [...]

Now this is freaking cool. Take one of those generic tins for breath mints and instead of putting in stuff that will make your mouth frosty, insert electronic parts. This is the Minty Geek, a small container being marketed by a startup for the DIY-inclined. It’s like a miniature tool box for instant hacks big [...]

Ask a stupid question? Really, whose got money these days? Not just some money, but a whopping $2.9 million for this unused science facility in California. It’s not an ion cannon for orbital strikes and it can’t transport you to another dimension, but it is serious hardware. Plus, there’s a massive plot of land thrown [...]