The breakthrough about how germanium lasers can be used to send computer data to memory more quickly than conducted electricity is filled top to bottom with juicy physics. It includes computer chip wafer design and assembly, how germanium can be put...

Folktronica folks tunng will be releasing their new album, …And Then We Saw Land, on 01 March 2010. I love these guys. It’s quirky but simple, catchy but varied, slightly gloomy yet somehow…upbeat. You can listen to one of the new tracks, “Don’t Look...

If you’re on Twitter and you’re not one of the 62,000+ people already following astronaut Soichi Noguchi, what’s wrong with you? He’s twitpiccing our planet from the International Space Station, people! It’s too cool. Picture from Soichi's twitter...

Superb rockers The Duke Spirit have written a ton of new songs, and have started to record them. This makes me happy, since few rock like they do. Give us a date, guys, so we can write it in our calendars. Filed under: music Tagged: The Duke Spirit

Everyone’s favourite cartoon band since Josie and the Pussycats, Gorillaz, are noodling their way back into our ears. Their upcoming album, Plastic Beach, hits stores on 8 March 2010. You can listen to first single “Stylo” now on the band’s web page,...