Every circle is alive.
This sounds awfully New Agey for Yale, but apparently, physicists there have discovered that metal circles have a tiny amount of persistent energy flowing through them eternally:
… Read the rest “Every circle is alive.”The
Month: October 2009
The Gold Bug
EurekAlert tells me these dudes in Australia are breeding their fortunes after finding a germ that, in effect, lays golden eggs:
… Read the rest “The Gold Bug”“A number of years ago we discovered that the metal-resistant
Squirt memory up your nose.
The venerable Lockergnome recently looked at memory technology – specifically, a nasal spray that boosts your ability to learn:
… Read the rest “Squirt memory up your nose.”In a research report featured as the cover story
Science Art: Phallus drewesii, by Brian Perry.
There’s been a bit of news recently about the discovery of a large number of glowing mushroom species in various corners of the world. This image is not one … Read the rest “Science Art: Phallus drewesii, by Brian Perry.”
The Eigenharp
So, these musical engineers are trying to take the keyboards out of electronic music. Instead, “beautiful wooden instruments” are back with the Eigenharp:
It pitchbends,… Read the rest “The Eigenharp”
Tomorrow! Watch the moon EXPLODE!
NASA has given us a helpful guide for watching the LCROSS probe slam into the surface of the moon tomorrow:
… Read the rest “Tomorrow! Watch the moon EXPLODE!”Put on your hard hat and get ready for action, because on Friday, Oct. 9th, what you
Intelligent eyes.
IEEE Spectrum, the journal that sounds like it’s screaming, is taking a long, close look at contact lenses that could give you Terminator eyes:
… Read the rest “Intelligent eyes.”…[I]n fact, my students and
Salt, paper, battery!
The technical chefs at M.I.T. have come up with a cheap, fun recipe – with simple ingredients like salt and paper, you can start cooking up electricity:
… Read the rest “Salt, paper, battery!”The salt-and-paper battery
Plasma drive. We have one.
Or, really astronaut hero Franklin Chang-Diaz has one. Seed magazine has an interview with Dr. Chang-Diaz in which he describes how he’s using magnets and radiation to get to Mars… Read the rest “Plasma drive. We have one.”
Science Art: Colorful Stars Galore Inside Globular Star Cluster Omega Centauri
This is what 100,000 stars look like. They’re just a fraction of the 10 million stars in the massive globular cluster Omega Centauri, where the stars are packed so… Read the rest “Science Art: Colorful Stars Galore Inside Globular Star Cluster Omega Centauri”
“The brain has its own language.”
Yes.
Thanks, Jim, for introducing me to Nature’s Great Beyond blog, and especially the “Songs about Science” feature.
And this: Carl Sagan (autotuned), with Stephen… Read the rest ““The brain has its own language.””
GeekPop: Call for Artists
I am not alone.
No, there’s a whole festival for people like me. And, possibly, like you, too.
GeekPop 2009 is accepting applications for performers.
Now, I’ve just only learned… Read the rest “GeekPop: Call for Artists”
Another Yangzi casualty.
The BBC depresses me again with a story about a unique Chinese fish that’s probably already extinct:
… Read the rest “Another Yangzi casualty.”A number of fish species vie for the position of the world’s largest freshwater