New Scientist turns our human expectations upside down once in the world of fiddler crabs. They seem musical (thus the name, after all), and they use that rhythm to win mates. But on closer… Read the rest “Dancing to the beat makes fiddler crab sexual… failures.”
This is how the the gooey inside becomes the crusty outside… oozing up from rifts.
The Economist is following Stanford researchers who are (literally) making some really cool stuff:
… Read the rest “New materials are really cool. Like, make-your-own-unplugged-AC cool.”Fully 15% of the electricity used by buildings in the United States is devoted to [air
Nature celebrates more wonders – potential ones, from flexible armor to affordable fuel cells – that we can make from graphene:
… Read the rest “Bullet-proof fabric and cheap hydrogen fuel… and it comes from carbon.”Protons’ ability to travel through graphene
Science News breaks some scary news to the fungus-phobic and those of us living in old buildings or moist climates. Researchers at CUNY have discovered exactly *how* household mold is bad… Read the rest “Worried? Forgetful? Is there mold in your walls?”
Business Insider, among other sources, has a neat piece on an even neater app that lets you talk to someone on the ISS:
… Read the rest “Talk to a friend in space. Or friends of a friend in space.”talian astronaut Samantha Cristoferetti is currently aboard the International
My son and I just spent the afternoon watching the charming Your Inner Fish series (his idea, not mine), and learned all kinds of fascinating things about the importance… Read the rest “Science Art: Fig 2: Lateral views of the skull and lower jaw… (etc.)”
If you’ve got a sister, why not turn her into a musical instrument?
Human Theremin from Lucy Sansom on Vimeo.
This is more about treated vocals than theremin… and it’s not exactly got a groove. But still, there’s something DUDE about it.
The Theremin Orchestra from merche blasco… Read the rest “Thanksgiving Theremin: The Theremin Orchestra, by Merche Blasco (with Sonia Megías and Thessia Machado)”
Dorit Chrysler seems to be on top of the theremin world today. Also, airplanes. And fingertips.
Jesper Just and Dorit Chrysler: This nameless spectacle from Louisiana Channel on Vimeo… Read the rest “Thanksgiving Theremin: This Nameless Spectacle by Dorit Chrysler and Jesper Just”
Popular Mechanics gets all excited over PayPal/Tesla Motors/SpaceX magnate Elon Musk’s next set of high-tech tricks, including drones and rockets with unfolding wings (in a Star… Read the rest “Elon Musk designs X-Wing rockets & spaceport drones.”
It looks like a wrought-iron finial for a curtain rod. It’s actually a demonstration of how electrons can be used as a lens – how an electron microscope make… Read the rest “Science Art: Text-fig. 5. – Model of electron paths, 1946”
NPR goes, ahem, under the covers to trace the brain chemistry of sleep:
… Read the rest “Here’s why sleep affects your memory (and how you can change it).”“One of the most profound effects of a night of sleep is the improvement in our ability to remember things,”
This is from Salon, so not exactly science reportage here, but still:
… Read the rest “Post-Script: The House just passed a bill barring scientists from advising the EPA on their own research.”In what might be the most ridiculous aspect of the whole thing, the bill forbids scientific experts from participating
Scientific American (via Nature) has more about Rush Holt’s eight-term Congressional career, and his new gig as CEO of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)… Read the rest ““There are some real frustrations.” – Rocket scientist & Representative Rush Holt, on how science works in Congress.”
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