Eclectic junk from the four corners of the ‘Net. And pictures too!
I wonder if this can be used in a practical fashion. Might prove to be a good source of atomic particle.
“We expected to bring the nuclear liquid to a boil and produce a steam of quark-gluon plasma,” said John Cramer from the University of Washington. “Instead, the boiler seems to be blowing up in our faces.”
Mini Big Bang Created, Puzzling Results Too Explosive
(Thank you Kevin for this info)
Very impressive…
Envisat radar imagery confirms that the B-15A iceberg – the world’s largest floating object -3 is adrift once more after two months aground on a shallow seamount. This latest development poses a renewed threat to the nearby pier of land-attached ice known as the Drygalski ice tongue.
Pretty neat, the insect can ‘see’ infrared radiation (fire) via pits in its abdomen (like the kind that are on the heads of some snakes) so it can have a safe place to reproduce and lay eggs. Nature provides amazing adaptations in the strangest of ways.
Jewel beetle flies into the inferno
Well, what more can you say about this? 🙂
Bust-Up attributes its powers to the slow release of dietary supplements, of which pueraria mirifica appears to be the most active. “Unlike dietary supplements taken in a pill once a day, the gum means that it is constantly bombarding your system and restoring the muscle tissue that keeps breasts healthy,” a B2Up spokeswoman said. “And it smells nice on the breath.”
The article also talks about people buying home oxygen tents. I wonder just how safe something like this would be. If the tent develops a leak and saturates the home with a larger than normal concentration on O2 there could be a serious fire hazard.
Ryoko Saito, the proprietor of Bien beauty clinic in North Tokyo, said the important message from the health fair was that oxygen is good for you. “These days, oxygen is what all our customers ask us about when they come to the clinic.”
She added: “We have a few machines that are very popular, but they are getting a little old and people want something more elaborate. Everyone can afford to be Michael Jackson now.”
Someone might want to tell her that that may not be a big selling point right now…
An engineering professor at UCSD has described in the March issue of JOM (the Journal of the Minerals, Metals and Materials Society) the unique properties of a new type of metallic laminate that can serve as armor and as a replacement for beryllium, a strong but toxic metal commonly used in demanding aerospace applications.
Researcher Describes New Type Of Strong, Lightweight Metallic Material
(Thank you agent Greg for the information)
Still a few years away from hitting the mass market but I’ll bet that any day now there will be laws passed against such devices. Imagine the loss of revenue that such items could cause for companies? Oh no! You could pirate everything! Anarchy in the streets!!!
I’m just kidding, I don’t believe that devices like this could ever produce exact replicas of existing products. The only way that could happen is if you could build things atom by atom. However, I’m sure that some lobbyist will bend the ear of a politician and fill his head up with all sorts of crazy ideas, ideas that will eventually force said lobbyist to not provide trips and gifts because his company just can’t afford it any more… Oops! I’m being cynical again aren’t I?
The “self replicating rapid prototyper” or RepRap could vastly reduce the cost of 3D printers, paving the way for a future where broken objects and spare parts are simply “re-printed” at home. New and unique objects could also be created.
3D printer to churn out copies of itself
(Thanks Steve for sending me this link! )