Did you know that there are prime numbers with billions of digits? This week we take a look at how number theorists search for these monsters.
Hypographies // 13 September, 2001 05:09:17
The world may be turning at ever-faster speeds, and we consume more power than ever. No wonder, then, that some people are seeking to harness endless power from ever-stranger applications and devices.
Hypographies // 13 September, 2001 05:09:08
Can a particle pass through two holes at the same instant? According to the Uncertainty Principle, it happens all the time.
Hypographies // 13 September, 2001 05:09:07
Genetically modified food is scaring Brits out of their wits, but Americans don't mind it. But is the world prepared for high-tech food?
Hypographies // 13 September, 2001 05:09:07
Moving an object from one place to another in an instant would be a true scientific revolution. But can it really be done?
Hypographies // 13 September, 2001 05:09:03
In less than 100 years, the art of human flight has taken us to the moon and back. Hypography Sci-Tech takes a look at sites which present how space flight evolved.
Hypographies // 13 September, 2001 05:09:01
Most of us believe that they exist in some way - but do we really know what mutants are? This week we have some fun with the "science" of human mutants.
Hypographies // 13 September, 2001 05:09:00
The search for particles was perhaps one of the most intense quests for physicists during the 20th century. But the rewards are great: we may eventually understand how matter was created, and how the universe was born.
Hypographies // 13 September, 2001 05:09:00
It has been a vision of science fiction writers for a long time, but terraforming - the art of making a planet habitable for humans - is fast becoming serious business.
Hypographies // 13 September, 2001 01:09:00
We point the way to sites which show you gadgets to drool over.