Uncommon science: eye-opening scientific findings and impressive technological advances. Interesting facts and thought-provoking theories about Human, Earth and the Universe
A prototype of a flexible contact lens with an integrated LED has been created. The invention could lead to the creation of small displays, directly covering the cornea. While Google released a mini-computer in the form of glasses, the South Korean scientists went further and built a similar device in the…
When we sleep, external stimuli become part of our dreams. Our brain has the ability to integrate the 'interference' in dreams in order to make us remain in the sleeping state. Therefore, there are several factors that influence your dreams and alter your events and experiences in the dream…
Everyone has fears and either keeps them private or talks about them openly. Some people get trembles and shaky hands at the fear of public speaking, others are afraid of heights, high speeds, or stuffy confined spaces. Irrational fears are a common thing, but finding a way to overcome phobias…
Some futuristic devices and technologies that until recently, appeared only on the pages of sci-fi novels are already here! 1. 3D-printer These are printers that can print with hot plastic a variety of models. On Amazon.com, there is a separate section devoted to these devices, and on Kickstarter.com, money…
As far back as human history can go, we have always wondered whether we are alone in the universe. Does extraterrestrial life exist? In September of 2013, a group of British scientists has made a statement saying that during the air-travel in a balloon in the uppermost layer of the atmosphere,…
Most likely, you have experienced a sudden strange falling sensation when going to sleep, which rudely awakens you. In reality, it is not a dream of falling, which happens in deep sleep, but an instant physical sensation that wakes us and is accompanied by a hallucination, not a dream. Scientists…
Some questions have puzzled humans for centuries, if not for millennia. It is natural for human beings to question their own existence and ponder about the causes of all happenings. Here Are Top 5 Puzzling Questions about Human Existence 1. How did life originate? For 80 years now, we have…
During sleep, bad memories become less clear, claim U.S. researchers. A group of researchers at Northwestern University in Chicago developed a technique that makes it possible to change human memories during sleep. The study was published in the journal Nature Neuroscience. Previously, many experiments on animals and observations of…
