Tuesday, October 24, 2006

Cool Science!

Here are some recently published science studies, that I thought you may like

Sexiest parents deliver average offspring

Sexy males sire dowdy daughters and attractive females bear insipid sons – in fruit flies, that is – raising questions over the human battle-of-the-sexes

Hitch hike to Mars inside an asteroid

Burrowing inside an asteroid that travels past both the Earth and Mars could shield astronauts from radiation on their way to the Red Planet

Working invisibility cloak created at last

The device works by steering microwave light around a central object, making it appear to an observer as if it were not there at all

Tensions rise at space elevator challenge

Three of four teams were disqualified at a competition to test the strength of tethers for use in space elevators, while the fourth lost out to the "house" tether

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4 Comments:

  • At 10/25/2006 6:32 AM, Anonymous Anonymous said…

    COOL :)

    You will like Ig Nobel awards
    http://www.ignobel.com/ig-pastwinners.html

    There are kuwaiti winners this year!
    :)

     
  • At 10/25/2006 9:57 PM, Blogger x said…

    thanks shadi.. I'm sure all Arabs are proud of this achievment ;)

     
  • At 10/26/2006 6:11 AM, Blogger Serena said…

    hi Omar.. this is my first visit to your blog, and I think it's great! got some interesting stories ;-) the invisibility cloak reminds me of Harry Potter lol! Belated Eid Mubarak by the way - may you and your family always be blessed by Allah. Best wishes, Serena

     
  • At 10/26/2006 9:33 PM, Blogger x said…

    welcome to the blog serena, and thanks for the nice comments. Eid Mubarak to you too :)

     

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