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Science

Neutrino Light Speed Tests Flawed?

3:30AM November 23, 2011 | Gary Cutlack

A group of Italian scientists have questioned those faster-than-light neutrino test results, claiming that anything moving that fast should lose energy — but that’s not what the original tests showed. More »


Geek Out

Solar Powered Light Bulb Could Save Power And Lives

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2:00PM September 20, 2011 | Alex Kidman

This is a solar powered light bulb. Sure, it sounds like it’s the punchline for a particularly corny joke. It’s a solar powered lightbulb, after all. But its intent isn’t humorous; instead it’s quite serious. More »


Gadgets

These Cute But Unlicensed Pac-Man Ghost Lamps Are Just $10

4:00PM August 22, 2011 | Jack Loftus

These USB ghosts are retro-tastically cute, illuminating and completely unlicensed, which is probably why I have the sneaking suspicion lawyers, somewhere, have already fired up whatever software they use to create legal docs. More »


Cameras

Lytro Is A Focus-Free Camera That Will Change How You Take Pictures

4:02PM June 22, 2011 | Kelly Hodgkins

The digital camera market is about to be turn upside by a young Stanford Ph.D named Ren Ng. Ng is the brainchild behind the Lytro camera which lets you take pictures without focusing. The technology is mind-bending. Mind-blowing. Wow. More »


Entertainment

Get Blown Away By This Architectural Music Light Show

3:41PM June 10, 2011 | Kelly Hodgkins

I love what happens when you put technology in the hands of very creative people like AndrĂ© Chocron. Using only time-lapse photography, the Norwegian director created one of the best music light shows I’ve seen. More »


Geek Out

Light Painting With An R/C Helicopter

4:00PM June 1, 2011 | Kelly Hodgkins

You can’t go wrong when you mix long exposure photography with a moving object. It’s even better when you have control over that moving object and use it to do some light painting. More »


Gadgets

Now That Samsung Is Making Lightbulbs, Maybe They’ll Be Cheaper

9:20AM May 18, 2011 | Kelly Hodgkins

Samsung is getting into the LED lightbulb game. And they may have the manufacturing clout and experience to drive the price of the bulbs down because the South Korean company has some of the largest LED production facilities in the world. More »


Gadgets

$US50 Worth Of LEDs May One Day Replace Your Light Bulb

3:52PM May 17, 2011 | Kelly Hodgkins

Get ready to dump your government-banned incandescent light bulbs and replace them with some LED-inspired lighting. The US government’s ban on 100-watt incandescent bulbs goes into effect January 2012 and, like it or not, LED may be the replacement. More »


Science

Physicists Build Big Bang In A Box

12:03AM April 14, 2011 | Lisa Grossman - Wired

Sitting on a bench at the University of Maryland is the first-ever desktop model of the Big Bang. More »


Science

Someday You’ll Keep A Rainbow In A Cage

3:40PM March 16, 2011 | Esther Inglis-Arkell

Scientists have been able to use metal to do tricks with light. Now they can differentiate that light into a spectrum, and store each colour in separate little grooves on the metal. With the power of plasmonics, you may one day have a rainbow on your keychain. More »