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Friday, May 1, 2009

Science News

Nearby asteroid found orbiting sun backwards

A newly discovered near-Earth asteroid that travels in a 'retrograde' orbit has astronomers puzzled – they think the 2- to 3-km-wide object should have been seen before.

For super-tough spider silk, just add titanium

Spider silk is already one of the toughest fibers known, and now it can be made even more resilient with an injection of metal.

The dream of being able to fuel a car on waste comes a step closer with the discovery that dissolving polystyrene cups in biodiesel increases power output

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