…that stimulates retinal cells by spraying them with neurotransmitters could restore sight to blind people.

More evidence for the hygiene hypothesis.

Researchers at Binghamton University, State University of New York, have developed a new technology that can link digital images to the specific camera that took them. It promises to be an invaluable tool for criminal investigators fighting child pornography, and can also be used to detect forged digital images.

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(Note: I decided to expand this regular Hassenpfeffer feature [Hassenfeature?] to paragraphs from sentences just so it makes a bit more sense.) Brenna knocked on the door of the cottage. Anton stood behind her in the snow, shivering. He’d always hated cold weather and this forsaken part of the world had more than its fair …

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Our society, despite once-upon-a-time dreams, still runs on paper—and to make paper, you first have to make pulp. Wood is made up of fibers of cellulose bound together by a substance called lignin. The goal of pulp making is to get rid of the lignin and keep the fibers. Once upon a time, all pulp …

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“Witches don’t use magic–they talk to the dead.”

Scientists have produced the best simulation yet of the gravity waves produced by colliding black holes. You don’t have to know anything about the science involved to enjoy the fruits of their labours in this video clip, which represents something that would take just an hour or so in real time but took 2,000 processors …

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“Let’s go see about finding someone to seal the…the envelope, you called it?”

Not just in Star Trek any more.