Science & Technology
Devil Found in a Church Art
Nov 7th
This is the image of Giotto fresco at the Basilica of St. Francis in Assisi, part of the series Giotto painted in the 13th century. What a masterpiece. Yes? However, Italian historian Chiara Frugone discovered that there’s an image of the devil hidden in the clouds of the fresco. According to Frugone, the image shows…
Microsoft’s Vision of Productivity Future
Oct 28th
Remember the holographic concept of iPhone 5 which was released in different video website? Now, let’s take see how Microsoft see the future of technology. Three days ago Microsoft Office’s YouTube channel released this concept video showing the face of productivity in the future. Is this really possible? All screens are as thin as a sheet…
Amazed with Bladeless Fan
Oct 17th
While Ads and I were strolling around SM Makati yesterday, this new electric fan technology caught our attention. There are two models available: the round one and the oval one. Oval model’s price is quite higher than the round one. Yes, these are electric fans minus the blades. We’re amazed with this because here in…
First Man in Space’s Golden Year
Apr 12th
Today’s Google Doodle is about 50th Anniversary of the first human space flight. Who was the first man to be in space? It was Yuri Gagarin. I can still remember that during my elementary days, Yuri Gagarin was one of the favorite questions in school quiz bees, both intra- and inter-school. On April 12, 1961,…
Artificial Clouds to Give Shade to 2022 Qatar World Cup
Apr 3rd
Scientists at Qatar University had made it known to the public that they have developed artificial clouds to provide shade from the “scourging heat” of the sun at the 2022 World Cup. The technology is made up of lightweight and strong carbon fiber material and the interior is injected with helium gas to make it…
How Does Supermoon Look Like?
Mar 22nd
Were you able to gaze the beauty of the so-called SUPERMOON last Saturday, March 19? How many of you got frustrated because SUPERMOON was hiding at the back of thickening clouds? I heard from different news program that the “full-blown” supermoon started at around 3:00 AM. I was already sleeping that time, I think, so…
What are the Effects of Japan’s 2011, 8.9 Magnitude Earthquake?
Mar 16th
Something’s wrong with the title. The 8.9 magnitude should be 9.0 magnitude because the U.S. Geological Survey has upgraded it. This upgrade happens after Japan’s Meteorological Agency did the same. The upgrade makes Japan’s quake fourth largest in the world since 1900. We’re not going to discuss the effects of the Japan’s quake to the…
Supermoon on March 19 Won’t Bring Natural Disasters
Mar 12th
There’s a buzz circling today that the SUPERMOON PHENOMENON happening on March 19 ensues chaos like huge storms, earthquakes and volcanic eruptions. This idea was brought by a certain astrologer. The supermoon phenomenon refers to the time when the moon is at its closest to Earth – or perigee – of its orbit around the…
The Planes of Tomorrow
Jan 20th
NASA has revealed 3 concept designs of aircraft that could be ready to fly as soon as 2025. The designs come from Lockheed Martin, Northrop Grumman and The Boeing Company – the three companies that won a contract from NASA to research and test their concepts during 2011. According to NASA: “[E]ach design has to fly…
CNN’s Top Tech Trends of 2010
Dec 30th
Almost all of publication issues today, like magazines, have their top 10s, 100s, 1000s and CNN got their top tech trends of 2010. In no particular order, here are the top 10 tech stories and trends of 2010: iPad and Tablets Facebook Check-in apps, e.g. Foursquare Hands-free video games, Microsoft’s Kinect System for Xbox 360…
Robot Teachers in South Korea Controlled by Filipinos
Dec 29th
As far as I know, we are still in an era called Information or Computer Age of which, according to Wikipedia, an idea that the current age will be characterized by the ability of individuals to transfer information freely, and to have instant access to knowledge that would have been difficult or impossible to find previously.…
