A Round of Applause for the Gonorrhea-Based Molecular Machine
Gonorrhea isn’t just an STD known for causing burning sensations when you pee; it’s the strongest organism known to man. Able to pull 100,000 times its body weight, the clap may soon serve a purpose greater than painfully reminding you of ...
Flowers Grow In Moon Soil Simulation
The moon is a nice place to visit, but you’d never want to live there. Because of the lack of breathable air? Nah. There are no flowers. But now, scientists have successfully grown marigolds in crushed anorthosite, a rocky Earth-based soil that ...
Scientists Discover How to Extend Lifespans without Starving Yourself
Restricting yourself to a super-low calorie diet has been discovered as a way to extend your lifespan by a noticeable number of years, but it comes with a pretty lousy side effect: you don’t get to eat anything. Not worth it! I’d rather di...
Chill a Can of Warm Beer in 20 Seconds
Are there any tragedies greater than really wanting a cold beer and only having warm beers on hand? Without thinking too long about it, I’m going to go ahead and say no, there aren’t. That’s why I’m excited to see this method o...
Scientists Use Superconductors to Get Spacecrafts Hovering
Cornell researchers are working on a way to make hovering vehicles a reality. By pairing superconductors with permanent magnets, they’ve figured out a way to get objects to hover with complete stability without any power necessary.
...Cheap, Homemade MRI Does a Better Job Imaging Lungs Than the Real Thing
Are you one of the millions of Americans living without health insurance? If so, then you know how expensive hospital visits are, especially for fancy tests like MRIs. But hey, don’t worry. If you need an MRI, you can always just use this makesh...
Oral Hygiene Game Maps Mouth, Makes Kids Brush Better
As a guy with pretty horrible teeth, I can only wish that this computerized toothbrush was invented decades ago when I was a kid. When children brush using the system, the toothbrush’s LEDs get mapped via webcam onto a representation of a mouth,...