Science

This Spider Is 49 Million Years Old

Unfortunately, he/she is dead. Very, very dead. But! Clever scientists have been able to bring it to life (sorta) via x-ray scans, which virtually dug the crawler out of its prehistoric amber crypt. The video is eerily silent. [via Hairpin]


December 28, 2010
Cameras

Gigantic 1,500-Pound Camera Captures First X-Ray Images Of Lightning

Some madly brilliant scientists recently used a gigantic 1,500-pound camera to capture x-ray images of lightning—which they triggered artificially using wires and rockets. Crazy? Maybe, but it’s definitely a beautiful experiment.


December 18, 2010
Cameras

A $US670,000 X-Ray Camera That Sees Through Melting Metal

A new high-speed X-ray video camera, now the fastest in the world, can see through molten metal and watch weld-weakening flaws form in real-time. Take a look at sample footage from the device.


August 30, 2010
Geek Out

I Guess You Can Throw Yourself Into The Airport X-Ray Instead Of Walking Through The Metal Detector

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