Friday, June 30, 2006

Smile! A new Canadian tool can re-grow teeth say inventors

Ants use pedometers to find home

New Scientist Breaking News - Ants use pedometers to find home

Ants-On-Stilts .... Sounds like the name of a band ..... ;-)

Tuesday, June 27, 2006

New chameleon-like snake discovered in the Heart of Borneo

WWF - New chameleon-like snake discovered in the Heart of Borneo

He's the SNAKE of a DIFFERENT COLOR, you've heard tell about .. ;-)

How interesting .. a poisonous snake that changes color ....

Pesticides dramatically increase risk of Parkinson's

Pesticides dramatically increase risk of Parkinson's | the Daily Mail

Always important to wash chemicals like these off as quickly as possible ...

Monday, June 26, 2006

Bats and horses get strangely chummy

New Scientist Breaking News - Bats and horses get strangely chummy

Hmmm ... Bats are more closely related to horses, than are cows. Only cats and dogs are more closely related to horses than bats.

Sunday, June 25, 2006

Two new Pluto moons named by the International Astronomical Union

Two new Pluto moons named by the International Astronomical Union | SpaceRef - Your Space Reference

One of these, is certain to make all the *nix fans out there, ecstatic ... ;-)

Saturday, June 24, 2006

Genetics Tool Inspires New Method for Dating Old Art

Friday, June 23, 2006

Humans wore bling 100,000 years ago

Oldest Known Spiderweb Found in Ancient Amber

Oldest Known Spiderweb Found in Ancient Amber

Closely related article HERE, states that the Orb Web only evolved in a single spider lineage.

Thursday, June 22, 2006

Nanoparticle Devices Aim of Global Project

Nanoparticle Devices Aim of Global Project

Extremely clever, I must say ... to use the superfluidity of Liquid Helium, to create multiple metallic layers, with different magnetic properties, in these nanoparticles they call nano-onions.

Ex-Marine base sets stage for world's largest photograph

York Dispatch - Ex-Marine base sets stage for world's largest photograph

Say "CHEESE-FACTORY" ...... :)

From the Article:

"The photographers are using a nearly 33-by-111 foot piece of white fabric covered in 20 gallons of light-sensitive emulsion as the photographic "negative."

After exposing the fabric for up to 10 days, they will develop it in a huge tub made of pool siding, using 200 gallons of black-and-white developer solution and 600 gallons of fixer."

Finding a short circuit before it finds you

Finding a short circuit before it finds you

This PASD (Pulsed Arrested Spark Discharge) is very clever ....

Wednesday, June 21, 2006

Georgia Tech/IBM Announce New Chip Speed Record

Georgia Institute of Technology :: News Room :: Georgia Tech/IBM Announce New Chip Speed Record

Hmm ... 451 degrees below zero Fahrenheit .. 500 GHz ... Can you say "BRRRRRWHOOOOSH!!!" ? ... ;-)

Another HERE.

Tuesday, June 20, 2006

DALSA develops 100+ megapixel CCD

University opens school for hackers

Monday, June 19, 2006

Embryo test offers hope to parents

Guardian Unlimited | UK Latest | Embryo test offers hope to parents

This new technique of pre-implantation haplotyping, appears to hold major promise.

Researchers find hidden Greek text on 'world's oldest astronomy computer'

Researchers find hidden Greek text on 'world's oldest astronomy computer'

Well .. this pretty much cinches the case, for the purpose of the Antikythera Mechanism.

Scientists Create Butterfly Hybrid

LiveScience.com - Scientists Create Butterfly Hybrid

Two goes into One .. how many times? .. err .. how often .......... Not Very Often ....

Round salt goes with the flow

New Scientist Tech - News - Round salt goes with the flow

Why, just the other day, I was saying that I wished that salt crystals were shaped like rhombic dodecahedrons .... :) .... OK .. Maybe Not ....

Meet an ancient member of birds' family tree

CNN.com - Meet an ancient member of birds' family tree - Jun 15, 2006

OH .. NOW I see ... the "Early-Bird" is actually, over 100 Million Years Old .... ;-)

More HERE.

Tuesday, June 13, 2006

Genetic tweak boosts stiffness of spider silk

Renewed Hopes for Vaccine to Treat Alzheimer's

Friday, June 09, 2006

Robot device mimics human touch

BBC NEWS | Science/Nature | Robot device mimics human touch

Not to be splitting hairs ... but the article states that the tactile resolution of a human fingertip is HALF the diameter of a human hair .... ;-)

Thursday, June 08, 2006

New dinosaur is the smallest giant

New Scientist News - New dinosaur is the smallest giant

The little-known Jumbo-Shrimposaurs ... ;-)

Infant Solar System Awash in Carbon Found by NASA's FUSE

Hearts could be grown in 10 years

Saturday, June 03, 2006

Giant Crater Found: Tied to Worst Mass Extinction Ever

SPACE.com -- Giant Crater Found: Tied to Worst Mass Extinction Ever

Imagine ... a space rock, 30 miles in diameter, crashing into the Earth ... creating a crater 300 miles in diameter ... and causing the continent of Australia to spall off of the Gondwana supercontinent ...

And it MAY be true! .... ;-)

Giant Slab of Earth's Crust Found Near Core

LiveScience.com - Giant Slab of Earth's Crust Found Near Core

Amazing to see a visualization of the earth's crust, folding inward towards the core, like giant sheets of denim coming off the machine looms....

Friday, June 02, 2006

Ancient Scroll May Yield Religious Secrets

LiveScience.com - Ancient Scroll May Yield Religious Secrets

I find these multi-spectral scanners ability to read black letters on black background, quite interesting ...

Mouse Finding Violates Laws of Heredity

Science & Technology at Scientific American.com: Mouse Finding Violates Laws of Heredity

It seems, even evolution doesn't put ALL it's eggs in one basket ...... ;-)

Astronomers Get First Good Look at Near-Earth Asteroid

Thursday, June 01, 2006

Eight unknown species found in sealed cave

Guardian Unlimited | Special reports | Eight unknown species found in sealed cave

Sealed in the dark for so many millions of years, that their eyes have evolved to the point of uselessness.....

Arctic's tropical past uncovered

BBC NEWS | Science/Nature | Arctic's tropical past uncovered

Ah! ... Palm trees and Proto-Coconuts ............ ;-)