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Physicists: Can this work also outside water?

Luzi and Clovis will like it ... :-)

Brilliant: If computers want to see things like we do, they will also have the same disadvantages.

ultrathin needles from mosquitos - finally these animals are of some use to mankind

the putting the laptop in the freezer worked for me.... (LS)

nice ideas ...

some -not so crazy- predictions

additional info: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Himba_people#Exceptional_color_perception

Yeah that's interesting stuff... We have one prof in the lab who used to do some research related exactly to this (http://www.tech.plym.ac.uk/socce/staff/tonybelpaeme/research.html). Similar question (i.e. if/how language is involved in the formation of a concept) is also valid for numbers, see for instance this recent story: http://www.newscientist.com/article/dn20095-without-language-numbers-make-no-sense.html

Alvin, the only deep-diving manned submersible used for science has been upgraded, allowing scientists to explore for the 1st time the depth of the oceans down to 6500m bsl.

First peer review study about he criticality of rare-earth metals. It can be read "They found that supply limits for many metals critical in the emerging electronics sector (including gallium and selenium) are the result of supply risks. The environmental implications of mining and processing present the greatest challenges with platinum-group metals, gold, and mercury. For steel alloying elements (including chromium and niobium) and elements used in high-temperature alloys (tungsten and molybdenum), the greatest vulnerabilities are associated with supply restrictions" Questions about estimation apart, this can be a valuable market for asteroid mining.. (ot just more market for Infinium-like companies http://www.technologyreview.com/news/527526/a-cleaner-cheaper-way-to-make-metals/).