Kevin Costner is know for his environmental stance, and has taken flack for some of the things he’s said. That said this News Story shows that it seems he may be able to back up his feelings with something that won’t tank faster then Waterworld… (okay bad pun since I actually liked the movie)
Continue reading about Kevin Costner solving the worst Oil Spill in US History?
I love out of the box thinking, and here is a person who took a complicated process and simplified it enough that I’d almost call it revolutionary. Michelle Khine arrived at the University of California’s brand-new Merced campus in 2006 eager. She was experimenting with tiny liquid-filled channels in hopes of devising chip-based diagnostic tests, [...]
Continue reading about Microfluidic Chips out of Shrinky Dinks?
“How old is your Scotch? Ask a scientist. Alarmed by the rising amount of counterfeit antique Scotch whisky circulating worldwide, industry experts have turned to carbon dating to verify age, London’s Daily Telegraph reports. In one case, a 1856 bottle of Macallan Rare Reserve, expected to sell for $30,000, was withdrawn from auction after tests [...]
As a graphic Artist I used fonts and fight fonts ALL the time. So when I ran across this table (No I didn’t make it) I wanted to share and keep for posterity. Here is a Periodic Table of Typefaces.
News has emerged of the latest threat to nature: drug-addled bees, hopped up on crack by crazed scientists. Some bee experts believe that cocaine could have “as devastating an effect on honey bee society as it does on human society”. The scientists in question are Andrew Barron of Macquarie University in Australia and Gene Robinson [...]
Young Chinese girl deafened by excessive kissing A young Chinese woman was left partially deaf following a passionate kiss from her boyfriend. The 20-something from Zhuhai in Guangdong province arrived at hospital having completely lost the hearing in her left ear, said local reports. The incident prompted a series of articles in the local media [...]
Continue reading about You heard it here… Stop that kissing and get off my lawn!
Its not often that a simple act of nature as predictable… and as unpredictable like a Meteor gets caught on tape. Its even rarer when its as spectacular as this.
The Chicago Tribune posted a story about a local girl who decided to find out how tolerant supporters of Obama who was preaching tolerance was. Click to read the story by John Kass (Click read more in case it gets wiped after a short time… ie. not archived) Quote: Catherine never told us which candidate [...]
15:02, that’s it. Second beam all the way round and the LHC is up and running. about 3 hours ago from web 13:55, the LHC’s second beam is now on its way. about 5 hours ago from web 10:25, 10 September 2008. Historic moment. The LHC first beam has just circulated. Amazing moment. about 8 [...]
Continue reading about Large Hadron Collider started… I’m still alive.
Here was a cool video that aguy shot while parachuting and reaching over 900 miles an hour and the speed of sound. The whole time unprotected… but for his suit. And amazing video about something I sorta heard about but didn’t fully understand.
