Cosmic dacquiri.
The Guardian explains an awful lot about how things have gotten so out of hand for so very, very long by revealing proof that we’re […]
chemistry
Feeling contaminated? Plastic pipes trump glass bottles.
Think your bottled water is all safe from fake estrogen contamination because you’ve switched to glass bottles? ScienceNews wants you to think again: …[T]heir data […]
X for the Veterans!
ScientificBlogging.com invites the military to join in the PLUR culture: Patriotism, Love, Unity and Respect. New research shows that if you really want to support […]
Science Art: Energy Arc, central electrode of a Plasma Lamp..
Click to embiggen. This is what plasma looks like – gas that has been zapped hard enough that it’s now an electrical conductor. Thomas Crooke […]
Chemistry crafts: crystals!
This isn’t actually a discovery. It’s something you can do at home. All you need is bismuth, a pot and a stove and you can […]
Waterproof sand brings promise of new life.
PhysOrg, ready for a day on the beach, reports that nanotech engineers have created waterproof sand. They expect to use it to make the world’s […]
Green up your office, green out your lungs.
Pogue’s Posts‘ recent look at the latest TED talks underlines one particular presentation that seems pretty interesting. It’s by a fellow named Kamal Meattle who’s […]
Love is… a natural deodorant?
New Scientist uncorks the peculiar way passion affects our scents, by blanketing would-be competitors with the smell of love: In a series of trials, each […]
Electric Plonk.
New Scientist gives us a recipe for converting cheap wine to the good stuff: It is backed by a decade of research, the results have […]
I feel… different. Prettier.
RedOrbit.com has a comprehensive overview (and yes, this is a summary of an overview) of research proving male organisms around the world are becoming feminized: […]
The Force That Through the Green Fuse Drives the Flower….
Technology Review covers the breakthrough of MIT chemist Daniel Nocera, who has figured out how to make like a leaf… and turn sunlight into fuel: […]
Gift Guide: CHEMISTRY!
The glorious MAKE blog has the scientific gift guide of my dreams: chemistry sets and DIY books for garage explosives experts and drug manufacturers. No, […]
Steampunk Laughs Last: Hydrogen from Solar.
PhysOrg.com reveals the unexpected origin of a new alternative energy technology – it isn’t new at all: …[I]t may seem a bit out of place […]
Glowing Proteins; Less-Than-Glowing Prospects?
Recently, Dr. Roger Tsien earned a Nobel prize for his work in creating a stunning array of colorful, glowing proteins. Not only are they, like, […]
If a potato can power a clock…
…then a tree can power a forest-fire deterrent system. At least, so says Discover magazine and a group of MIT scientists who’ve started a “tree […]