Flashing checkerboard patterns let us see a picture that doesn’t exist
26 August 2018
Using patterned light to illuminate an object and then flashing those same patterns on a screen can let our eyes build up an image that isn’t really there
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Artificial muscles and prosthetics could be made of gel-infused wood
24 August 2018
When wood is stripped down to its grain and infused with gel, it becomes a strong yet flexible material that could be used in muscle implants and prosthetics
Freak gravitational waves could form black holes and destroy Earth
23 August 2018
Gravitational waves that are flat instead of curved could form black holes when a pair of them crash together and tangle up space-time. Don't worry though, they probably won't
Asteroids get spun so fast by the force of sunlight they fall apart
22 August 2018
Sunlight can transfer energy to asteroids and make them spin so fast they break up. Understanding how they break could help us protect Earth from asteroid impacts
