“A group of engineers from MIT have created analog calculators out of living cells, according to a paper published online in Nature yesterday. By tweaking the genes of bacterial cells, the researchers were able to create circuits that can perform calculations—including division, multiplication, logarithms and square roots—in a much more efficient way than many existing biocomputers.”
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“Harvard’s main goal here was not to make teeny tiny beautiful flowers. That was just something that sort of happened as the researchers went about the very serious business of making “industrial applications.” The reason the flowers are significant is they demonstrate how precisely scientists can control shapes, even at this scale. ”
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Punch Up That Vintage Blazer
Wool Herringbone Blazer: Vintage | Tie Bar: The Tie Bar | Button-Up Shirt: Ben Sherman | Knit Tie: Polo Ralph Lauren
not shown: Jeans: Acne Max New Raw Selvage | Belt: Tanner Goods | Brogue Boots: Allen Edmonds (Dalton)
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Impossibear goin’ nuts with his GAS POWERED STICK (it never runs out of gas)
This GIF is taken from the latest episode of Bravest Warriors, “Gas Powered Stick”
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