February 2009
24 posts
WatchThe Crisis of Credit Visualized
Sponge’s Secret Weapon Restores Antibiotics’ Power →
Scientists Discover Material Harder Than Diamond →
Scientists have calculated that wurtzite boron nitride and lonsdaleite (hexagonal diamond) both have greater indentation strengths than diamond. Source: English Wikipedia.
WatchTests that show machines closing in on human abilities
Trial Begins for HIV Gene "Editing" Therapy →
Spray-on solar panels developed →
“A 15-centimetre silicon wafer costs just $15 and can accommodate 150,000 LEDs”
– Cheap, super-efficient LED lights on the horizon
