This year, not only do self-knit sweaters from Aunt Toos have to be under the Christmas tree. 2015 is in fact the year of the nerdy Christmas gifts. The choice of intelligent robots, tablet clones for small and large, interactive games and drones is almost infinite this year. Science in Focus presents the top 6 of the coolest Christmas gifts to give and receive this year: 6.
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A microwave oven heats the food with the help of electromagnetic waves. The waves create an electric field that changes direction billions of times per second. As a result of these changes, polar molecules with different electrical polarities on both sides, such as water molecules, start moving.
Search for new solar systems © Disk Detective Solar systems originate from huge clouds of gas and dust that rotate like flat discs around new stars. To find young stars, NASA launched the WISE space telescope in 2009. With his infrared cameras, he made millions of photos of unknown objects.
Imagine a future where you don't have to practice but speak 40 languages right away. Google wants to sell you that future next month. Last week, the IT giant presented a small, wireless headset, Pixel Buds, which translates languages directly into your ear. Fans of the science fiction classic The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy think of the Babelvis that you can put in your ear, and with which you can understand all the languages in the universe.
A touch-sensitive screen of a smartphone is usually capacitive. In addition, the back of the glass plate has a coating of a conductive material - such as indium tin oxide - that acts as a capacitor and that can store some current. If you touch the screen with your finger, a little electrical charge will pass on your finger and cause a change in the electric field; sensors register this.
This year, not only do self-knit sweaters from Aunt Toos have to be under the Christmas tree. 2015 is in fact the year of the nerdy Christmas gifts. The choice of intelligent robots, tablet clones for small and large, interactive games and drones is almost infinite this year. Science in Focus presents the top 6 of the coolest Christmas gifts to give and receive this year: 6.
You drank a few beers a while ago and you wonder if you can still drive home. Fortunately, you can see on your cell phone that the blood alcohol level is below 0.5 promille, the legal limit in the Netherlands and Belgium. It is that simple with this new American alcohol tester.
You can tinker with cardboard glasses yourself, or purchase a Google Cardboard. Then you just have to put your smartphone in it, put on the glasses and the world of virtual reality is at your feet. But for an optimal experience you need the right apps. These are our 10 favorites. YouTube The video service has a large number of 360-degree films that are compatible with cardboard glasses.
