Alcohol where the sun doesn't shine, and nanotubes darker than that
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Long legs and friendly bums appreciated Comments Polish limb boffins have concluded that 'perfect' legs are 5 per cent longer than average. They had volunteers rate silhouettes according to attractiveness, and found that a bit of legginess went a long way. Unfortunately for the lanky among us, however, limbs 10 per cent longer than average were considered even less attractive than run-of-the-mill legs. Kylie was inevitably trotted out as an example of top celebrity leg.â¦
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New publications, experiments and breakthroughs in nanotechnology--and what they mean.
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It's time for a research resurgence into using small water plants to produce oil and ethanol. In Autopia.
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Scientists from across the globe gather to learn more about the ways in which light can be used in medicine.
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The groove swings from the get-go. A clinking pi ano evokes ice cubes in a highball glass. Blasts of muted brass seem to cut like a foghorn through the thick nicotine-and-nostalgia haze of a nightclub.
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Poorly-formed carbon nanotubes grown on carbon cloth make an efficient electron emitter, which promises cheaper displays, x-ray sources, and microwave power supplies.
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NEW YORK  - Two new studies suggest that  exposure to sunlight might not be as risky for cancer as is  generally believed.
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This designer LED lamp isn't quite egg-shaped enough to qualify for the evil ovum empire, but it's close enough. From Crave, CNET's gadgets blog.
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Pig manure in Chile will keep neon lights glowing on Tokyo's Ginza in years to come. It's a grand north-south tradeoff to slow global warming: You reduce your "greenhouse gas" emissions so I don't have to cut back on mine.
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NEW YORK  - The idea that light to moderate  alcohol drinking protects against heart disease has become  entrenched, but findings from a new study challenge this.
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IBM Corp. researchers are touting one of the tiniest pieces of art ever made &#151; an image of the sun made from 20,000 microscopic particles of gold. The precision required is a breakthrough that heralds ultra-miniature sensors, lenses and wires inside nanoscale circuits of the future.
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Your car runs on poison, grain alcohol -- and mothballs. Check the ingredients in your tank. By Patrick Di Justo from Wired magazine.
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By Whitesides, George M  Travelogues from Lilliput THE DANCE OF MOLECULES: How Nanotechnology Is Changing Our Lives. Ted Sargent, xx + 234 pp. Thunder's Mouth Press, 2006. $25.  NANO-HYPE: The Truth Behind the Nanotechnology Buzz. David Berube. Foreword by Mihail C. Roco. 521 pp.
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Researchers find way to make tiny structures emit different wavelengths of light.
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You won't find these mechanical mixologists working the rail at your neighborhood gin joint. But these sometimes-sassy robotic bartenders aren't shy about strutting their stuff at Austria's Roboexotica Festival. Photos by John Borland.
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Nanotube transistors coated with light-sensitive polymers could replace today's digital camera technology
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Hydration Packs for a Steady Stream of H20 on the Go