1。 Use your teeth to regain your light.
After being blind 10 years, Englishman Martin Jones saw the light again, and the hero who made him see the light again was actually a tooth implanted in his eye. Specifically, it should be canine teeth. After pulling out a canine tooth from Jones' mouth, the doctor implanted an intraocular lens into the tooth, and then implanted the canine tooth under the eyelid, and the related tissues grew on it. Cut a piece of skin from Jones' mouth and put it on the canine teeth in his eyes. The blood he needs for his eyes is provided by himself. The doctor cut a hole in the new cornea to let the light pass through. At present, this operation has made more than 600 people around the world see the light again.
2。 Spraying solar panels
Solar panels are usually not easily bent and fragile, so their multifunctional applications are limited. Can we spray solar cells on any surface to get energy from the sun? It sounds incredible, but the University of Texas is moving in the direction of developing this technology. In this university, researchers are trying this by using nano-particle "ink" containing photovoltaic cells (made of copper, indium, gallium and selenium). These particles are only one tenth of the diameter of human hair. At present, photoelectric ink can only convert 1% sunlight into electric energy. Researchers hope to improve the efficiency of power generation and let this technology land on the market within three to five years.
3。 Trend long-distance transmission
From the sci-fi movie Lord of the Flies to the popular TV series Star Trek, long-distance transmission of objects has been a common bridge in sci-fi film and television works for decades. Scientists have taken a step forward in turning this sci-fi technology into reality. A research team of Australian National University has developed a new method to form quantum entanglement in light beams. In the experiment, they only used two interrelated components. When one is affected, the other will also be affected, regardless of the physical distance between them. Geely Ganosek, the leader of the research team, said that their method can also be used for long-distance transmission, but we may have to wait 50 years before this technology can really get out of the laboratory.
4。 Crater-A Lost Magical World
In early 2009, when researchers ventured into an extremely remote and almost impossible volcanic vent in Bossavie, Papua New Guinea, they discovered a lost world made up of creatures they had never seen before. Because it is too remote, this crater has never been affected by human activities before.
The researchers were surprised to find that it was quite easy to find wild animals here, and they didn't show any fear because of the arrival of the research team. During this expedition, they found a series of strange animals, including a frog with fangs, an opossum similar to a skunk that smells when it is scared, and a huge long-haired mouse.
5。 Roof tile-shaped solar panel
For affordable housing enterprises, the biggest reason for choosing not to install solar panels on the roof is usually the aesthetic impact. In their view, the appearance of solar panels is really ugly. Now, the humble solar panels can be perfectly integrated with the building structure. Dow Solar recently announced that they have developed a new generation of integrated photovoltaic roof tiles for buildings. Coincidentally, SRS Energy Company has also manufactured a high-power solar panel, which is similar in shape to a standard clay roof tile.
6。 Telepathy helmet
For any conspiracy theorist, telepathic helmets are a nightmare. After wearing this helmet, others can understand your thoughts. In fact, telepathic helmets are not just things that appear in Hollywood movies. Scientists from three American universities are currently developing this equipment for the US military. Readers should be reminded that telepathic helmets were not developed to monitor American citizens.
Telepathy helmets will be used to understand soldiers' thoughts and realize mutual empathy. With this equipment, they don't need oral communication. Scientists involved in this project said that we don't have to be afraid of telepathic helmets, because the reason is whether to let others know that our thoughts are the intentional behavior of the wearer rather than the unintentional behavior.
7。 The miniature ancestor of Tyrannosaurus rex
Tyrannosaurus Rex is the deserved king of the dinosaur kingdom. In the face of such a huge and fierce predator, animals everywhere dare not escape. But it is hard to imagine that these giant creatures actually evolved from a very small ancestor, who was only 8 feet long (about 2. 43 meters). A recent research report published in the journal Science pointed out that Raptorex kriegsteini had settled on the earth 60 million years before Tyrannosaurus Rex appeared. Except for their insignificant size, almost all their physical characteristics are exactly the same as those of Tyrannosaurus Rex.
8。 Micro laser beam
Until recently, it was impossible to "slim down" the laser beam. A beam of light needs to bounce in the cabin to focus, and the cabin must have a certain volume to let the light pass through. But researchers now find that if fast vibrating electrons located on tiny metals are used instead of bouncing light waves, the dream of laser "slimming" can be realized. Based on this idea, a research team from Norfolk State University produced the world's smallest laser beam on a gold bead with a diameter of only 44 nanometers, which is only one thousandth of the width of a hair.
9。 Weird blind species
There are a lot of amazing animals and plants living on the earth, but so far, we have only found 2% of them. Scientists estimate that there are as many as 98 million undiscovered species of animals and plants. In underground caves and water bodies, scientists have discovered 850 strange and terrible new creatures. Although this figure is nothing compared with 98 million, it has little effect on reducing the number of undiscovered species, but their findings are also very awesome. Many of these species are born "blind" and lack pigments, because vision and color are completely superfluous to their living environment.
10。 Tape will produce x-rays.
Adhesive tape is not only an ideal choice for packaging gifts, but also can produce X-rays. When the tape is peeled off from the reel, it will emit a weak light, which is called "friction luminescence". In the 1950s, researchers in the former Soviet Union came to a surprising conclusion that the peeling process of the adhesive tape would also emit X-rays. A group of researchers at UCLA verified the correctness of this conclusion through experiments, and their own phalanx X-rays are the best proof.