Mackenzie's (Un) Common Sense Blog

Nano-textiles, heat, sound, and magnetic fields   Above: Popular "Futurama suspicious Fry" meme. Creator unknown. Photo courtesy of  imgflip.com Ever lost focus over the slightest chill, or felt instantly uncomfortable because of heat? Your answer will vary greatly depending on region, but overall we as humans struggle with temperature every day. Despite all of our analog and digital technologies that help to regulate the temperature of our bodies, homes, and vehicles, we still find reasons to complain at any given moment when the temperature is even slightly irritable. In the case of more radical conditions, temperatures can threaten lives, severely disrupting the ability to preform basic functions.  Above: Nano-textile interacting with moisture. photo courtesy  of textileinvention.blogspot.com Luckily, advances in nano-technology could change all this. Nano-textiles—working on an atomic and molecular level—aid in a variety of applic...

Could humans implant electromagnetic sensors to be used as receivers for detection of natural disaster?  It is very likely (over 95% probable) that humans have contributed to climate change and global warming since the early 20th century by increasing the levels of carbon dioxide and other manufactured emissions present in the atmosphere.[1] figure 1 The changes in our atmosphere correlate with changes in the earths "system" (the connectivity between global elements such as ice caps, oceans, and the earth's crust), which in turn will affect natural disasters on a global scale.[2] With all of these changes, how can humans be readily prepared for natural disaster before it's too late? Yes, we can rely on scientists and government to predict and alert, but would it be more efficient to tap into an alternative form of "notification"?  figure 2 If the natural disaster one needs to predict, for example, is an earthquake, the solution could come fr...