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Star Wars saga to go 3-D in new release

George Lucas' cult sci-fi saga Star Wars is being reworked for re-release in three dimensions starting in 2012, Lucas Films announced Wednesday.

Technology / Other

created Sep 30, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 3

Robot cat Doraemon's gadgets come to life in Japan show

For four decades Doraemon, a blue robot cat from the 22nd century, has been an icon of Japan's manga comic world -- but now some of its coolest sci-fi gadgets exist in the real world.

Technology / Hi Tech & Innovation

created Jun 11, 2010 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (6) | comments 0

The 'sci' behind the 'fi'

As the voyagers of the Starship Enterprise boldly went to explore new worlds week after week on Star Trek, they used a host of futuristic technologies — including tricorders, holodecks, teleportation systems ...

Other Sciences / Other

created Dec 11, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (10) | comments 1

'Avatar' trailer debuts online amid buzz

(AP) -- Social networking sites were abuzz Thursday over an online trailer for "Avatar," just as extended previews of the 3D sci-fi adventure were hitting screens at theaters down under.

Technology / Internet

created Aug 21, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (2) | comments 0




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Review: Netflix and Hulu's new scripted originals

Within just over a week, Netflix and Hulu are both debuting their first stabs at original scripted programming.

Technology / Business

created 15 hours ago | popularity 1 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Google rumored to have built Heads-Up-Display glasses prototype

(PhysOrg.com) -- 9to5Google is reporting that they have received a tip from someone they believe to be a reliable source saying that Google is working on a Heads-Up-Display (HUD) pair of eye-glasses. The per ...

Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets

created Feb 08, 2012 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (8) | comments 2 | with audio podcast weblog

Biofuel cell generates electricity when implanted in False Death's Head Cockroach

Scientists have developed and implanted into a living insect — the False Death's Head Cockroach — a miniature fuel cell that converts naturally occurring sugar in the insect and oxygen from the air ...

Chemistry / Biochemistry

created Feb 01, 2012 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Canada basks in role as global special effects hub

Canada's westernmost province of British Columbia, one of the top regions for filmmaking outside of Hollywood, is rapidly gaining prominence as a world leader in animation and special effects.

Technology / Other

created Jan 26, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 1

'Touch' TV series uses numbers to connect people

Think about all of the different people that you come in contact with on any given day: family, friends, coworkers and strangers going about their lives. The fateful hijacking of Flight 93 on 9/11 showed how ...

Other Sciences / Mathematics

created Jan 26, 2012 | popularity 4 / 5 (3) | comments 2

Managing research information: one size does not fit all

Research councils, publishing houses, libraries and learned societies need to tailor their efforts to help physical scientists gather, manage and share research information.

Other Sciences / Other

created Jan 25, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Could a 'Death Star' really destroy a planet?

Countless Sci-Fi fans vividly remember the famous scene in Star Wars in which the Death Star obliterates the planet Alderaan.

Physics / General Physics

created Jan 19, 2012 | popularity 3.2 / 5 (17) | comments 37

Neglected tropical diseases: A new handle on old problems

‘Neglected tropical diseases’ is a new name for old diseases that cause long-term suffering among the world’s poorest people. The Wellcome Trust and others have funded research into these diseases ...

Medicine & Health / Diseases

created Jan 06, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Can robots take over rehab?

Visiting the iMove center at UC Irvine's Gross Hall is like being on the set of a sci-fi movie. Here, the merging of machines and humans — the premise of such futuristic films as "Alien" and "The Terminator" ...

Medicine & Health / Other

created Jan 04, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

500 million-year-old super predator had remarkable vision

South Australian Museum and University of Adelaide scientists working on fossils from Kangaroo Island, South Australia, have found eyes belonging to a giant 500 million-year-old marine predator that sat at ...

Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils

created Dec 07, 2011 | popularity 4.1 / 5 (17) | comments 4 | with audio podcast


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