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 the troops, you should… Read the rest “X for the Veterans!”
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Science Art: Energy Arc, central electrode of a Plasma Lamp..
This is what plasma looks like – gas that has been zapped hard enough that it’s now an electrical conductor. Thomas Crooke called it “radiant matter”… Read the rest “Science Art: Energy Arc, central electrode of a Plasma Lamp..”
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 grow your own crystalline rainbow skyscrapers:
… Read the rest “Chemistry crafts: crystals!”The Amazing
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 deserts bloom. The stuff is just like … Read the rest “Waterproof sand brings promise of new life.”
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… Read the rest “Green up your office, green out your lungs.”
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:
… Read the rest “Love is… a natural deodorant?”In a series of trials, each woman was asked to pick out their
Electric Plonk.
New Scientist gives us a recipe for converting cheap wine to the good stuff:
… Read the rest “Electric Plonk.”It is backed by a decade of research, the results have been published in a peer-reviewed journal and the end product
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:
… Read the rest “I feel… different. Prettier.”The research shows that
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:
… Read the rest “The Force That Through the Green Fuse Drives the Flower….”Carried out with the help of a catalyst
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, wait. Scientists! I mean scientists.… Read the rest “Gift Guide: CHEMISTRY!”
Steampunk Laughs Last: Hydrogen from Solar.
PhysOrg.com reveals the unexpected origin of a new alternative energy technology – it isn’t new at all:
… Read the rest “Steampunk Laughs Last: Hydrogen from Solar.”…[I]t may seem a bit out of place that, in 1833, an Italian physicist
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, totally psychedelically intense, man, but… Read the rest “Glowing Proteins; Less-Than-Glowing Prospects?”
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 power” company… Read the rest “If a potato can power a clock…”
Morphine plus pot equals, like, no pain, man.
From the trenches of the War on Drugs comes a New Scientist pharmaceutical report that’s bound to have doctors and pain patients alike going “Duuuude.”
… Read the rest “Morphine plus pot equals, like, no pain, man.”For example,
Bad choices and birth control.
LiveScience makes clear that sometimes, contraception isn’t the best decision. Or, well, doesn’t help you make the best decisions… because birth control pills befuddle… Read the rest “Bad choices and birth control.”