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 Have a Merry Sci-fi Art filled Christmas from Chiron Beta PrimeMartin Dolan wishes you a merry science fiction filled Christmas and 2010 !! As you can see from the artwork on the right, Santa also has to bring presents for all the alien children, let's hope they have all been good. Click through for a Science Fiction Christmas song from Jonathan Coulton with video,Also more great classic Sci-Fi artwork from GALAXY Science Fiction magazine. There has just been an unfortunate accident in the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) at CERN- Unfortunate that is for the protons that just had a head on collision. Yes folks, the LHC has just had its first collision - and even though it was just a small one (in relative terms) of 900 billion electron volts they expect to have one at 1.2 trillion electron volts (TeV) early next year and then build up to some very decent collisions of 7 TeV after that. What might we discover from the LHC?Anything from our whole theory of physics is fundamentally wrong - and we need to go back to the drawing board. - Or - Confirmation of new particles such as the Higgs Boson, how mass and gravity work, how to control it, other dimensions and even the currently science fiction inspired anti-gravity or the thrill of intergalactic travel. While that last one might be a long way off, however it goes, the collisions are going to be exciting! Click through to some Odd Beat news about the LHC and it's history of accidents Alien Abduction lamp has arrived!The Alien Abduction Lamp was a concept years ago, and it is now a reality - Glowing green aliens look out the window of their shiny silver UFO as they levitate a bewildered looking cow of the ground. This science fiction sculpture artwork is designed by Lasse Kleinit and is something to behold!I hear the Aliens are vegetarian, so no harm will come to this bovine, and as the initial product run is only 2000 you better get in quick before they are all spirited away! Click through for more pictures and order information. The CGI Art of Pixar vs. Dreamworks Art in MoviesThis diagram says it all. It's all in fun - Don't get me wrong, I love both studios movies, just prefer Pixar a little more. However I LOVE Ardman Studios, who created the Wallace and Gromit movies, and when they teamed up with Dreamworks, the movie Flushed Away tops it all, but I digress... Click through to compare the artistic creative process of Pixar vs. Dreamworks CGI 28 Days Later, in One Minute, in One TakeThe Danny Boyle Zombie masterpiece 28 Days Later was a non-stop thrill ride to watch, but sometimes we are pushed for time - so if you don’t have the 113 minutes required to watch 28 Days Later, you can watch this. "28 Days Later, in One Minute, in One Take". The "One Minute Film" video was produced by UK students who have produced other masterpieces such as "Forest Gump, in One Minute, in One Take" or "Kill Bill Parts 1 & 2 in One Minute" and the not so true to the movie "Star Wars, in One Minute, in One Take" Artistically, the props made from cardboard and paper are brilliant, and I specially love the way they convey the blood and guts of 28 Days Later with fire and paper entrails popping out all over the place. This is a DIY filmmaking making highpoint!So if you have 60 seconds to spare and want a good laugh... Click through to Watch the video Can Hollywood please come up with some new Sci-Fi?It's an interesting question, and with Science Fiction movies from the past being remade on an increasing basis, we are even starting to see movies that are only a few years old getting remade. Perhaps soon the 'new Sci-Fi remake' will come out at the theatre before the original has made the transition from theatre to DVD. Have all the Sci-Fi stories that can be told, already been told?Click through to find out! In the fight between Mother Nature and Man, who will win?Director Ransom Riggs has produced yet another amazing short. It brings to mind the quote from the sci-fi classic movie War Games when Joshua said: "A strange game. The only winning move is not to play. How about a nice game of chess?" Click through to watch! I have noticed that the Sci-Fi Channel / Network has had less and less science fiction over the years. - ie: Showing wrestling and the like. What the hell? So you could call them the "Sci-Fi Less" channelBut now they have yet again changed the logo artwork and the spelling as well. It is now spelt SyFy which would have to be be pronounced like this: (Click through to full article to listen) So I guess with even less Sci-Fi, that makes them now truly the syfy-less channel. ...which would be pronounced like this: (Click through