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Using Sound Waves To 3D-Print Objects
When an object is 3D printed, a computer processes an object’s design and sequentially “prints” each of its layers on top of one another. In a new form of 3D printing from …
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Remarkable Sea Creatures Discovered Thousands of Meters Deep
Deep below the surface of the Indian Ocean—thousands of meters down—several remarkable creatures have been discovered by biologists. There are animals “decked out in twinkling lights, with velvety black skin and mouths …
Link About It: This Week’s Picks
Celebrating trans love, the return of a design icon, maps from the mind, ancient inventions gain new life and more
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Ancient Egyptian Pigment Now Used in Molecular Biology
The bright and striking pigment known as Egyptian Blue (or calcium copper silicate) was invented 5,000 years ago but continues to fascinate, now through the scientific insight it provides. The pigment (most …
Via popularmechanics.com
Researcher Invents New Field to Study Life Found in Smoke
As flames still burn from another year of disastrous fires, Leda Kobziar (of the University of Idaho) works to grow a new field of study, Pyroaerobiology, that surveys life found in the …
Via designboom.com
Toshihiko Shibuya’s Tiny Art Resembles Blossoming Life
Displayed at a random location within the woods of Tomakomai in Japan, Toshihiko Shibuya’s most recent installation mirrors the emergence of biological life using 1,500 individual, pastel-colored pushpins meant to look like …
Via npr.org
The Science Behind “Goosebumps”
With Halloween upon us, there’s likely a hair-raising situation waiting to give you goosebumps, chicken skin or make your skin crawl. Those might seem like silly terms, but they all come from …
Via nytimes.com
Dr Alexander Rich Dies at 90
Dr Alexander Rich, the first person to produce a distinct image of the double helix structure of RNA and DNA, has passed away at the age of 90. Rich was an award-winning …
Dino Pet
$59.00
Boasting the ability to put bioluminescence in the palm of your hand, the Dino Pet really is a pretty awesome little toy. The little crystal fella photosynthesizes during the day to light …
Olympus BioScapes 2012
An enchanting look at this year's winning scientific images captured with microscopes