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How Harvesting Moonwater Could Save NASA Money
When it comes to cost-saving exercises NASA should consider, harvesting water from the moon to cut down on rocket fuel costs may be one of the less commonly suggested ones. But that doesn't mean that it wouldn't work, apparently. More »An Organic Solar Power Cell's Beautiful Flaw
This isn't the mysterious landscape of an alien world. It's a closeup of annealed organic solar cells, complete with device-ruining cracks. It's just one of the amazing images from this year's Art Of Science competition. More »Fringe May Feature Bisexual Animals And Rocketmen From The Future
Fringe writer J.R. Orci posted this image showing where he's finding ideas for upcoming episodes. Will a ragtag startup crack nuclear fusion? Or will bisexual animals reveal "atonist sun secrets"? The truth is there, somewhere.Top Medical Discovery of 2007 Explained via Cartoon
Defeated Giant Monster Hung From The City's Rafters
"Wheke," the giant calamari that invaded New Zealand in January 2000, went on display in Paris today. The massive tentacles almost make Wheke look like a space marauder or crazed mutant by themselves, but they're not what make him science-fictional. Rather, it's the process used to preserve Wheke so he can go on display for years to come: he's the first creature to be "plastinated," meaning that he was totally dehydrated and all fluids were replaced by a special plastic resin. The next step: to create a living plastic, so plastinated creatures can continue to move and even think. Click through for a gallery of Wheke pictures. More »World's Fastest Camera Catches An Electron In Motion
The Next Mars Rover Needs A Mega-chute
NASA tests the next generation of space parachute inside the world's largest wind tunnel, built to hold a Boeing 737. The 165-foot-long parachute opens to a diameter of nearly 55 feet, holds more air than a 3,000 square foot house, and can survive loads of over 80,000 pounds. NASA hopes to launch its new Mars Science Lab in 2009, which will put the next generation of rover on the surface of Mars in 2010. Click through for a couple of images of the new rover in progress. More »A 3-D Look Inside A Virus
A Foam Peanut, Sliced Thinly and Magnified
Every science fiction lover starts out by taking the world around them apart: unscrewing the cover from the cable box, putting shit in the microwave to watch it explode, asking their teachers and parents WHY the dog can't talk, or WHY we have to work for money instead of donuts. That's why this image delights me. Aaron Messing took a foam peanut, sliced it thinly, and put it under the microscope. The result? Beautiful deconstructed foam. [Aaron Messing Microscopy Gallery]