By Llisa | Published: April 22, 2011
In the L.A. Times yesterday, there was an update on Voyager 1 which launched over 30 years ago and is getting very close to the edge of our solar system. Not only is that amazing – but Voyager 1 has traveled further than “any human-made object ever has” !! From Caltech, Ed Stone has been [...]
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By Llisa | Published: April 5, 2011
Looking over PEN (Project on Emerging Nanotechnologies) website, one immediately notices that in less than 5 years, some products have already become obsolete/archived and replaced with updated versions. Thinking about possible applications of the discoveries in nanotechnology offer a wealth of possibilities. A science fiction writing class could find the list very inspirational. Here is [...]