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Posted by Michael Bradbury in Atmospheric science, Backyard Science, Citizen science, Engineering, Space, Video on 01 31st, 2012 | 2 Comments

Lego Man Goes to Nearer Space

NASA is spending $63 million per astronaut to send them to space on Russian rockets. But a pair of Toronto teens did it for $400. Okay, their astronaut was made of plastic and stood just a couple of inches tall. And he only made it about a quarter of the way to the internationally accepted boundary...

Posted by Michael Bradbury in Biofuels, Climate Change, Engineering, Environment, Featured Articles, Geology, Greenovation, Math, Politics, Science Policy, Solar, Video, Wave Power, Wind on 01 25th, 2012 | No Comments

State of the Union Skimps on Science

For those expecting President Barack Obama to expound on the accomplishments of his laundry list of science and innovation policy he outlined in last year’s State of the Union, there were a few nods to but no specifics in this third State of the Union address on Tuesday evening. As Forbes reported...

Posted by Michael Bradbury in Artificial Intelligence, Biology, Engineering, Evolution, Featured Articles, Nanotechnology, Physics and Chemistry, Video on 12 15th, 2011 | No Comments

Is Metal the New Building Block of Life?

The focus of Lee Cronin’s work is understanding and controlling self-assembly and self-organisation in chemistry to develop functional molecular and nano-molecular chemical systems; linking architectural design with function and recently engineering system-level functions.Lee Cronin's Lab Searches...

Posted by Michael Bradbury in Citizen science, Engineering, Featured Articles, Video on 11 30th, 2011 | 1 Comment

Jetman Flies with the Big Birds

Yves “Jetman” Rossy is a Swiss aviator and engineer who has created personalize jet flight. In 2008 he became the first person to fly independently without the aid of an airplane. He just had a fixed wing attached to his back.Jetman, Yves Rossy Soars above The Alps He’s been perfecting...

Posted by Michael Bradbury in Artificial Intelligence, Engineering, Inventions, Physics and Chemistry, Robotics, Video on 11 29th, 2011 | No Comments

Softbots Slither in Tight Spaces

(no audio to accompany video) After the earthquake in Japan or Haiti robots were pretty useless in sifting through rubble to find survivors. They also didn’t do well in off-road situations where the environment had shifted and they couldn’t maneuver over obstacles. But a chemist at Harvard...

Posted by Michael Bradbury in Engineering, Greenovation, Inventions, Nanotechnology, Video on 11 21st, 2011 | No Comments

Nickel Lattices Form Lightest Material

Materials scientists have been inspired by human architectural feats like the Golden Gate Bridge and the Eiffel Tower which demonstrate light-weight structures relative to their size. After applying similar architectural principles at the micro and nano scales, they have have created the lightest material...

Posted by Michael Bradbury in Discoveries, Engineering, Inventions, Physics and Chemistry, Video on 11 15th, 2011 | No Comments

Quantum Levitation Hovers on the Horizon

Science has proven it’s possible to make the Back to the Future II hover board a thing of the future. But first scientists need to overcome the need to flash freeze the object in order to turn it into a superconductor, which makes quantum levitation possible.Team Demonstrates Quantum Levitation...

Posted by Michael Bradbury in Engineering, Inventions, Physics and Chemistry, SciArt, Scientainment, Video on 11 10th, 2011 | No Comments

Bright Ideas Drove Invention of Mundane Things

Right now Steve Jobs is being remembered as the man who made technology personal and pleasing. But as time passes the iPod, iPhone and iPad will become part of our lives, no longer remarkable. This is the same journey that other inventions took, from bright, new concept to items in everyday use.iPad,...

Posted by Michael Bradbury in Engineering, Environment, Greenovation, Inventions, SciArt, Scientainment, Solar, Video on 10 28th, 2011 | No Comments

Artist to Build a Glacier in the Desert

For artist Ap Verheggen there is a fine line between art and experiment. Last year the Dutch artist placed two sculptures on icebergs and intends for them to float off the coast of Greenland, sending a message about how climate change is also changing culture. That was a project he called cool(E)motion....

Posted by Michael Bradbury in Biotechnology, Consumer Safety, Diseases, Ecology, Engineering, Environment, Food and Nutrition, Health and Medicine, Plants, Video on 10 20th, 2011 | No Comments

Genetically Modified Foods Abound in U.S.

Jeffrey Smith has written the book on genetically modified foods (GMOs). Now he’s on a crusade to rid the U.S. of unhealthy food hybrids that not even animals choose to eat. He tells the story of a farmer who was growing corn for his cows. The farmer grew non-GMO corn next to corn that had been...

Posted by Michael Bradbury in Anthropology, Diseases, Economics, Engineering, Environment, Food and Nutrition, Health and Medicine, Math, Politics, Video on 10 17th, 2011 | No Comments

Earth Population: 7 Billion and Counting

Seven billion is a big number. It looks like this: 7,000,000,000. According to National Geographic magazine If you started counting out loud to 7 billion, it would take you 200 years. And, If you took 7 billion steps it would take you around the globe 133 times. By the end of October, that’s...

