The Inventions of a Classic Genius

Leonardo da Vinci was possibly the greatest painter and inventor of the Renaissance. The makers of macchinedileonardo.com have created from Leonardo’s drawings some of his ingenious machines. There are some truly remarkable devices.

Blog Connects Science Fiction and Reality

Here is an interesting blog that tells about recent scientific advances, and the links them to ideas put foward in science fiction works. technovelgy.com

40% Efficient Solar Cells

Scientists from Spectrolab, Inc, have developed a solar cell that boasts 40% efficiency, the highest attained so far. Read the whole article here.

Northern Lights from Space

A time-lapse video of the aurora borealis taken from space.

Magnetic Liquid

Video demonstration of some of the properties of a ferromagnetic substance invented by NASA.

Real Rocketman

I guess that the James Bond scene where he escapes with a jetpack was the real deal! Here is a video of a similar jetpack flight.

Flying Belt

In this month's issue of Popular Science magazine were the yearly invention awards. One of the inventions honored was the flying belt: a motor powered by lithium ion batteries that propels a climber up a rope. Check out the whole article here.

Ancient Battery

This photo is of a battery found in Baghdad and dated to 250BC. It makes you wonder what the ancient Persians needed electricity for…

Tesla Video

~Video about the Serbian inventor Nikola Tesla. Some pretty interesting stuff.~

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