Thursday, March 26, 2009

Science Stuff below the fold

Regrowing limbs? First experiments growing muscles from skin stem cells is being done.

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The production of electricity from waves using a "snakelike unit" made headlines.
too bad it didn't work
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Remember the Trouble with Tribbles?

Well, China has the Trouble with Gerbils...and is using the pill to stop them.

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Metallic glass...not a new idea, but now without the cracks...

OK, Trekkies, altogether now:
Transparent Aluminum?
actually, as one comment on the original article noted,
Transparent Aluminum was invented nearly 4 years ago, and is currently being used as for windows in armoured military vehicles in place of bulletproof glass.....LINK LINK2
a PDF on the minerality of StarTrek here.

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