Company building ‘SpiderFab’ for NASA that spins space structures like a spider
Space.com reported Monday about a NASA funded concept, called SpiderFab, that promises to combine 3D printing techniques and the way spiders spin a web...
Paleontologists resurrect Brontosaurus as a unique species
After 145 years Brontosaurus has regained its status as a unique dinosaur species. Paleontologists Emanuel Tschopp, Octávio Mateus, and Roger Benson have made an...
Simple method developed to produce pure carbon nanotubes
The major stumbling block to the use of carbon nanotubes in electronics has been the inability to produce carbon nanotubes that are chemically pure...
Three new species of dragon-like lizards discovered in the Andes
There are dragons in the Andes although they are very small, do not have wings, and do not breathe fire. Three new species of...
DARPA issues contracts to build hypersonic space plane XS-1
The problem of achieving cheap and reliable access to space has vexed engineers since the dawn of the space age. The recent run of...
Danish astronaut controls a robot on Earth from the International Space Station
The European Space Agency made a breakthrough in teleoperation, AFP reported on Monday. Andreas Mogensen, Denmark’s first astronaut, remotely guided a robot on Earth...
China mulling space-based solar power stations for clean, limitless energy
A Monday story in Xinhau reports that Chinese scientists are expressing interest in building a solar power station in space to capture energy from...
Lunar IceCube to examine water on the moon with NASA grant
One of the 12 technology development projects selected by NASA as part of the Next Space Technologies for Exploration Partnerships (NextSTEP) is called Lunar...
Duke researchers discover mouse love songs
Male mice have a startlingly complex repertoire of singing styles that are mostly involved with the attraction and pursuit of females. While Scientists have...
Scientists to use new infrared instrument to search for Dyson spheres
Hitherto, much of what constitutes the Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence has consisted of using huge, radio telescopes to attempt to detect radio and television...
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Hey ISIS, You Suck: Local Muslims Post Anti-ISIS Billboard
A new billboard on Manchester Road in Missouri reads, "HEY ISIS, YOU SUCK!!! From: #ActualMuslims."
A group of Muslim-Americans have put up a blunt billboard...