Posted by Michael Bradbury in Astronomy, Engineering, Inventions, Space on 10 12th, 2011 | 1 Comment

Largest Telescope Built to See Cosmic Dawn

It’s already the largest telescope in the world but by the end of 2013 the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA) Telescope will be able to see dust that was formed 13 billion years ago. Comprised of 20 high-powered antennas the project will add another 46 over the next two years. Sitting...

Posted by Michael Bradbury in Engineering, Nanotechnology, SciArt, Scientainment, Video on 10 10th, 2011 | 3 Comments

NanoArt Shows Beauty at Smallest Level

Every artist must draw inspiration from someplace. For Christian Orfescu that inspiration is found at his day job, working as a materials scientist for Caleb Technology, a Califorina-based company where he uses nanotechnology to design better lithium batteries. Behold, the NanoArt. #gallery-3...

Posted by Michael Bradbury in Biology, Citizen science, Computer Science, Discoveries, Diseases, Engineering, Health and Medicine, Video on 09 21st, 2011 | 3 Comments

Citizen Scientists Discover Key HIV Protein

For years, scientists have been saying that some of the biggest discoveries in science will come from non-scientists. And now that prediction is showing promise as two teams of online video game players have helped solve the structure for an important enzyme found in the HIV virus. After medical researchers...

Posted by Michael Bradbury in Engineering, Space, Video on 09 15th, 2011 | No Comments

NASA Dips Toe in Deep Space Exploration

After months of speculation NASA unveiled its new Space Launch System to take astronauts further than they have ever gone before. While there is no destination yet for this new super-powered rocket, there is plenty of time to quibble over such details. The Marshall Flight Center in Rocket City, more...

Posted by Michael Bradbury in Citizen science, Computer Science, Engineering, Inventions, Video on 09 12th, 2011 | 3 Comments

MakerBot Prints Future of Manufacturing

Bre Pettis used to be a school teacher in Seattle. Then he began doing weekend projects and podcasting about them for Make: magazine. But when he found 3-D printing he found a home and turned that passion into a company, where he is bringing science fiction-style replicators a step closer to reality....

Posted by Michael Bradbury in Biology, Diseases, Engineering, Health and Medicine, Inventions, Physiology, Video on 09 1st, 2011 | No Comments

A Breath of Medical Fresh Air

Starting in a couple of years you may be able to let out a big sigh of relief that medical diagnostics are moving away from needles and other invasive ways of figuring out what’s going on in the human body. New technology that takes detailed readings from our breath are already being tested to...

Posted by Michael Bradbury in Consumer Safety, Engineering, Video, Weird Weather on 08 30th, 2011 | No Comments

Skyscrapers Pose Danger in Hurricanes

When Hurricane Irene began tracking toward New York City, officials feared the worst. In a city full of skyscrapers a hurricane can become a bigger instrument of destruction. Flying glass as windows blow out create dangerous projectiles littering the streets. And the space between highrise buildings...

Posted by Michael Bradbury in Artificial Intelligence, Citizen science, Computer Science, Discoveries, Geology, Marine Science, Math, Video on 08 17th, 2011 | No Comments

Project Shiphunt Puts Adventure in Science

What started out as an educational lesson turned into real-world adventure for five high school students from Sagniaw, Michigan. The students from Arthur Hill High School, near Michigan’s Shipwreck Alley on Lake Huron located two missing ships at the bottom of the lake. In a science outreach collaboration...

Posted by Michael Bradbury in Computer Science, Diseases, Engineering, Health and Medicine, Inventions, Video on 08 15th, 2011 | No Comments

Electronic Tattoos

Ultrathin, flexible circuit boards that attach to the skin could replace conventional wired medical equipment, especially when it comes to monitoring vital signs. New electronic tattoos, also known as epidermal electronics are taking state-of-the-art wireless medical technology and sticking it to a...

Posted by Michael Bradbury in Engineering, Greenovation, Solar, Video on 08 4th, 2011 | 1 Comment

Sunny Outlook for Solar Energy

The Hawaii Electric Company (HECO) placed solar panels on the roof of the Easter Seals building on Oahu, making the non-profit agency the solar installation that pushed them over the 20 megawatt mark. Each megawatt of electricity produced from photo voltaic cells powers about 800 homes. Cities around...

Posted by Michael Bradbury in Artificial Intelligence, Evolution, Health and Medicine, The Brain, Video on 07 19th, 2011 | No Comments

The Internet Is Rewiring our Brains

Psychologists have learned that the Internet is becoming a primary form of transactive memory, meaning the information is external or stored outside of the person. For some it is becoming far easier to reach for a keyboard than to try to extract a piece of information from the brain. Google and Yahoo!...

Posted by Michael Bradbury in Engineering, Inventions, Video on 07 13th, 2011 | No Comments

Flying Car Cleared for Takeoff

Move over Jetsons. The first roadable aircraft or flying car has been cleared for road use. The Terrafugia Transition is the now the first car-plane hybrid that has been approved for both flight and road use. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration just approved the Transition for road...

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