More science jokes ;)

Favourite quote

My friend just said this is his favourite quote:
if you get with me you'll be (Mg,Fe)7Si8O22(OH)2

What a geek :D

The future…

Fire ice

Japan becomes the first country to unravel the mystery of 'Fire ice', unlocking the world's 'next major energy resource'

Methane hydrate, a sherbet-like substance buried beneath continental shelves around the world, has been tipped by energy experts to be the next major energy resource.

Full Story:
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-2292555/Japanese-breakthrough-country-extract-fuel-ice-reserves-locked-beneath-coast.html

Heart machines!

Heart machine that can save a cardiac patient SEVEN hours after they have apparently died

The Ecmo machine saves victims by taking blood out the body, getting rid of waste carbon dioxide and then pumping it back in full of oxygen - effectively replacing the heart.

Full Story:
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-2291113/Heart-machine-save-cardiac-patient-SEVEN-hours-apparently-died.html

Unlocking doors with your hand :O

Unlock your house with only your HAND: Amazing new system turns entire body into 'wire' that can electronically open doors

BodyCom uses the body as a wire to transmit an unlock code from a digitally signed fob in the user's pocket to a touch pad on whatever needs to be accessed.

Full Story:
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-2291487/How-body-house-key-New-makes-flesh-blood-link-digital-authentication-process.html

Happy pi day!

Sorry it's a bit late!

Also, in 1950: the FBI debuted Ten Most Wanted

Random fact :)
Oh on the food theme (ish):
PETA offered Hamburg $15000 worth of veggie burgers if they changed their name to Veggieburg... Weird, right?

The guy said they were being "as serious as a heart attack"...🐸

Wait a sec... My phone's charging!

The battery breakthrough that could charge your iPhone in five SECONDS

Supercapacitors made from graphene can charge and discharge thousand times faster than conventional batteries.

Full Story:
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-2286714/The-battery-breakthrough-charge-iPhone-SECONDS.html

Maybe it's fine to play football in the house...?

How playing football indoors could light your home: Scientists create ball that harnesses kinetic energy to power LED lamp for up to THREE HOURS

A team of Harvard alumni at non-for-profit organisation, Uncharted Play have created a football that can power an LED lamp for three hours after just 30 minutes play.

Full Story:
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-2288000/How-kicking-football-light-home-Scientists-create-ball-harnesses-kinetic-energy-power-LED-lamp-THREE-HOURS.html

The end of jet lag!

The 'light shower' that could end the misery of jetlag: Airline reveals walk in chamber that resets the body's internal clock

The American airline Delta has worked with Dr Russell Foster from the University of Oxford to create a light chamber that could help tackle jetlag.

Full Story:
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-2287897/Could-jetlag-thing-past-Airline-creates-light-shower-alter-bodys-internal-clock.html

Tadpoles... Cure for blindness..?!

Researchers graft working eyes onto the TAILS of tadpoles in 'stunning' breakthrough that could lead to new treatments for blindness

Biologists at Tufts University surgically removed the eyes of donor tadpoles and grafted them onto the posterior of recipient tadpoles - and found they could still see.

Full Story:
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-2286191/The-tadpoles-really-DO-eyes-head--researchers-say-breakthrough-help-treat-blindness-humans.html