by Captain Skellett | Jun 19, 2013 | Recent Research
A battery the size of a grain of sand has been built using 3D printers, scientists announced yesterday. It’s the century of smalls, where tiny devices are top dog. Computers shrink into tablets, phones are limited only by screen size, and mini-microphones can...
by Captain Skellett | Jul 2, 2012 | Science Art
I’m in San Pedro de Atacama, Chile, just next door to the Atacama desert, the highest desert in the world. So what better than a post about sand? To see a world in a grain of sand, And a heaven in a wild flower, Hold infinity in the palm of your hand, And...
by Captain Skellett | Feb 28, 2011 | Science Art, Science Communication, Science in the Movies
We are at a very disturbing point in film production, where we assume the audience has no imagination and no intelligence. Stories are spoon fed and wrapped up with explosions and effects to sell the same tired old plot. Such is the opinion of Douglas Trumball, who...
by Captain Skellett | Sep 27, 2010 | Science in the Movies
Say wha-? There’s gonna be a sequel to Avatar? Why? I mean, I think the movie was awesome and all, but when it finished it finished. Finito. No more. No dramatic suspense music to imply the indignity of a sequel. No sudden return of a villain. Nada. The story...
by Captain Skellett | Sep 22, 2010 | How Things Work, Science Communication, Science in the Movies
I’ve been doing some science tricks lately that show the difference between both eyes. Simple one, close your left eye and line your two pointer fingers up with one 10cm behind the other. Get them so they are exactly in line and you can only see one finger. Now...
