Listener for the Living

thedankestmofo:

Fun Fact of the Day: In chess, the knight can visit each square exactly once.

nanosize:

bio—technology:

Artificial Muscles to Propel Nanobots Through the Body

Nanotechnology has already had a significant impact on the world of medical science - however the next generation of nano-scale medical technology will blow your mind. For example, researchers from the University of British Columbia are currently working on a line of nanobots that will aim to diagnose and heal the body from the inside. In order to accomplish this amazing feat they have developed artificial muscles that are extremely flexible and strong enough to rotate objects a thousand times their own weight. By spinning carbon nanotubes into helical yarns, researchers were able to control the yarn with an electrochemical charge that causes them to twist and untwist. The muscle can be incorporated into bots with artificial flagella, or tiny tails that would rotate to propel them.

(Source: detvarbattreforr)

psychoticsoz:

cloudywithachanceofdaleks:

meggannn:

why am I laughing so hard

 #it’s just #the poor lawnmower #and alphonse’s voice is in my mind #like he seriously believes there’s a good reason why a lawnmower belongs in the sky #like it’s equivalent exchange #a butterfly flaps its wings and the winds on the other side of the world lift up an inanimate object into the sky #WHAT IS GOING ON #I can’t stop laughing

I started giggling from the first word. :D WHILE READING IT IN AL’S VOICE. WHAT NOW.

(Source: lawnmowerinspiration)

8bitfuture:

Zero-gravity roller coaster proposed.

BRC Imagination Arts has designed a roller coaster which it says would allow passengers to experience eight seconds of microgravity (which is just a fancy word for zero gravity). The “Vomit Comet” ride is named after a NASA aircraft which was flown in parabolic curves to simulate microgravity and train astronauts for spaceflight.

The proposed roller coaster would accelerate parallel to the ground to over 100 mph before shooting straight upward, decelerating at the top of a large tower before plummeting back down at the precise speed needed to simulate weightlessness. The ride capsule would be fully enclosed, meaning riders wouldn’t be able to judge their position and speed from the horizon, adding to the weightless effect.

Because the weight of each rider would be different, the ride would be calculated and adjusted before every “flight”, meaning a very expensive roller coaster - it’s estimated to cost $40 to $60 million to design and build. BRC has proposed that some of that cost could be recouped in the evenings once the theme park closes, by leasing the ride to space agencies for microgravity research. 

(Source: space.com)

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