to full article to listen) Hmmm... syphilis nice one...I think the executives that came up with that one really have captured the contribution that they have given to the Sci-Fi community... Yes, I have registered www.syencefyction.com and pointed it here - at least now THAT can have some real science fiction, not just Syence Fyction. What the hell is Syence Fyction anyway?? Click through to see the evolution of their Sci-Fi channel logo... There are many science fiction shows that feature a teleport or transporter device of some description. Basically a device to disassemble an object or person and then reassemble them at some great distance away. Click through to see some sci-fi examples, and a interesting video... Have you have ever wondered if the science fiction stories of nanotechnology turning the world into a mass of “grey-goo” will ever come to pass?Unfortunately the answer is yes.Especially with this excellent artistic training cartoon on how to achieve just that sci-fi dystopian end. If you have been laughed at by your peers, picked on at school, and humiliated in front of the opposite sex, then this how to be amazing video is just for you. So nerd up, get out your notepad, sharpen that HB pencil, click through to the cartoon and start taking notes. NASA is looking to name Node 3 of the International Space Station, and is looking for you to help.With less than a month to go, it looks like Joss Whedon's Sci-Fi TV series Firefly is a sure bet, with the sexy sculptured ship from the show "Serenity" a sure thing with 86% of the vote. For your reference, here are the two craft for comparison:
If you would like to stake your claim in prosperity, click through to the voting link and have your say! Am I the Stormtrooper you are looking for? An Artistic Stormtrooper with some Sci-Fi love for Valentines dayHappy Valentines day everyone! ...And if you are not sure what all this means, then you should probably look at the Star Wars sci-fi trilogy, told by someone who never saw it  A new form of carbon ribbon is paving the way to bring the artists science fiction idea of a space elevator from the realms of sci-fi to sci-fact.Arthur C. Clarke, in his 1978 novel, Fountains of Paradise, depicted engineers constructing a space elevator on top of a mountain peak in the mythical island of Taprobane. (closely based on Sri Lanka, the country where Clarke resided). The builders used advanced materials such as the carbon nanofibers now in laboratory study. NASA holds competitions similar to the x-prize to inspire people to come up with materials that can make a space elevator possible. The team behind the new ribbon material developed it for one of NASA's competitions. According to...  This has to be the best artistic sci-fi movie retelling ever...told by someone who has never actually seen the first three Star Wars science fiction moviesIt's just episode 4, 5 and 6. No mention of episode 1, 2 and 3 or the Clone Wars... and let's face it, we all wish they never happened anyway. :) Click through to the video !!! NEWS FLASH: Reports are in of in incident in low earth orbit between Santa and a UFO piloted by an Alien from the Klatau NebulaeThe UFO and Santa's sleigh made contact as Santa was heading back to the North Pole after a long night of making deliveries. It is unknown if alcohol or fatigue played a part in causing the collision. Officials are at the scene investigating. I would like to send you best wishes for the holiday season, and hope you have a fantastic Sci-Fi filled 2009. Drive and fly safe. Thank you all for your comments and emails over the year! Warmly, Marty
NEWS FLASH UPDATE: Alien released without charge after translator arrives and clears up misunderstandingIt seems that one of the eleves forgot to change the globe in Santa's stop light on the sleigh which led to the incident. The reindeer named Prancer received a laceration to his left front leg, which is on the mend to a full recovery. The rest were unharmed although a little startled. When the Alien's UFO was deemed space-worthy he returned home and found a few nice gifts in his abode for him and his family left by Santa. [Picture via DRB] 
Heading off to Mars has always been the next human endeavour into spaceWhen the novelty of throwing robots at mars wears out, we will have to start throwing live people at it. Thanks to some British scientists, the humans we send might have a better chance of arriving - and alive too! The idea is to use a portable "mini-magnetosphere" which should protect a spacecraft from harmful solar storms and cosmic rays in much the same way the Earth's magnetosphere naturally protects the planet. |
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