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Obama’s laser guns and medi-beams.

20 March 2008 grant b 0

You might think that Wired is misguided when it publishes reports on our nation building tactical laser weapons and healing devices made from LEDs (the tiny lightbulbs in tiny flashlights… Read the rest “Obama’s laser guns and medi-beams.”

6e+13 picoseconds of silence for Arthur C. Clarke.

19 March 2008 grant b 2

Arthur C. Clarke’s last message to the world:

So many of his wishes have already come true.

From the BBC:

“Sir Arthur has left written instructions that his funeral be strictly

… Read the rest “6e+13 picoseconds of silence for Arthur C. Clarke.”

The Naming of Cats is a Serious Matter.

19 March 2008 grant b 0

Washington Post reports on the one of the deepest mysteries of the animal world – the strange history of the domestic cat:

In one of the most comprehensive explorations of cats’

… Read the rest “The Naming of Cats is a Serious Matter.”

No pizza, no laundry, no one can hear you scream.

18 March 2008 grant b 0

Yeah, it’s feature news from ABC, but still – betcha didn’t know what astronauts have to put up with:

You can’t freeze-dry pizza or dehydrate it very successfully

… Read the rest “No pizza, no laundry, no one can hear you scream.”

Long life. Little women.

17 March 2008 grant b 0

New Scientist reports on geneticists who might have isolated the specific genes for longevity:

[T]he [Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University] team… identified

… Read the rest “Long life. Little women.”

Science Art: The Magnificent Sombrero Galaxy

16 March 2008 grant b 0

Hubble Space Telescope and NASA look at the Sombrero Galaxy
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This is a visible-light image of M-104, the Sombrero Galaxy, taken by the Hubble Space Telescope.

If our eyes were sharp enough, we could see this ourselves just by … Read the rest “Science Art: The Magnificent Sombrero Galaxy”

Is it the munchies?

14 March 2008 grant b 0

Medicinenet has a real downer of a report, dude. Stoners are more likely to contract severe gum disease:

After controlling for other risk factors for gum disease, including tobacco use,

… Read the rest “Is it the munchies?”

Light from Salmon what???

13 March 2008 grant b 0

Endgadget is freaking out over a joint University of Cincinnati/Air Force breakthrough creating an environmentally friendly light source, called BioLEDs, out of salmon sperm:

The so-called

… Read the rest “Light from Salmon what???”

15 Tiny Pictures.

12 March 2008 grant b 0

The Guardian is featuring an incredible slideshow of the Wellcome Image Awards 2008.

Go, look, be awed.

Catepillars Remember.

11 March 2008 grant b 0

More poetry from New Scientist, reporting on Georgetown University research into the memory of butterflies:

Seventy-eight percent of the caterpillars that were shocked directly after

… Read the rest “Catepillars Remember.”

It’s Full of Holes.

10 March 2008 grant b 1

Discover reports on a new bicycle frame that’s stronger than titanium, steel, carbon composites or aluminum. It’s lighter, too – because it’s full of holes… Read the rest “It’s Full of Holes.”

Science Art: SEM Leaf (1875x)

9 March 2008 grant b 0


A leaf, with something on it, as seen at nearly 2,000 times normal size through a scanning electron microscope (SEM).

There are more SEM images here, at the Cosmic Light galleries.

Eat Whale?

7 March 2008 grant b 0

The Reuters Environment Desk had a doozy of a story recently on how Norwegian lobbyists want us to eat whale to save the planet:

The survey, focused on whale boats’ fuel use, showed

… Read the rest “Eat Whale?”

East/West Brain Differences.

6 March 2008 grant b 0

M.I.T. researchers, cited in the Boston Globe, have used brain scanners and simple tasks to map out neurological differences between Westerners and East Asians:

In one, subjects eyeballed

… Read the rest “East/West Brain Differences.”

Stoned Moses.

5 March 2008 grant b 0

Ha’aretz reports on a rather unusual theory coming out of Hebrew University – that Moses was tripping his way down Mt. Sinai:

“And all the people perceived the thunderings,

… Read the rest “Stoned Moses.”

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