Hoping For The Worst

Is it true this time? Who knows, we can only hope. Iran awash with rumors of Supreme Leader Khamenei’s death Iran’s blogosphere has been awash with rumors since Monday that the Islamic Republic’s supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, has died. The rumors, spread on the micro-blogging Web site Twitter and other sites across the country, [...]

Chinese Science Sucks . . . Light!

Researchers create portable black hole Physicists have created a black hole for light that can fit in your coat pocket. Their device, which measures just 22 centimetres across, can suck up microwave light and convert it into heat. The hole is the latest clever device to use ‘metamaterials’, specially engineered materials that can bend light [...]