Rare earths; Despite the name, this has nothing to do with planetary systems. Rare earths are an abundant set of seventeen elements on the periodic table. They are essentially Earth metals and are absolutely essential to our modern technological lives. Many of these were first discovered and subsequently named in Sweden. While the USA used… Read More »

The only people who do not own a cell phone today are deceased or on their deathbeds. Cell phones have become extremely popular throughout the globe. In the coffee shops, at the supermarkets, and on the street corners, you are guaranteed to spot those cell phone addicts glued to the screen of their mobile texting… Read More »

Create an image in your head; Paul McCartney wearing a sari and singing along to the tune of “Yellow Submarine” but with the lyrics modified to “we all live in socialist secular republic”. This may seem a little strange, but you can still remember the banking PIN that a friend gave me about three years… Read More »

It’s hard to determine the full effect the original Star Trek had on technology. Back when the show first ran, the phasers, tricorders, and communicators were nothing more than science fiction, nowhere near as real as cars, telephones, and other aspects of daily life. So many of the products used in the 1960s have gone… Read More »

For the myriad of ‘Harry Potter’ lovers out there, the day when science unveils a real-life invisibility cloak can’t come too soon. The good news is that that day could be on the radar, as discussions on the topic have opened up again. So, could invisible cloaks be within reach?   Few Past Attempts at… Read More »

At the time of his death, Steve Jobs, the founder of Apple Computer, was one of the admired visionaries of his time. The legacy that he left behind changed the way the world used computers and technology. There are many who feel that he had one of the greatest impacts on the computing world. Here… Read More »