Tuesday, November 01, 2005
I was reading that researchers at the university of North Carolina are trying to genetically modify plants to grow in outer space. One specific plant they are working on is the tobacco plant...
Great. We meet some alien in space and first thing we do is offer them a cigarette.
"Hi. We come in peace. Wanna get cancer?"
Here's something new. Quantum dots. This is cool. These microscopic crystals have only 33 or 34 pairs of electrons each. When they are hit with a laser, they give off a bright white light. Researchers mixed these crystals into some goo and painted it onto a blue LED. It gave off twice the light of a 60-watt light bulb.
They say they can paint this stuff on just about anything. Already there is a blog about using this stuff in, of all things, condoms. Great... Just frigging great... A father's nightmare.
8pm Friday night: "Hey, dad. I'm going out on a date."
"That's nice. Don't forget to wear your sunglasses."
Great. We meet some alien in space and first thing we do is offer them a cigarette.
"Hi. We come in peace. Wanna get cancer?"
Here's something new. Quantum dots. This is cool. These microscopic crystals have only 33 or 34 pairs of electrons each. When they are hit with a laser, they give off a bright white light. Researchers mixed these crystals into some goo and painted it onto a blue LED. It gave off twice the light of a 60-watt light bulb.
They say they can paint this stuff on just about anything. Already there is a blog about using this stuff in, of all things, condoms. Great... Just frigging great... A father's nightmare.
8pm Friday night: "Hey, dad. I'm going out on a date."
"That's nice. Don't forget to wear your sunglasses."
