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Behold! The Sun's Light Show

Behold! The Sun’s Light Show

NASA released some time-lapse videos of some of the activity going on with our Sun. It’s almost hypnotic. Continue reading

NASA Solves Missing Sunspots

NASA Solves Missing Sunspots

NASA believes they have discovered the cause of the extended “solar minimum” that saw record low sunspots and the weakest magnetic field in over a century during 2008 and 2009. Continue reading

Sun Generates First X-Class Flare of Solar Cycle

Sun Generates First X-Class Flare of Solar Cycle

The Sun has generated the first X-Class solar flare of Solar Cycle 24. While this will be an opportunity to test the radiation resistance of our satellites, for us on Earth it simply means that we could be treated to a showing of Northern Lights. Continue reading

Of the solstice and merry disenchantment

Of the solstice and merry disenchantment

In Boston, clouds and swirling snow deprived us of the sight of a blood-red lunar eclipse on the eve of solstice. The two phenomena have nothing to do with one another astronomically; but as a member of a species drawn to pattern like moths to lamplight, I felt the urge to seek an open patch in the clouds, even at three o’clock in the morning—to no avail. Continue reading

Here comes the sun

Here comes the sun

It’s a new day at Gearfuse, powered by the light of science and the storm of progress. Continue reading

IMEC meets Howest: The First Solar Powered Laptop

We’ve seen solar-powered laptop cases and even a crazy Apple patent that suggested sun powered back lighting, but this is a concept that could change computing as we know it. The “IMEC meets Howest” is claimed to be the first laptop which relies completely on the power of the sun. Energized by two solar panels, no electricity source is needed to run this fully-functioning portable computer. This looks like it would be ideal for lounging around in the park on... Continue reading

Apple Patent Harnesses the Power of the Sun in an Unexpected Way

While Apple hasn’t yet patented the sun (yet), they are interested in what the sun can do for them and their hardware. A newly revealed patent suggests that Apple might be gearing up for a more eco-friendly line of laptops, but not through traditional solar power. Picture this: a mirror attached to the lid of your laptop folds out to reveal a mirror, which can harness the sun’s rays to provide backlighting for your display. Oh, not to mention you... Continue reading

Transitive Contact Lenses Will Likely Darken Your Eye Color

Good news for people who look like shit in sunglasses, but awful news for those who love their light eye color. These transition contact lenses are the first of their kind. They might someday eliminate the need for people with contacts to ever worry about toting their glasses around at all. There are surely some of you who have held out on contacts simply because you enjoy having your transitive lens frames. Luckily, the Institute for Bioengineering and Nanotechnology (IBN)... Continue reading

Cloud Cremation: Setting Out For the Data Bank in the Sky with a Sun SPARCstation Urn

Just as they say “live by the sword, die by the sword,” the same goes for geeks. Mr. Alan here was such a fan of his Sun SPARCstation that his ashes were placed inside of one (a SPARCstation in pristine condition I might add), complete with a name plate decked out with a quote from what other show then, you guessed it, Star Trek. Mr. Larry Ellison could not be more mortified honored. As long as he wasn’t placed in... Continue reading

Lux Solar Necklace

What do you get when you combine Blade Runner, the Sun and Kate Moss?A piece of “jewelry” known as the Lux. It’s a solar panel necklace that you wear around at day and when night comes, the pretty white lights come on. With two hours of sunlight a day, you can light up the night bright as a kite for four hours, right? Designer Mae Yokoyama actually created a rad concept here. If you could shrink those panels to a... Continue reading

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