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Science Links for Jupiterday, 20091112

Posted in Science Etcetera on November 12th, 2009
  • The fact that dinosaurs would need strong highly-oxygenated muscles to support their large bodies further lends support to the hypothesis that they were warm-blooded.
  • Biomechanics of Running Indicates Endothermy in Bipedal Dinosaurs.
    Biomechanics of Running Indicates Endothermy in Bipedal Dinosaurs.
    Credit: Pontzer H, Allen V, Hutchinson JR, PLoS ONE 4(11), 2009.
  • The same Vatican that persecuted Galileo is now suggesting its scientists search the stars for signs of alien life.
  • SolarCity is a company that has figured out how to help people overcome the hurdle of buying a $15k solar power setup by leasing them the equipment.
  • Labioplasty is plastic surgery for the vagina to enhance its aesthetic appeal, but the long-term risks of the surgery are not yet known.
  • With 43 customers in line, paying $4.4 million each, the space hotel is on track for 2012.
  • Space Hotel 2012
    Space Hotel 2012
    Credit: Galactic Suite
  • An industrial use for Carbon Dioxide that would pull it from the atmosphere is to combine it with biomass to create fuel.
  • Coating metal hip replacements with self-healing polymers offers a strategy for dramatically improved prosthetics.
  • Butterflies are going up to the ISS, where school children will be able to watch them grow in space.
  • Vatican Astronomer Says Believing In Aliens Doesn’t Contradict Catholicism:
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