Mars Alive?!?!?!

NASA has recently discovered methane in the martian atmosphere. This is significant because methane arises from either biological or geological activity. Mars has been long thought to be geologically inactive, and of course devoid of life. Could we see the evidence of life outside our planet, or disprove our long thought beliefs about Mars? Either way, the solar system became slightly more interesting.

Miniaturization of Motors Catch up with the 21st Centur

As this BBC article explains, the miniaturization of mechanical motors has not evolved at nearly the same pace as their electrical counterparts. Combustion is pretty much out of the question and as the the article states, the resistance of electrical motors when scaled down that small is almost more than can be overcome. So, take a tiny piezoelectric element, send a charge through it, incorporate a little bit of nature's design for microscopic propulsion and there you have a good recipe for modernizing one of humanities most influential creations.

Hey Science Update

We've been recording. I would like to pose a public opinion poll.

1. Do you think that we will discover the higgs boson when they turn on CERN?

2. How do you feel about nanobots?

3. Will the cosmological constant be negative, positive or 0?

4. Will we discover a planet that is relatively earth like?

5. Will Mad Cow disease become a pandemic in the upcoming decades?

6. Do you think that there is a cure to cancer?

7. Do you think that consciousness has the ability to transmit through extra dimensions?

8. Who is your favorite band?

9. Are there things that quarks can be broken up into?

10. Has or does the Himalayan Yeti exist or existed?

11. Does pi have an ending?

12. What is your favorite number, excluding 5, 7, 11, and 19?

13. Will you see a tornado sometime soon?

14. Howz' bout Thundersnow?

15. Who's your favorite Scientist?

Music in the ether

So, I was playing music last night and a friend of mine helped make a connection in my mind. What if dark energy, which according to theorists exists throughout everything and is in a plane that is beneath our level of understanding, is a material that can connect consciousness. I find this thought extremely fascinating, I implore this internet community to explore this concept and provide evidence of these connections, ask more questions and theorize the way these connections materialize in every day life.