Photo Credit: organprinter So we’ve all definitely heard the hype surrounding the 3D printing technology. Yes, it’s been around for a while, but it’s now taking off like a whirlwind – with everything from 3D remote control aeroplanes to opening a whole new range of sculptural artistry – and it seems like the Star Trek […]
Expedition 30 astronaut Don Pettit uses knitting needles and water droplets to demonstrate physics in space through ‘Science off the Sphere.’ This is part of the first video in a series for a partnership between NASA and the American Physical Society to share unique videos from the International Space Station with students, educators and science […]
The perfect thing to watch before going to bed! Be sure to go full screen on this one after hitting the play button! After chasing it for more than two years I was finally rewarded with two displays of Aurora Australis (Southern lights) within a week visible from Mornington peninsula, not far from Melbourne. The […]
Photo by George Poinar, Jr., courtesy of Oregon State University While most of us have probably never even heard of a “bat fly”, a recent discovery of a unique fossilised one has revealed that they’ve been feeding off their winged vampire buddies for a really long time. It seems that this bat fly, found in […]
Underwater filmmaker Mike deGruy describes his wonderful nerdy path to exploring Earth’s final frontier. He’s a good example of how you don’t have to have a PhD to be a sexy geek, getting in arms races with octopi, and observing an eco-system discovered only 33 years ago! He also, of course, covers how irresponsible human […]
Okay, everyone. Don’t panic. It’s just a foot-long prawn thing pulled from miles and miles under the New Zealand sea. It’s not a big deal, it’s not a OH MY GOD IT’S LOOKING AT ME. …These tiny animals don’t often grow more than 1cm in length, except the Supergiant variety of course, which can exceed […]
[Photo credit: Bill & Mark Bell] Biofuel: a hot topic for doctors seeking to implant pacemakers and other life-saving devices inside the body without the need for batteries that would need to be changed every couple of years, or months, or even week. Now researchers at Case Western Reserve University have possibly found the answer […]
This is the perfect valentine for that Nerdy person in your life. What exactly is the formal definition for Nerdalicious? It is “the definition of a nerd who is the extreme in his area of nerdology, but is extremely and uncannily attractive nonetheless”. It has a 3-d panel that spells out Nerd using tiles from […]
Photo credit A team of scientists using data from the European Southern Observatory, have determined there is a potentially Earth-like planet in a nearby solar system, only 22 light years away, but it’s at least 4.5 times the mass of Earth! In addition to the public data from the European Southern Observatory, they were incorporating […]
A couple in Florida got a real surprise this week when their expecting mama cat gave birth to a live, two-faced kitten. Of course, there was no other choice than to name him Harvey Dent, after the Batman villain known for his double features. Called a “Janus cat” among veterinary circles, the term was derived […]