Monday, April 4, 2011

Now This Is How You Retrieve Two Massive Solid Rocket Boosters from the Ocean!

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I still can't believe this is the first up-close, 480p video of NASA retrieving the space shuttle's two solid rocket boosters (SRBs...
Sunday, April 3, 2011

Qatar Will Use $500,000 Artificial Clouds for the World Cup

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When I heard that World Cup 2022 was going to be in Qatar, I was confused like everyone else. Isn't it deathly hot over there? But they...
Saturday, April 2, 2011

Why Are Millions of Spiders Invading Thousands of Trees and Why Is It Good News?

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These huge trees are fully covered with thousands of spiderwebs, something never before seen in Sindh, Pakistan, where this photo was taken....
Friday, April 1, 2011

Degradable Nanoparticles Bludgeon Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria

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MRSA Cells With and Without Nanoparticles MRSA bacteria before, left, and after, right, incubation with a new biodegradable polymer nanopa...
Thursday, March 31, 2011

Resourceful Nebraskan Moron Sucks Change from Laundry Machines with Backpack Vacuum

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This is an odd convergence of ingenuity and idiocy: a man tried to clean out (tee hee) the coin coffers of an apartment laundry room with ...
Wednesday, March 30, 2011

Meal Snap Photographs Your Food and Automatically Estimates the Calories You Ate

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Meal Snap is a neat app that photographs your food, uploads the picture, and then replies with a calorie count in just a few seconds. And i...
Tuesday, March 29, 2011

Nanoparticle Rubber Stamps Could Help Heal Wounds

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You know the UV-ink rubber stamps that night clubs like to stick on your skin? Well, a novel silver nanotech variant of the idea could actua...