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Friday, September 20, 2013

Science of the Week, 9/20/13

Here's the latest from Science Blog, and some of it is pretty interesting:

UK scientists convinced they've found extraterrestrial life

Biologists discover revolutionary new method for discovering antibiotics

Are nanodiamond-encrusted teeth the future of dental implants?

Emotional attachment to robots could affect outcome on battlefield

Scientists use "wired microbes" to generate electricity from storage

It's a shock: life on Earth may have come from out of this world

On the road to fault-tolerant quantum computing

Smartphone "microscope" can detect a single virus, nanoparticles

Superconductivity to meet humanity's greatest challenges

When lab organisms go wild

World's thinnest glass: 1-molecule thick

Tiny plankton could have big impact on climate

Molecule tricks HIV into destroying itself

Tiny bottles and melting corks: temperature regulates a new delivery system for drugs and fragrances


So, do you think extraterrestrial life could be reaching us? What would you do with nanodiamond-encrusted teeth, a microscope on your cell phone, or a melting perfume bottle?

Enjoy your weekend, and I'll see you Monday with another BRoP interview!
















1 comment:

  1. When lad organisms go wild - sounds like a new television series!

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