Activity for Notaras‭

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Question	—	Can Crystals be used to store data? In many science fiction stories, crystals where used by ancient alien civilisations to store information that could last millions of years. For example, in Stargate, "control crystals" that looked like hexagonal-shaped rods could store information and could be interfaced into larger computer system... (more)	—	almost 9 years ago
Question	—	Is an alien race like the Zerg from Starcraft feasible? A good summary of the Zerg race is given on wikipedia as follows: The Zerg are a collective consciousness of a variety of different races assimilated into the Zerg genome. The Zerg were originally commanded by the Zerg Overmind, a manifestation of this hive mind, and under the Overmind's control ... (more)	—	almost 9 years ago
Question	—	What would an Antarctica without ice look like compared to other continents? Lets suppose that Antarctica at some point lost most of its ice (due to global warming or some other plausible reason) and now most of its bedrock surface is exposed. Compared to other continents, how would Antarctica look like? Could the land be cultivated to grow crops? what potential resources co... (more)	—	almost 9 years ago
Question	—	Can I trigger an "ancient device" to start the process of terraforming Mars? Let's say that an advanced civilisation once existed on Mars millions of years ago at a time when water existed in liquid form and that life was abundant on the planet. (Say this civilisation is a Type 1 according to the Kardashev scale) As the planet approached the lifeless state that it is now, th... (more)	—	almost 9 years ago