Yep, Uranus smells like farts
In a scientific discovery that is sure to delight elementary and middle school kids for ages, we have just learned …
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Science experiments and the world we live in.
Without millions of science experiments going on around us every day the world we live in would be darker. Literally. Without science there would be no light bulb, no engines, no medications, no microwaves, no computers…the list could keep going.
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Space Lasers | Imaging with Light
Our internet has gone from non-existent, to modems the size of VCRs playing horrible noises, to minuscule devices that can …
This is random
Researchers believe that have finally cracked the code when it comes to making a random number generator. Randomness is important …
Fresh Astronaut Food: Growing food on the ISS, the Moon, and Mars
Astronaut food poses a major problem for future space exploration. We can only send so much freeze-dried food aboard shuttle …
Saving the Great Barrier Reef
A sunshade to save the Great Barrier Reef. This week the University of Melbourne released a new method to potentially …
A spy in the water: Engineering robotic fish
Blending in: A robotic fish becomes a reef resident. Researchers at MIT have recently developed and tested SoFi, the robotic …
Recycling CO2 to make Ethanol
Carbon dioxide is a pesky gas that is building up in our atmosphere from burning too many fossil fuels. About …
A deadly hug | Viruses and Hairy Nanoparticles
Viruses have long been a frustrating enemy of humankind.Unlike bacterial infections that we learned to treat with medicines like penicillin, …
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Lego Bricks meet MIT microfluidics science
Lego Bricks make it to MIT.Lego bricks are a ton of fun to build with at home, and now they …