The Cool Science Stuff Thread

[rosco rathbone]

Coolness. But this would be earth shattering:

Protein folding problem, right?

 

[Sean]

Protein folding problem, right?

Among other things. The thing is, we know how molecules and even atoms bond, but we've never actually seen it.

 

[rosco rathbone]

Among other things. The thing is, we know how molecules and even atoms bond, but we've never actually seen it.

Nanofactories here we come.

 

[Sean]

Nanofactories here we come.

Nanotech is the next biggy for the next few decades. But I'm preaching to the choir.

 

[rosco rathbone]

Nanotech is the next biggy for the next few decades. But I'm preaching to the choir.

I spend a lot of time on the futurist sites & the DARPA site trying to guess the Apple/Microsoft of nano.

 

[Sean]

I spend a lot of time on the futurist sites & the DARPA site trying to guess the Apple/Microsoft of nano.

If you come up with a decent runner, gimme a shout. I always fancied being a billionaire.

 

[Bacigalupo]

Enough of your grey goo talk. Fossil tracks are where it's at.

http://www.wired.com/wiredscience/2012/02/in-the-steps-of-ancient-elephants/

 

[Weird Harold]

speaking of fossils:

Bone-bothering boffins build GIANT penguin from fossils
Tall, thin linux geek bird roamed New Zealand 25m years ago

(worth a link just for the headline )

 

[thør]

How big is the universe?

 

[rosco rathbone]

How big is the universe?

This is cool.

 

[thør]

This is cool.

I thought so.

 

[phrodeau]

Some of the info capsules are a bit silly, but it's a great ride.

 

[Angellica1612]

How big is the universe?

Very interesting, though I have to say, by the time I got to the galaxies, I was falling asleep, lol.

 

[Harrypalm]

How big is the universe?

That's really cool!

 

[glynndah]

Flying over the earth at night

 

[phrodeau]

Spider refugee camps in Australia:

http://www.buzzfeed.com/gavon/spider-web-forrest-is-beautiful-and-terrifying

 

[Bacigalupo]

Giant flea! Giant flea!

http://www.nature.com/news/super-sized-fleas-adapted-to-feed-off-dinosaurs-1.10135

 

[HB1965]

Flying over the earth at night

Awesome. I love that website.

 

[Bacigalupo]

http://archosaurmusings.wordpress.com/2012/03/04/velociraptor-scavenging-azhdarchid/

 

[Bacigalupo]

http://www.nytimes.com/2012/03/14/n...is-discovered-in-nyc.html?_r=2&pagewanted=all

 

[Cleopatra]

Happy or Sad about this...?

http://www.nytimes.com/2012/03/17/science/einstein-proved-right-in-retest-of-neutrinos-speed.html

 

[Weird Harold]

Turns out, cars of the future won't only be able to drive themselves, they'll also be able to take off into the sky. -- PC Magazine

 

[Bacigalupo]

Fuzzy, wuzzy, and oh so deadly.

http://blogs.scientificamerican.com/tetrapod-zoology/2012/04/04/giant-feathered-tyrannosaurs/

 

[clutch1]

Turns out, cars of the future won't only be able to drive themselves, they'll also be able to take off into the sky. -- PC Magazine

Scraping paint on firm ground is scary enough for me.

 

[trysail]

A very good test of your scientific literacy:

http://www.csmonitor.com/Science/2011/1209/Are-you-scientifically-literate-Take-our-quiz/


Warning: It's not easy ( no cheating !!! )






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