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Video: World’s Smallest Periodic Table
So they etched a periodic table onto a strand of human hair. But the real reason to watch this video is to swoon over how adorable Professor Poliakoff is. I might have to start a Mad Scientists, Objectified feed.
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Image: Nano Trek
USS Enterprise in a one-billionth scale! Created by Japanese scientists Takayuki Hoshino and Shinji Matsui of the Himeji Institute of Technology. Via Topless Robot.
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The Respirocyte
Science Buzz Among a host of other rapidly developing technologies, the respirocyte will allow humans to do an Olympic sprint for 15 minutes without taking a breath, and sit on the bottom of a pool for hours on end. The respirocyte is a microscopic, robotic red blood cell that emulates the function of its organic counterpart…only with 200 times the efficiency. Do yourself a favor and check out the links to see where humans could be in the not-so-distant future.
