It’s not quite the T-1000 pulling itself together after being blown apart , but it’s pretty much the same idea. For the first time in history, scientists have observed the self-assembly of nanoparticles in real-time. Read more…
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Researchers watch nanoparticles self-assemble for the very first time
By bombarding insects with electrons, Japanese researchers formed a microscopically thin layer that protected them from the ravages of a vacuum. The discovery suggests a way that microbes might survive the harsh conditions of outer space — and perhaps humans as well. Read more…
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Bugs can survive space-like vacuums with “nano-suit”
The composition being performed in this video is entitled “Nasciturus”, and it’s one of the many pieces of contemporary classical music created by Iamus — who just so happens to be a computer cluster housed in Spain’s University of Málaga. More »
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This classical music was created by a supercomputer in less than a second
After finishing his work on the Beatles’ Yellow Submarine , director and animator George Dunning made a surreal science fiction short, 1970’s Moon Rock . Turn on this 10-minute cartoon in which an astronaut encounters the strange creatures of a bizarre alien world, and let yourself get swept up in its peculiar dream-like logic. More »
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Watch a trippy, alien-filled animation by the director of Yellow Submarine
Ever notice a dirty lotus leaf? How about a wet one? Of course you haven’t. Lotus leaves are so hydrophobic that they can be dry in a rainstorm, while still using the rainstorm to clean themselves off. Now nanotechnology developers are trying to mimic the Lotus Effect. More »
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Superhydrophobia spawns the Lotus Effect