Manned mission to an asteroid proposed
A panel of experts appointed by President Obama have proposed that America’s manned space programme should bypass the moon and instead send humans…
Bizarro – At the Atheist Cafe
This Bizarro comic panel made me chuckle. I’m sure you can start a flamewar simply by mentioning the A-word (indeed, Dan Piraro’s blog post on this comic panel has quite a bit of comments), so why don’t we just laugh a bit and carry on?
Link – For more Bizarro, check out Dan Piraro’s excellent website [...]
PhD Comics: Peak Productivity
One of my favorite science comic artists, Jorge Cham of PhD Comics, nailed yet another one with this panel. Incidentally, it is 2AM on the West Coast when I post this one up.
Link | If you’re new to PhD Comics, go here for the good stuff
Nepalese Teenager Turns Human Hair into Solar Panels
Eighteen-year-old Milan Karki of Nepal has invented a new type of solar panel that uses human hair as a conductor:
The hair replaces silicon, a pricey component typically used in solar panels, and means the panels can be produced at a low cost for those with no access to power, he explained….
The solar panel, which produces [...]
