News tagged with fog machine

Smoke on the water -- and in the microphone?

(AP) -- What do you get if you combine a smoke machine, some tubing, a laser pointer, a fan and a piece of toilet paper? Answer: a microphone unlike any other.

Technology / Engineering

created Sep 23, 2009 | popularity 3.2 / 5 (5) | comments 2




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Diamond image for the Diamond Jubilee

It’s Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II’s Diamond Jubilee this year, but after 60 years on the throne, what special gift do you give the monarch to mark this special event?

Chemistry / Materials Science

created Apr 16, 2012 | popularity 3 / 5 (2) | comments 0

China's pollution data shrouded in official fog

(AP) -- Armed with a device that looks like an old transistor radio, some Beijing residents are recording pollution levels and posting them online. It's an act that borders on subversion.

Space & Earth / Environment

created Dec 08, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (6) | comments 1

Businesses churn out apps blending real, virtual worlds

You point your smartphone at an Italian restaurant, and diner reviews of its lasagna pop up on-screen.

Technology / Software

created Oct 20, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Distant galaxies reveal the clearing of the cosmic fog

(PhysOrg.com) -- Scientists have used ESO's Very Large Telescope to probe the early Universe at several different times as it was becoming transparent to ultraviolet light. This brief but dramatic phase in ...

Space & Earth / Astronomy

created Oct 12, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (6) | comments 11 | with audio podcast

Tiny flying machines inspired by nature will revolutionize surveillance work

Tiny aerial vehicles are being developed with innovative flapping wings based on those of real-life insects.

Technology / Engineering

created Jul 28, 2011 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (4) | comments 6 | with audio podcast

The fine art of etching

(PhysOrg.com) -- They see more than the naked eye and could make traffic safer: miniaturized thermal imaging sensors. But they are difficult to manufacture on a commercial scale. Researchers have now developed ...

Chemistry / Materials Science

created Jun 08, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Bring in the (nano) noise

(PhysOrg.com) -- At the forefront of nanotechnology, researchers design miniature machines to do big jobs, from treating diseases to harnessing sunlight for energy. But as they push the limits of this technology, ...

Nanotechnology / Nanophysics

created May 27, 2011 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (11) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Human terrarium, Biosphere 2, looking good at 20

(AP) -- Jane Poynter and seven compatriots agreed to spend two years sealed inside a 3-acre terrarium in the Sonoran Desert. Their mission back in the 1990s: To see whether humans might someday be able to create self-sustaining ...

Space & Earth / Earth Sciences

created Apr 26, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 1

Eaten Alive: 5-year battle with flesh-eating germ

(AP) -- Waking from a fog of anesthesia, Sandy Wilson found she was a patient in one of the hospitals where she worked as a nurse. She remembered having a baby, and being told she had gotten an infection. ...

Medicine & Health / Other

created Aug 09, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (7) | comments 1

New eco-friendly self-cleaning material tough on stains, light on effort

Cleaning oily smears from kitchen countertops, mirrors, garage floors, and other surfaces with plain water — rather than strong detergents or smelly solvents — may seem like pure fantasy. But scientists in ...

Chemistry / Materials Science

created Aug 16, 2009 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (3) | comments 0


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