Interstellar movie shows real physics when depicting a black hole.

The new Interstellar movie is one that showcases science in a positive light as the possible saviour of mankind. We do need to find other planets to settle on, but why not settle on Mars? It has sunlight that we could use for generating power and water. But travelling through a wormhole is one way … Read more

Black Mesa Source. The free open version of the Valve Half Life game available for Linux. Running with Wine.

The old Half Life game by the Valve game studio has been released as an open game using the Source engine available in the Steam store. This is an entirely new game that revitalizes the ancient adventures of Gordon Freeman and brings it to a whole new generation of gamers. A project like this that brings another … Read more

Purchasing a new desktop computer in 2012. The technology has come so far.

The desktop computing platform has gone through a massive change in 20 years, with the climb in power between the 8088 and the Intel 286 computers of old with processor clock speeds less than 10 Megahertz to the multi-core i7 beasts that we have now; with more RAM than a 486 had hard disk space … Read more

Search for alien life continues. What could be out there waiting for us and are we alone in the Universe?

The search for alien intelligences continues and though we have not found any alien civilizations yet, the search continues. The ability of life to exist in harsh climates is astounding, there are fish on this planet that live in sulfuric acid, and the lifeforms that exist around black smokers on the sea floor in water … Read more

Blind man implanted with CCD and hungry black hole swallowing a star.

A blind man has been fitted with a cybernetic implant, a microchip implanted on his retina, allowing him limited vision. This is the beginning of a future where the blind can see again with cybernetic implants meaning such a disability will not be permanent in the future. The implants at the moment do not have … Read more

Strange sphere feeding off the Sun. A true mystery of science.

This strange sphere the approximate size of the planet Jupiter, about 142,984 Kilometers in diameter is sucking material from the chromosphere of the Sun whilst managing to maintain its position against the massive gravity of the Sun. Which is 1,470,000 Kilometers in diameter. I am sure the video I took this still shot from is … Read more