Science

Salmon Sperm Is Your Next Generation Optical Storage Device

By adding a bit of silver to a thin layer of salmon sperm DNA and sandwiching it all between two electrodes, scientists have created a data storage device that could lead to a cheaper replacement for silicon.


December 29, 2011
Gadgets

How To Disembowel 30 Salmon In Under A Minute

The world consumes more than 2 million metric tons of salmon annually — both farmed and wild. That’s a lot of lox. And to get that much fish to market in a timely manner, one can’t gut them by hand. That’s why there’s the Gutmaster8000.


October 19, 2011
News

Gun Antlers And Other Stories We Didn’t Post

So much news passes before our collective eyes every day that we couldn’t possibly cover it all. Mostly because much of it isn’t worth covering! But here are a some borderline tidbits we passed on, just in case.


February 25, 2011
Geek Out

California Bureaucrats Are Throwing A Bubble Rave For At-Risk Salmon

In California, some impressionable, young Chinook Salmon in the Sacramento river are heading down the wrong path. A path leading towards death and destruction. A path otherwise known as the San Francisco Bay. To get these disenfranchised fish on the right track, the Department of Water Resources are installing an underwater “bubble barrier,” complete with loud acoustic noises and a strobe lights. That shit sounds like a rave to me.