Saturday, June 2, 2007

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.

Friday, June 1, 2007

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.