Weird Science on Technabob...
Ecobot III Robot Runs on Waste, Poops Itself
 |
Batteries suck. You have to have the right kind for your device, they have to be charged and they are prone to failure way too often. Forget batteries. What we need is a robot that can generate power by eating leaves and dirt, maybe even urine and feces, since humanity… |
February 9th, 2012
83-Year-Old Woman Gets the World’s First 3D Printed Jaw Transplant
 |
At some point in the future, if we needed a new body part, I always figured science would be able to grow one. If you need any new kidney just sprinkle a few cells, top with miracle grow, and wait until you new kidney is ready. I never really thought… |
February 8th, 2012
Ebola Virus 3D Model: Staring Death in the Face
 |
Made famous by its deadliness, the Ebola virus was first described in 1976. It was made famous by The Hot Zone… by Richard Preston and some small epidemics that thankfully didn’t kill off most of the planet. While it never reached the epidemic levels feared, it’s still interesting to check |
February 6th, 2012
NASA Video Shows the Dark Side of the Moon
 |
I’ve always found it interesting that we can all look in the night sky and see the same moon every day no matter where we live on planet. I’ve also always found it a bit intriguing that we only see one side of the moon and I have often wondered… |
February 5th, 2012
Researchers Figure out How to Extract Power from Cockroaches
 |
I would bet we can all agree that we really don’t want cockroaches in our homes. They are disgusting little creatures after all, and any time I see one I’m convinced that I’m now eating roach poo. Scientists have found a good use for roaches though; they are actually using… |
February 3rd, 2012
Is the Millennium Falcon on the Bottom of the Baltic Sea?
 |
The picture you see here may seem familiar to you, I know it made its rounds a while back when a company called Ocean Explorer ran across what appears to be the Millennium Falcon lying on the bottom of the Baltic Sea. The discovery is making the rounds again after… |
February 1st, 2012
Army Wants to Make Fat Soldiers Thin by Injecting More Fat Cells
 |
One thing that Kung Fu Panda… taught me is that portly warriors can still kick butt- skadoosh! The U.S. Army feels differently though and wants all of its obese soldiers to slim down, with very good reason. Overweight soldiers may not have the stamina to keep up with their skinnier |
January 31st, 2012
ISS Orbit Had to Be Changed over the Weekend to Avoid Chinese Space Debris
 |
Space junk is quickly becoming a big hazard in orbit around the Earth. There are untold numbers defunct satellites and other chunks of debris and trash floating around up there that pose a hazard to humans on the ISS and other satellites that are still being used. The problem is… |
January 31st, 2012
Do Russian Probe Pics from ’82 Prove Life on Venus?
 |
This is a very interesting debate going on right now in the scientific community. A Russian scientist named Leonid Ksanfomaliti has checked out some images shot by a Russian probe sent to Venus in 1982 called Venera 13. The 79-year-old Russian scientist from the Space Research Institute in Moscow thinks… |
January 24th, 2012
Joerg Sprave Builds Heated Slingshot for Maximum Zombie Killing Power
 |
The latest slingshot from Joerg Sprave has turned up and while it’s lacking the zombie (and coconut) crushing power of the last one we talked about with a hammer on the end, the new one is pretty hot. By hot, I really mean hot too. Sprave fitted his new Entropy… |
January 23rd, 2012
