Angela Zhang is 17. That hasn’t stopped her from earning a $100,000 scholarship for designing a nanoparticle that targets cancer stem cells.
Posts under ‘Science’
Santorum spews idiocy.
Most annoying / idiotic / stupid / brainless quote ever, from Rick Santorum: ..science should get out of politics.. If it weren’t for my friend Paul, I would have lost my sh*t over this in a post a yard long. Thankfully, Paul pointed out that reality makes Santorum a non-issue: Oh don’t worry, no one [...]
The EU Resists US TSA’s insanity, bans x-ray scanners
The EU has resisted the US TSA’s insanity, and banned cancer-causing x-ray scanners.
Tech of the Future
Corning’s video, “A Day Made of Glass”, may seem like science fiction, but when viewed alongside the other demo videos, it turns out to be an excitingly accurate prediction.
Time-Lapse view of Earth, from the IIS.
A gorgeous time-lapse view of the Earth, via pictures taken from the IIS.
Someone send me a can of Neverwet.
Neverwet is the promise of nanotechnology at its finest.
Geek Post of the Day: Offshore Nuclear Power?
French nuclear submarine builder DCNS is looking to develop a non-military revenue stream by using its significant nuclear engineering expertise to build an offshore nuclear power plant, Flexblue.
Is there something to the Shrooms?
Researchers are testing the effects of psilocybin, the “active ingredient” in psychoactive mushrooms to see if they have a positive effect on people suffering from end-of-life anxiety.
Another HIV Cure?
Gemcitabine & Decitabine have been found to eliminate HIV in mice, and could be in Phase II human trials very quickly.
Deep Horizon oil spill to escape the Gulf of Mexico
A NASA satellite image shows that the worst-case scenario for the Deep Horizon slick is becoming a reality: the oil has entered the Loop Current.