Cool Science Megathread

K · Post by K » Thu Sep 08, 2011 6:54 am

Cheap sapphire thread as superconductor.

All new materials should sound this awesome.

Stahlseele · Post by **Stahlseele** » Sun Sep 11, 2011 7:22 pm

http://www.engadget.com/2011/09/08/scie ... l-injurie/
Wolverines Healing-Factor!
Well, kinda sorta maybe a bit . .

K · Post by K » Mon Sep 12, 2011 6:45 am

I think DnD is about to be replaced by adaptive video games.

Fuchs · Post by **Fuchs** » Mon Sep 12, 2011 7:21 am

That sounds intriguing.

fectin · Post by **fectin** » Mon Sep 12, 2011 9:46 am

That sounds like neverwinter nights.

Fuchs · Post by **Fuchs** » Mon Sep 12, 2011 10:10 am

The basic concept of having users create content, but they claim they facilitate scripting down to brick bulding, and allow people to reasonably easily create characters that act on their own according to a set of guidelines.

fectin · Post by **fectin** » Mon Sep 12, 2011 10:40 am

That's the same thing neverwinter nights claimed. It was true there too, just time-consuming.

Fuchs · Post by **Fuchs** » Mon Sep 12, 2011 11:44 am

If they make it so building characters is easy and fun that could be a winner (provided the graphics don't suck too much).

Starmaker · Post by **Starmaker** » Mon Sep 12, 2011 1:41 pm

That looks like Inform.

Fuchs wrote:If they make it so building characters is easy and fun that could be a winner (provided the graphics don't suck too much).

K · Post by K » Mon Sep 19, 2011 6:18 am

Gamers solve decade-old scientific mystery in three weeks.

Ravengm · Post by **Ravengm** » Fri Sep 23, 2011 6:01 pm

Scientist Use Brain Imaging to Reveal the Movies in Our Mind.

Username17 · Post by **Username17** » Fri Sep 23, 2011 6:27 pm

Bullet Proof Skin.

Well, close to it anyway. It stops a reduced charge rifle bullet for now. A Dutch woman made that as an art project. The Netherlands has cooler art than we do.

-Username17

K · Post by K » Mon Sep 26, 2011 6:49 am

A million virtual monkeys randomly create Shakespeare.

Apparently, virtual monkeys like A Lover's Complaint, which is totally not the best play Shakespeare did. I guess virtual monkeys have no taste.

Koumei · Post by **Koumei** » Mon Sep 26, 2011 11:43 am

"Wouldn't monkeys type in a more modern idiom? And depending on the monkeys chosen, it's possible they'd be unable to press the keys down, or their fingers might be too big to fit over a single key and they'd just make infinite gibberish.

What do you mean, detention?"

-Bill Bailey

Akula · Post by **Akula** » Mon Sep 26, 2011 6:04 pm

Data indicates that neutrinos may be capable of moving faster than light.

Cynic · Post by **Cynic** » Sat Oct 01, 2011 6:25 pm

A new high-powered telescope that is mounted onto a 747.

Meikle641 · Post by **Meikle641** » Thu Oct 06, 2011 9:05 pm

http://www.sciencedebate.com/science-bl ... on-battery
http://www.sciencedebate.com/science-bl ... scientists
http://news.sciencemag.org/sciencenow/2 ... mouse.html

Stahlseele · Post by **Stahlseele** » Thu Oct 06, 2011 9:25 pm

You have all probably heard of this before but:
http://www.reuters.com/video/2011/09/20 ... =221678214
Bulletproof Skin?

Edit: yes you have, from Dr.Trollman of course <.<

Vebyast · Post by **Vebyast** » Fri Oct 07, 2011 3:01 am

Monkeys control robotic arms by direct neural interface. Different from existing research because these monkeys also got a robotic sense of touch to go with their robotic arms. Can anybody say Deus Ex?

name_here · Post by **name_here** » Fri Oct 07, 2011 11:23 pm

Unfortunately, while Deus Ex was based off modern work in robot limbs, the bit about expensive medication with horrific side effects and crippling dependency was apparently also based off modern work in robot limbs. So, yeah, don't actually chop off a limb for a superior replacement anytime soonish.

Ravengm · Post by **Ravengm** » Wed Oct 19, 2011 11:22 pm

Quantum Levitation

Meikle641 · Post by **Meikle641** » Sat Oct 22, 2011 5:58 pm

Scientists create a new superhard form of carbon
Microwave Ovens a Key to Energy Production from Wasted Heat
Engineers 'Cook' Promising New Heat-Harvesting Nanomaterials in Microwave Oven

K · Post by K » Sun Oct 23, 2011 8:34 am

World-wide capitalist network running the world is unraveled.

shadzar · Post by **shadzar** » Sun Oct 23, 2011 2:09 pm

like people already didnt know the world was still run by aristocracy?

K · Post by K » Sun Oct 23, 2011 8:23 pm

3-D printers being crowdsourced to save hermit crabs.

Not really cool new science, just a really cool application for a new-ish technology.