Math is the Real Magic of this World

What child is not fascinated by magic. The ability to make objects appear from thin air or even levitate seemingly defying gravity. One thing that every student should realize is that math is the real magic of this world. With some numbers and a algorithm an you will receive an answer to any question you [...]

Know what one percent of the world knows

Bill Gates said only that one percent of the world knows about his Internet Explorer shortcut. When typing the URL in the IE address bar hit CTRL+ENTER and .com will be added to the address. It’s not very useful but now you know.
    

Life, Probability and Fractals

What is the probability of life outside of Spaceship Earth, most people will say it is pretty slim. Now more than ever we are finding life in inhospitable places and in  places we have been unable to look previously. We may have even found life in our own solar system. Mars is already showing signs [...]

We start with a point …

This model on building out the dimensions is pretty spectacular. Quantum physics tells that there may be other dimensions but infinity upon infinity sounds more like the model I believe.
Imagining the 10th dimension
    

Interface, Design and Prototyping

Creating a good design is not easy and it’s not meant to be. It requires prototypes to flesh out all the bugs. What makes a good design? Something performs above standard and that has an interface that is intuitive and simple. Any hammer can drive a nail, some do it better than others. And that [...]

Fermi Paradox revisited

I’ve talked about this before but never on kikbot.org, it’s time I put it on record.
Wikipedia: Fermi Paradox
The Fermi paradox is the apparent contradiction between the high estimates of the probability of the existence of extraterrestrial civilizations and the lack of evidence for, or contact with, such civilizations.
Well it seems we must not be as [...]

kikbot Technology completes burning Red Laser

On 25 June, 2009 kikbot Technology completed it’s second burning laser. This is a red laser  in the 660nm wavelength. The host was a former LED flashlight and the diode pulled from a 20X DVD burner. The laser burning capabilities have not been tested at this time. Projected power output is 300mW and will be [...]

kikbot Technology builds burning Blu-ray laser

On 29 May, 2009 kikbot Technology builds a burning Blu-ray laser. With the help from members at Laser Pointer forums and students at Learning Gate Community School we were we able to complete this endeavor. This is a portable laser made with a flashlight LED host using a blu-ray laser diode from a Xbox 360 [...]