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Gelatinous mould can teach us a thing or two about networking
Which came first: the Japanese rail system or the slime mould? It’s not as ridiculous a question as you might think. In fact, a
Lame climate quote of the day
“With geoengineering outlawed, will only outlaws have geoengineering?” – Stephen Dubner, writing in today’s Freakonomics blog at the New York Times. Where to begin
Turf wars, Chicago-style: Roofers vs. green-roof landscapers
While climate scientists warn against the possible unintended consequences of global warming solutions like geoengineering, a different kind of unintended consequence of going green
Want to inhale less traffic pollution? Cross the street
Doing something as simple as crossing the street could dramatically reduce a pedestrian’s exposure to traffic pollution, new research from the University of Leeds
Electric fish conserve using biological ‘dimmer switch’
Just as we plug into computers to communicate via Skype and email, electric fish communicate by plugging into special channels in their cells to
Film-maker swallows pill camera for live video performance
The concept of a miniaturised traveller taking a trip through the human body — long the subject of fiction, from the 1960s movie, “Fantastic
How to turn a pickle into an inefficient sort-of LED
Vladimir Bulovic, a researcher at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, applies an electric charge to a pickle to demonstrate the science behind today’s flat-panel OLED (for “organic light-emitting diode”) video displays:
Hummer owners: We’re defending the American way of life
Thinking about scolding that Hummer-owning Yank about his wasteful, planet-destroying ways? Rather than shaming him into adopting a greener way of life, you might
Tree power could help run electronic devices
Could the future see a new generation of forest-based environmental monitors powered entirely by the energy from trees? US researchers say it’s possible, having
3D computer models bring ancient spiders to ‘life’
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