Author: Agitator!!

Two minerals never seen on Earth before were discovered in a gigantic meteorite weighing 16.5 tons. Samples of the meteorite were taken and sent to the University of Alberta for classification, where researchers discovered the minerals. Researchers also said they may have identified a third new mineral, though it was still being reviewed. The findings…

Scientists have taken a step closer to a cure for a major form of blindness. Scientists at University College London have created the first artificial retinas in the lab from children with a condition called Usher syndrome. To read more, check out this Daily Mail/MSN story.

Destruction on a cosmic scale. The black hole is located in a dwarf galaxy a million light-years away and ripped apart an unlucky star in a brutal tidal disruption event. For more, check out this Space.com story.

This is pretty cool tech. LG unveiled the first 12-inch high-resolution Stretchable display with outstanding free-form technology that enables it to be extended, folded, and twisted without distortion or damage. Check out the photos on Guru3D.

A self-repairing material? Is this a good thing? Furthermore, we can modify the elastic proteins to change the properties of the final material. For example, we could turn bacteria into hard construction materials that have the ability to self-repair in the event of damage. Alternatively, we could turn bacteria into soft materials that could be…

There have been a few reports regarding some meltdowns with the new 4090 cards. Guru 3D does some investigating. I was hoping to link to their story, but the site appears to be having difficulty. I believe that wire bending might be the issue. When the site is back up, here is the link.

This is crazy fast! A single computer chip has transmitted a record 1.84 petabits of data per second via a fibre-optic cable – enough bandwidth to download 230 million photographs in that time, and more traffic than travels through the entire internet’s backbone network per second. For more, check out this New Scientist story.

Could there be a more effective way to predict earthquakes? When the next big earthquake strikes somewhere around the world, it will arrive without warning, destroying infrastructure and putting lives at risk. Yet for days leading up to the event, titanic geological forces will already be at work, warping the crust in subtle ways that…

Yikes, I guess it didn’t like the taste! A black hole has been spotted ejecting material three years after consuming a star, in what astronomers are comparing to a cosmic burp. For more, check out this Daily Mail/MSN story.

A Canadian company wants to join the fight for better high-speed train travel. Toronto-based TransPod recently unveiled plans for a “FluxJet,” a fully-electric transportation system that’s “a hybrid between an aircraft and a train.” The project, currently in the conceptual stage, would involve 82-foot-long, magnetically levitated trains that would carry passengers at roughly 621 miles…