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How To Build A 3-D Printer For Space
Popular Science - 31 Jul 2013 00:30
Plus, 3-D printed rocket parts are looking pretty good these days. You knew it would happen. NASA is planning to send a 3-D printer aboard the International Space Station next year, The Guardian reports. 3-D printers' ab...
Did This Monster Slingshot Just Set A World Record?
Popular Science - 31 Jul 2013 00:00
Unfortunately, global slingshot record-keeping is woefully remiss. In the above video, Jörg Sprave of The Slingshot Channel fires a 1-inch steel ball with an arm-braced slingshot, at a speed of 207 feet per second. It's...
NASA's upcoming astronaut capsule has hints of Apollo
New Scientist - 30 Jul 2013 21:34
For an out-of-this-world commute, you need a cool vehicle. With sky-blue LED lighting and seating for seven, the Boeing-made space capsule certainly fits the bill
Here's What Wi-Fi Might Look Like If We Could See It
Popular Science - 30 Jul 2013 21:15
Like a rainbow exploding, basically Wi-Fi is a series of invisible waves, streaming along through our houses and offices and planes. What would those waves look like if we could see them? Like these crazy exploding-rainb...
Teen jabs to prevent cervical cancer stall in US
New Scientist - 30 Jul 2013 20:30
Only 33 per cent of eligible US girls are getting all the vaccinations to protect them from human papillomavirus, well short of the 80 per cent target
Wacky spaces: The odd orbits that boost rocket trips
New Scientist - 30 Jul 2013 19:00
Go direct or take the scenic route? Whether you're taking a trip to the space station or into deep space, it's a dilemma for space travellers too (full text available to subscribers)
Tough and Tasty: Recasting a Resilient Weed as a Wild Edible
KQED Quest - 30 Jul 2013 18:00
Find out why some residents of a drought-plagued state are welcoming a weed to their gardens--and their dinner plates.
DNA fails to take off
New Scientist - 30 Jul 2013 18:00
Even crucial science doesn't necessarily translate into an exciting exhibition, to judge by Genome: Unlocking life's code, an exhibition in Washington DC
Tiny Particle Accelerators
Physics Central - 30 Jul 2013 16:55Monogamy evolved to keep baby-killers away
New Scientist - 30 Jul 2013 15:27
Males and females of most mammal species don't stay together for life, but many primates do. We now have a good idea what drove them to evolve monogamy
Crocodiles may need their fruity five-a-day
New Scientist - 30 Jul 2013 12:55
At least half of all species of alligator and crocodile supplement their meaty diet with the flesh of fruit, but is it because they eat fruit-loving prey?
Shiny new teeth concocted from mice and human urine
New Scientist - 30 Jul 2013 12:30
Human stem cells from urine have been coaxed to develop into teeth inside the kidneys of mice