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Space travel becomes a multi-millionaires’ game

February 22, 2013by Lindsey Reiser 2 Comments

The U.S. Government doesn’t have the funds for more manned launches at NASA, so why not get the filthy rich to throw money at space exploration? That certainly seems to […]

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Science News, Space, Technology

A 3-D printed ear

February 22, 2013by Lindsey Reiser 1 Comment

Some stem cell research critics are uncomfortable with the idea of bioengineering parts of the body. But what about printing them? Researchers led by Lawrence Bonassar at Cornell University are […]

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Health, Medicine, Science News, Technology

Greening the Shedd

February 19, 2013by Lindsey Reiser Leave a comment

It’s easy enough for we normal folk to buy LED lights, re-seal our windows or use the cold cycle in the wash to save some energy. But how do you […]

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Animals, Our Environment, Science in Chicago, Science News, Technology

Crowd-sourcing snowfall

February 15, 2013by Lindsey Reiser 2 Comments

People pretty much tweet, Instagram and Facebook their entire lives these days, so it’s not shocking that they should report snowfall that way too. A team at the University of […]

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Science News, Technology, Weather

This experiment gives “moth balls” a whole new meaning

February 7, 2013by Lindsey Reiser Leave a comment

How do you research the development of robots that can smell faint odors like pheromones or trace chemicals? Strap a moth to a tiny mobile robot, of course. Researchers in […]

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Animals, Science News, Technology

New Antarctic research station can ski

February 6, 2013by Lindsey Reiser Leave a comment

I bet the rebels living on Hoth would have loved this little home-away-from-home. The sixth Halley research station to be brought to Antarctica, called Halley VI, opened today, welcoming in […]

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Nature, Science News, Technology, Uncategorized

Dismal future for nuclear physics in America

February 1, 2013by Lindsey Reiser Leave a comment

You can collide all the gold particles you want, you won’t make them multiply into gold bars. That’s too bad for the particle collider at Brookhaven National Laboratory in Upton, […]

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Physics, Science News, Technology

Our gait dictated by laziness

January 31, 2013by Lindsey Reiser Leave a comment

Actually, it’s something more like efficiency than laziness, but whether we’re walking or running all comes down to energy conservation. Researchers at the Movement Lab at Ohio State University have […]

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Medicine, Science News, Technology

Coal is not just our problem

January 30, 2013by Lindsey Reiser Leave a comment

Anyone who knows me knows I’m a massive Pixar fan, so you’ll have to forgive this reference…but the latest findings by the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) kind of reminds […]

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Our Environment, Science News, Technology

The Mona Lisa goes to space

January 18, 2013by Lindsey Reiser Leave a comment

Not really, just a copy of her. NASA is experimenting with laser communication to space, which, once mastered, will be a more reliable way of communicating across larger distances throughout […]

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Science News, Space, Technology

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