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kqedscience:

Meet the incredible smiling seal!

How an intrepid photographer crawled across the ice on his stomach to get these amazing images


kateoplis:

Today in Peru: 2012 Dakar Rally
emergentfutures:

Salmon DNA used in data storage device



Scientists from National Tsing Hua University in Taiwan and the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology in Germany have created a “write-once-read-many-times” (WORM) memory device, that combines electrodes, silver nanoparticles, and salmon DNA. While the current device is simply a proof-of-concept model, the researchers have stated that DNA could turn out to be a less expensive alternative to traditional inorganic materials such as silicon.

Full Story: Gizmag

emergentfutures:

Salmon DNA used in data storage device

Scientists from National Tsing Hua University in Taiwan and the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology in Germany have created a “write-once-read-many-times” (WORM) memory device, that combines electrodes, silver nanoparticles, and salmon DNA. While the current device is simply a proof-of-concept model, the researchers have stated that DNA could turn out to be a less expensive alternative to traditional inorganic materials such as silicon.

Full Story: Gizmag


soupsoup:

Human claw prize machine, I guess??? (Taken with Instagram at Gizmodo Gallery)

soupsoup:

Human claw prize machine, I guess??? (Taken with Instagram at Gizmodo Gallery)

soupsoup:

Tough to top this Santacon photo (Bryan Smith at New York Daily News)

soupsoup:

Tough to top this Santacon photo (Bryan Smith at New York Daily News)