Friday, September 14, 2012

Stories below the fold

They found King Richard III...maybe.

well, at least it is of a soldier with scoliosis...
video link.


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Attention teaparty types: EmptyChair.com domain name can be yours for a mere 50 thousand dollars.

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Fixing a mummy with engineering and LEGO.

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Mystery of the week: Where is the missing Lithium in the universe?

factoid of the day:

In the Star Trek universe, dilithium is a fictional chemical element, (The dilithium crystal structure is 2(5)6 dilithium 2(:)l diallosilicate 1:9:1 heptoferranide, according to the Star Trek: The Next Generation Technical Manual.)  although dilithium is also the scientific name for a molecule composed of two lithium atoms.

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Making artificial blood vessels is nothing new, even if you now can print them out with a printer.

the real news is that you now can print out capillary sized blood vessels...

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Don't forget: National Talk like a Pirate day is September 19th...

Stereolithography is best known for its ability to print large objects such as tools and car parts. The difference, says Chen, is in the micro- and nanoscale resolution required to print tissues that mimic nature's fine-grained details, including blood vessels, which are essential for distributing nutrients and oxygen throughout the body. Without the ability to print vasculature, an engineered liver or kidney, for example, is useless in regenerative medicine.

Read more at: http://phys.org/news/2012-09-nanoengineers-3d-microstructures-mere-seconds.html#jCp
The difference, says Chen, is in the micro- and nanoscale resolution required to print tissues that mimic nature's fine-grained details, including blood vessels,

Read more at: http://phys.org/news/2012-09-nanoengineers-3d-microstructures-mere-seconds.html#jCp
Stereolithography is best known for its ability to print large objects such as tools and car parts. The difference, says Chen, is in the micro- and nanoscale resolution required to print tissues that mimic nature's fine-grained details, including blood vessels, which are essential for distributing nutrients and oxygen throughout the body. Without the ability to print vasculature, an engineered liver or kidney, for example, is useless in regenerative medicine.

Read more at: http://phys.org/news/2012-09-nanoengineers-3d-microstructures-mere-seconds.html#jCp
Stereolithography is best known for its ability to print large objects such as tools and car parts. The difference, says Chen, is in the micro- and nanoscale resolution required to print tissues that mimic nature's fine-grained details, including blood vessels, which are essential for distributing nutrients and oxygen throughout the body. Without the ability to print vasculature, an engineered liver or kidney, for example, is useless in regenerative medicine.

Read more at: http://phys.org/news/2012-09-nanoengineers-3d-microstructures-mere-seconds.html#jCp
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Heh. The rain really does fall mainly over dry plains.
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and via Dave Barry:  

New monkey unveiled to the world


 or as the HuffPost describes it:

Cercopithecus Lomamiensis: Lesula, New Primate Species With Blue Buttocks, Discovered In Congo (PHOTOS)

Stereolithography is best known for its ability to print large objects such as tools and car parts. The difference, says Chen, is in the micro- and nanoscale resolution required to print tissues that mimic nature's fine-grained details, including blood vessels, which are essential for distributing nutrients and oxygen throughout the body. Without the ability to print vasculature, an engineered liver or kidney, for example, is useless in regenerative medicine.

Read more at: http://phys.org/news/2012-09-nanoengineers-3d-microstructures-mere-seconds.html#jCp

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