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The Science Library
Finding and linking to the amazing things in this Universe
From jtotheizzoe:
Science, You’ve Done It!
We are a mighty species. MIT researchers have developed a nanomaterial coating for ketchup bottles (and other hard to pour substances) that solves one of mankind’s most immense problems: How do you get the stuff out of the bottle??
Behold LiquiGlide, and glance into the future of condiments.
No 57’s were tapped in the making of this video.
(via Co.Exist)
Robotic bird lands on a hand. Lead scientist/aerospace engineering Prof. Soon-Jo Chung at the U of Illinois says it is the “first demonstration of autonomous/robotic flight of a bird-like micro aerial vehicle (MAV) perching on a human hand.” Found the story through Guy Kawasaki.
Anybody else want to make a 45 foot, 800 lb working paper airplane? Learned about this at Boing Boing.
Now this is a biofuel motor vehicle—a poomobile. And, it is at the Denver Zoo, too! Gizmodo also has a gallery of pics.
Good scientific explanation of the world record paper airplane throw.
NIST walk through time. Pretty interesting.
World’s smallest V-12 Engine. Found via Boing Boing. Wonder what kind of horsepower it gets?
Single-Molecule Car. “Scientists in the Netherlands have introduced a molecule-sized car. Legroom might be an issue. Its wheels are comprised of a few atoms each; its motor, a mere jolt of electricity. Scientists in the Netherlands have introduced the world’s smallest car — and it’s only a single molecule long.” Thanks Chris for the heads-up on the article.
BBC News reported on an “electric motor made from a single molecule.” The butyl methyl sulphide molecule spins around up to 120 times a second.
“The motor, made from a single molecule just a billionth of a metre across, is reported in Nature Nanotechnology.” (Subscription required.)
