Science
New Particle Collider to Shut for Repairs
The LHC was supposed to be built in Texas but it was stopped during an economic downturn. We did not build it. It’s a shame. I look at our current economic state and hope we do not make the same mistake. When banks fail, stocks tumble, and oil runs low, America’s bread and butter is [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )Mars Water Discovered, "Tasted" by Lander — A First
Cool! Now, let send some people.
NASA’s Mars Phoenix Lander quenched a longtime scientific thirst yesterday when it detected water in a soil sample—the first time liquid water has been touched or “tasted” on another planet.
The craft obtained water by heating an icy soil sample in its “bake and sniff” oven, called the Thermal [...]
DailyTech – Breakthrough Allows LED Lighting to be Processed on Silicon at Great Savings
The Department of Energy offered a $20MM Bright Tomorrow prize for the creation of mass producible efficient lighting. It worked!
Note to the DoE: Great job! Do more of this stuff!
The new device is extremely promising as it may allow lighting to finally do primarily what it was intended — make light. Traditional [...]
Rare uncontacted tribe photographed in Amazon – Yahoo! News
I did not know there were tribes that have never had contact with modern society. Apparently there are about 100 tribes like this. Pretty wild.
The photographs of the tribe near the border between Brazil and Peru are rare evidence that such groups exist. A Brazilian official involved in the expedition said many of them [...]
Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa, Wellington, NZ – Webcast – 4 cameras view
If anyone wants to see a giant squid defrosting live on webcam, now is your chance.
Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa, Wellington, NZ – Webcast – 4 cameras view
