I remember Rail Guns from the old Wing Commander game. Science Fiction is always becoming reality, and rail guns are no exception. The newest model developed for the US Navy will eventually fire projectiles over 370 kilometers. Navy Tests Incredible Sci-Fi Weapon The Navy’s motivation? Simple destruction. The railgun’s high-velocity projectile will destroy targets with […]

A Finnish man has been the recipient of a new jaw, courtesy of his stem cells and abdomen. And some doctors and scientists, of course. I read stuff like this, and then I notice that everyone else is talking about Brittney Spears. And I get a bit depressed. If they can make a jaw, how […]

China has been modifying their weather for a number of years now, and they have specific plans to guarantee a dry opening ceremony for the Olympics. It sounds somewhat science fiction to be controlling the rainfall, but its nothing new in China. Most of their efforts involve using anti-aircraft guns to launch silver iodide into […]

Worried that you might change your mind after your vasectomy? But don’t want to risk producing any more money-eating brats to add to the locust swarm that is already devouring your retirement? If you can hold off for a little bit, Australian scientists may just help you out. The researchers down under are working on […]

io9, my favorite science-faction themed blog that I can not keep up with, had a fun post today about how the US needs someone like China to compete with them in order to kick the space programs in the ass. There are a lot of links in the article worth checking out if you have […]

Scientists have created a camera embedded in a pill can be easily swallowed and used to screen for esophageal cancer. Article: Science Daily: Camera In A Pill Offers Cheaper, Easier Window On Your Insides I think its great that there are easier ways to scan for cancer. However, as more and more ‘machines’ are created […]

As if Cockroaches aren’t resilient enough already, Russian scientists have gone and bred super space cockroaches. Fanfuckingtastic. Cosmic cockroaches faster developers, Russian scientists say “Cockroaches conceived in space onboard the Russian Foton-M bio satellite have developed faster and become hardier than ‘terrestrial’ ones, a research supervisor said on Thursday. The research team has been monitoring […]

Over ten years ago, I saw a video of a man who had created a portable computer rig. This thing consisted of a laptop he had strapped to himself, a key/button input device he had attached to his leg, and a special screen that was attached to his head and hung in front of his […]

Anyone else noticed the rash of UFO sightings in the U.S. recently? Some Video:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MAox0pcZZxohttp://www.cnn.com/video/#/video/bestoftv/2008/01/16/cooper.shot.wed.cnnhttp://www.youtube.com/FrozenHill And this; http://www.ktvu.com/news/15054540/detail.html Woooooo!

Its not really news anymore, but here’s a friendly reminder that drinking saves lives. Guardian Unlimited: Help your heart with exercise – and booze “Moderate drinkers are at 30% lower risk of heart disease than teetotallers, according to a study of nearly 12,000 people. And those who combine a mild tipple with regular exercise are […]