Ever since the invention of the computer, interactions with the computer have become more and more direct. In the dawning of modern computers, the interactions were through machine-language programming, and it slowly evolved to the mouse and keyboard, and finally, the touchscreen, through which we manipulate the screen directly. But is it possible to have…
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A lot of us flew once to a far country, but have you ever thou ght how airplanes work? Or how they do not crash to the ground, although all the passengers and cargo? Here are some answers! But first, we have to learn the history of the airplane. The first ones to invent the…
Activating memories, creating false memories, deleting memories, converting fear memories into pleasurable memories, and all this using viruses and lasers. It might sound like a movie, but Xu Liu and Steve Ramirez (on right) have managed to do these things. In order to manipulate a memory, you first have to find it, or rather find…
It sounds like a cloud of birds chirping above your head. Only you can hear them, and nobody, not even you, can see them. In this futuristic room, those birds represent your emails. If you reach your hand up and grab one invisible bird, it will read itself to you. By manipulating the “audio-bird” in…
In the last couple of years violence has become a serious problem in schools. The violence is expressed by vandalism, bullying, physical and verbal abuse and theft. There are a lot of courses and lectures on the subject that the school organizes for the students and it’s a main subject in our everyday life. We…
Workers digging a well outside the city of Xi’an, Chine, in 1974 struck upon one of the greatest archaeological discoveries in the world; a life-sized clay soldier poised for battle. The diggers notified Chinese authorities, who dispatched government archaeologists to the site. The found not one, but thousands of clay soldiers, each with unique facial…
My first Valentine’s Day was in Canada. I was in first grade. My teacher (Ms. Hale) said, “Valentine’s Day is in two days. I want everybody to bring snacks, Valentine speeches and dress in white, red or pink clothes.” I was so excited!!!!! That same day I went to the market and bought gummy hearts. …
Jurassic Park in real life? Synthetic Biology – Changing DNA for the Better What do bioplastics, biopolymers and beer have in common? They are all made by microorganisms. The difference is that the microorganisms that “create” beer are fully natural, but the ones that create bioplastics and biopolymers are “programmed” by bio-engineers to create those…
Graphene is a form of carbon, like diamond.In this material there are carbon atoms that are arranged in single layered two-dimenshional hexagonal pattern . High-quality graphene is very strong, light, is said that graphene is the strongest material known to man and it is very good at conducting heat and electricity, like a “super…
Asteroid mining refers to the possibility of using raw materials from asteroids and sending them back to earth or using them in order to mine more asteroids. Minerals could be mined from an asteroid then used in space for construction materials. Materials that could be mined include iron, nickel, titanium for construction, water and oxygen…
by Shachar Erez Your stomach may be full, but you may still be malnourished and accumulating a high level of poisons in your body from the food you eat. Why? Because most of us no longer grow our own fruits and vegetables. Some of us can, but don’t know how, are too busy earning money…
The Future of Computing IBM’s Vision: The Era of Cognitive Computing Imagine a world in which storms can be accurately predicted. Imagine a world where a doctor can prescribe you exactly the medicine you need. Imagine a world with computers that think, talk and reason. This is what the new field of cognitive computing promises.…
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