The only person to survive on our roads- Meet Graham

Reading Time: < 1 minuteMeet Graham. To survive on our roads, you’d need to look something like him. You can visit him at the State Library of Victoria July 21 – August 08 or at http://www.meetgraham.com.au   Graham is the TAC’s latest road safety project, highlighting how vulnerable the human body is to the forces involved in transport accidents. […]

Mars One Mission Selects 100 Finalists for One Way Trip to the Red Planet

Reading Time: < 1 minuteMars One, the Dutch-based venture, announced yesterday that it’s slimmed down its list of applicants to just 50 men and 50 women who will compete for the chance to take a one-way trip to the red planet. For those who haven’t been following the Mars One project, they plan to put on a reality-TV competition […]

Researchers Develop Star Trek-Like Skin Gun That Heals Wounds Instantly

Reading Time: < 1 minuteYou read that right, NASA has partnered with GRoK Technologies to build a device called BioReplicates, which creates 3D human tissues in a manner similar to how the dermal regenerator works in Star Trek: The Next Generation. In other words, this device can be used to almost instantly heal minor injuries like cuts or burns […]

Fruit flies have been genetically modified to GLOW when they detect cancer

Reading Time: 2 minutesUsing bioluminescence as a marker in genetic modification is routine for good reason: it provides a very clear visual confirmation that the desired gene has been target correctly. A new application involves modifying the fruit fly Drosophila melanogaster so that their antennae light up in the presence of cancerous cells. The report comes from lead author Martin […]

Social media helps aid efforts after typhoon Haiyan

Reading Time: 4 minutesTen million people affected. Half a million displaced. Ten thousand feared dead. As the numbers roll in it is becoming clear that typhoon Haiyan, which left a trail of destruction across the central Philippines on 8 November, is living up to its status as one of the fiercest storms ever recorded to hit land. Now it is […]