carbon
Science

NASA Finding Organics On Mars Is Nothing To Get Excited About

The internet is awash with news that NASA’s Curiosity Mars rover has detected carbon compounds on Mars. Some people may have you believe that the news suggests there’s life on Mars — but don’t get too excited just yet.

27 November 2012

Science

New York City’s CO2 Emissions, Visualised

In 2010, New York City pumped out 54 million tonnes of carbon dioxide into our atmosphere. That figure’s close to meaningless for most of us, though — so here’s what it would look like if you could actually see it.

30 October 2012

Science

Scientists Are Making Computer Chips Of The Future Out Of Carbon Nanotubes

Scientists have developed a way to manufacture a new breed of computer chips that use carbon nanotubes in the place of silicon.

11 August 2012

Computing

Lenovo X1 Carbon Ultrabook: Holy Crap

The Lenovo X1 Carbon arrived at our office a few days ago, and while the full review will be up early next week, we wanted to give you our first impressions of Lenovo’s ruggedised ultrabook. So far: Really good.

12 July 2012

Science

Graphene Miracle #5347: It Can Repair Itself Entirely Unassisted

There seems to be little that graphene can’t do. While previous studies have shown that it can repair itself with a little assistance from heat or pressure, new research suggests that it can actually fix holes in its structure entirely unaided.

9 February 2012

Science

The Miraculous NASA Breakthrough That Could Save Millions Of Lives

There are no hospitals in space. The closest E.R. is back on Earth, and astronauts can’t exactly jump in a cab to get there. So what happens if the sun burps out a massive blast of radiation while an astronaut is space-amblin’ by?

21 October 2011

Science

Carbon Tax Issue May Lead To A 20% Power Price Hike

The Energy Supply Association is concerned that a small part of the carbon tax laws may cost them more money upfront — and as a result, add nearly 20 per cent to electricity bills.

26 August 2011

Science

The Biggest Diamond In The Universe Is Actually A Planet

Astronomers and gold diggers were excited when scientists discovered a planet littered with diamonds. That’s just OK now. Why? Because a new planet just took bling to the next level: it’s one massive diamond the size of Jupiter.

25 August 2011

Geek Out

X-Ray Shows Dog Ate $US10,000 Worth Of Diamonds

Turns out, carbon, which diamonds are made of, don’t actually show up in X-rays. They do, however, come up as blank spots and that’s how jewellery shop owner Chuck Roberts found out his dog, Honey Bun, had eaten his diamonds.

6 August 2011

Science

How Ordinary Cookies Can Be Morphed Into Incredible Graphene

Next time you’re inhaling an entire box of Girl Scout shortbread cookies, just think of the potential you’re wasting: a full $US15 billion worth of graphene. At least, that’s the estimate given by a team of Rice University researchers working on a dare.

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