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mega environmentalism

Giant Machines That Eat Garbage (and the People Who Feed Them)

Garbage disposal factories are the unsung heroes of the giant machine world. With everybody excited about Pixar's upcoming garbage robot flick Wall-E, it's time to meet some real-life garbage machines. Some are glistening high tech towers, like this waste disposal/power plant in Vienna. Others are surprisingly low-tech. Check out our gallery of fantastic and grossomatic waste disposal factories — and the workers who tend them — from around the world. More »

2:00 PM on Fri Feb 8 2008
By Annalee Newitz
7,339 views, 19 comments

Latest by n/a: @Annalee Newitz: Sorry, Ms. Editor, I guess you shouldn't be expected to edit cutlines. more »

triviagasm

How To Shit In Space


When you're strapped into a tin can and rocketing through the galaxy at thousands of miles an hour, your opportunities for bathroom breaks are pretty few and far between. At some point, you're going to have to step away from the controls and relieve yourself. However, in a zero gravity environment where an errant fart can send you spinning in the opposite direction, what are you supposed to do? Here's our list of the best ways science fiction has handled this delicate question. More »

11:30 AM on Fri Dec 28 2007
By Kevin Kelly
1,386 views, 3 comments

Latest by nutbastard: @nygenxer: AFAIK cycle gets all screwed up being in orbit, having to do with the moon or something. more »

tabloid science

GE Sponsors Your Cyber-Spine

We've got some artificial body parts, some bad brains, and some serious toxic sludge in the state of Washington for you in today's science news headlines.
  • General Electric is investing in artificial spinal discs that could replace parts of your diseased backbone. The springy metal discs are inserted directly into your spine and use a bearing to create motion. [Spinal Motion]
  • Apparently brain surgeries aren't going very well in Rhode Island, where doctors have operated on the wrong side of people's brains three times this year. [WSJ] After the break, a gene that kills cancer cells and Washington's nuclear waste.
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11:45 AM on Tue Nov 27 2007
By Annalee Newitz
76 views, Comment

scatology

Superbugs to Make Power from Poo

Quick intro to the hydrogen-economy paradox: The stuff could save our oil-addled asses, but curses! We have to burn oil to make the stuff. Enter researchers from Penn State, who have announced that they can use specially bred bacteria to make the most plentiful element in the universe from... Well, let's allow FOXNews to serve up the money shot: More »

9:00 AM on Fri Nov 16 2007
By Matthew DeBord
21 views, Comment