“Fermilab is the host of the Tevatron, which, until the LHC opened for business, was the biggest particle accelerator around, circling through nearly four miles of midwestern prairie. During its run, the Tevatron finally spotted the elusive top quark, and the huge volume of data it has generated over the years has recently provided hints that there may be new forces and particles. Nevertheless, its days are winding down as attention has shifted to the LHC. It will shut down for good in September.” via ars technica</ … Read More → "ars technica visits the Tevatron particle accelerator at Fermilab"

Miles O’Brien interviewed the Endeavour crew in a webcast this morning, “live from space” for PBS NewsHour. The interview took place as the shuttle and space station complex flew about 250 miles above earth, traveling at 17,500 miles per hour.

… Read More → "Interview with Mark Kelly and Shuttle Endeavour astronauts, live from space"

“A new kind of lens reaches an unprecedentedly sharp focus by giving up on being perfect. The lens is the first ever to help take visual light images of structures smaller than 100 nanometers, which could make it useful for nanotechnology and probing the insides of cells.

Ordinary lenses, like those used in magnifying glasses, have curved surfaces that bend light to a single point. A small object sitting at that point appears larger and sharply focused, helping myopic readers discern fine print and old-school detectives search for fingerprints. But conventional lenses need to be almost perfect to … Read More → "New nanolens breaks resolution record"

“The X Prize Foundation and Qualcomm have teamed up to offer a $10 million prize to the first firm that can come up with a mobile medical diagnostic device with accuracy equal to or better than a panel of board certified physicians.” via geek.com

(Pictured above: Star Trek Mark X Medical Tricorder … Read More → "$10 million X Prize to be offered to develop a medical Tricorder"

If you haven’t seen this XKCD already, brilliant. My favorite.

“The design team at Hekseskudd re-envisions the classic gentleman’s tray as not just a convenient container for loose change and keys, but one that also caters to the modern user by providing a place to recharge and house electronics like the iPhone and Apple keyboard. 3 configurations of varying size, capacity, and functionality are available in a number of handsome wood finishes for a custom made feel that compliments the heritage of the classic product.” via Yanko Design</ … Read More → "Modern day gentleman’s tray"

Switch Lighting offers 40, 60, 75, and now 100 watt LED bulbs and says all its LED bulbs offer incandescent quality light. The bulbs are dimmable and can be mounted in any direction. Additionally, in accordance with the Cradle to Cradle principals, all parts of the bulb can be reused, recycled or reclaimed.

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The LatticeECP3 Versa development kit:

via Dangerous Prototypes

“Printers which can produce three-dimensional objects have been available for years. However, at the Vienna University of Technology, a printing device has now been developed, which is much smaller, lighter and cheaper than ordinary 3D-printers. With this kind of printer, everyone could produce small, taylor-made [sic] 3D-objects at home, using building plans from the internet – and this could save money for expensive custom-built spare parts.”

Read More → "The world’s smallest 3D printer is smaller than a loaf of bread"

via Engadget

Read about it here.