Rarely a week passes without the report of a new battery technology , but most appear destined to remain within the lab for years. Now, though, a start-up called Sakti3 has a li-on battery that lasts twice as long as most—and $15 million of support from Dyson to make it a reality. Read more…
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New Li-On Battery Lasts Twice as Long—and, Backed By Dyson, Could Sell
I like food that’s as close to being alive (or fresh, depending on your perspective) as possible. That’s partly because it tastes better but also because it’s tingly to see food move when you don’t expect it too. This blooming chocolate dessert is a mover, all right. As you pour the cream onto the dish, the chocolate strip opens up like a flower. Read more…
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Chocolate dessert blooms like a flower right before you eat it
Last year, a form of powdered alcohol called Palcohol was cleared for sale in the United States —and then immediately banned again by t he Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau . Now, it’s perfectly legal once more. Read more…
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Powdered Alcohol Is Approved for Sale in the U.S. (Again)
DNA testing startup 23andMe has been doing brisk business collecting genetic samples from over 800, 000 customers. But the company just announced a new plan that’ll launch it into the big pharma world: 23andMe is going to invent its own pharmaceutical drugs using the data it collects from customer DNA. Read more…
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23AndMe Is Going to Mine Its DNA Data to Invent New Drugs
iOS 8.2 is coming today, bringing with it no doubt the new Apple Watch app. Start your iPhones. Read more…
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iOS 8.2 is coming today, bringing with it no doubt the new Apple Watch app.
Chemotherapy is a brutal but often life-saving treatment for an even worse disease. It can also reduce a patient’s white blood cell count, which hinders the body’s ability to fight off infections. Injections of Neulasta (pegfilgrastim) can help boost white blood cells, if given exactly a day later. That’s where this sticker comes in handy. Read more…
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This Sticker Automatically Injects Meds When a Chemo Patient Can’t
Here’s a really neat, classic experiment that’s always fun to see. When you place uranium inside a cloud chamber, you can see it decay and emit bits of radiation. It’s like seeing little alpha particle torpedoes shooting out in every direction, leaving a trail behind. Read more…
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Watching uranium emit radiation inside a cloud chamber is mesmerizing
I first heard of Girl Scout Cookies a few years ago, shortly after I got my prescription for cannabis in California. I went into my local dispensary and asked for whatever buds they had that smelled the nicest. “Have you tried Girl Scout Cookies ?” the woman behind the counter asked. “It’s famous.” Read more…
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Girl Scout Cookies, or California’s Most Notorious Strain of Cannabis
If you’ve ever toyed with the petals of a rose, you’ll know that they’re pleasingly stretchy. Now, their material properties are being aped to produce a new breed of stretchable electronics. Read more…
NASA engineers are currently investigating a short circuit that has occurred aboard Curiosity. The Mars rover is not carrying out any further work until the fault is diagnosed. Read more…
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NASA Has Halted Curiosity’s Work to Investigate a Short Circuit