Superatoms were mentioned in a previous post, now continuing research finds that certain combinations of atoms mimic the electron signatures of single atoms some of which were predictable from the periodic table.
Electron Binding Energy of Nickel Atom and Titanium-monoxide Molecule
Credit: Castleman lab, Penn State University
The Discovery Institute is suing the California Science Center for cancelling the showing of an anti-evolution film after the Institute violated their contract to rent the Center’s IMAX theater by publishing promotional materials for the event without approval.
Memory foam, the heart pump, and lasik eye surgery are a few of the eight technologies that emerged from space exploration.
Planetary scientist Fancis Nimmo believes the “Goldilocks Zone,’ the range of distances a planet can be from its star and still have liquid water, an important component of forming life, is much bigger than currently estimated and should include places like the moons of Jupiter and Saturn, where liquid water on Europa and Methane on Titan hold the potential for life.
Pets Teach Science: 16 golden retrievers explain atoms:
Although blimps are slow, carry little weight, and require enormous hangars to house them, a German company has come up with a snake-like blimp design that overcomes some of these shortcomings to provide an aerial surveillance craft that can stay aloft for days.
Snake-Blimp
Credit: Sanswire-TAO Corp.
As temperatures rise, insects are breeding additional generations each summer.
Sea Urchins appear to use the entire surface of their bodies as a compound eye.
Emergent technology to look forward to in the next decade: 3-D CAPTCHAs.
Army of Sea Urchins – Planet Earth – BBC Wildlife:
Check out the photo gallery of Tesla-inspired Christmas trees.
Tesla X-mas Tree
Credit: Dr. Peter Terren
Check out the cool way a physicist puts on his swimming cap.
Male ducks have fantastically complex genitalia, which have evolved to traverse the complex vaginal canals of female ducks, which evolved corkscrew shapes in response to male ducks engaging in forced copulation. Talk about a war of the sexes.
It started off with the Y2K bug and the dot-com bubble-burst and is finishing with the iPhone pocket computer and Kindle e-book reader, say goodbye to the digital decade, as Bill Gates predicted.
Rare clip from an Orson Welles film featuring a dramatic recreation of a meeting between Nikola Tesla, Thomas Edison, and J.P. Morgan:
It’s time for all the looks back at the year in science. Here’s Science Friday’s take, National Geographic’s, Cosmos’, Scientific American’s, New Scientists’, and Discover Magazine’s.
Atlantis Crossing in Front of the Sun in May
Credit: NASA
While it makes sense that Republicans and Democrats would disagree on policy issues such as Health Care Reform and the War in Afghanistan, how can they disagree on scientific facts too?
Acacia plants may appear infested with ants that build nests in them and devour their berries, but the plants are actually manipulating the ants chemically to guard the plant.
17 women seniors who took part in Experience Corps tutoring young children experienced a strengthening in brain regions that support cognitive abilities while improving cognitive performance of young students at the same time.
Robot flowers:
