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BIOMIMICRY: an overview of the breadth and depth of human investigations in this field. D'Arcy Wentworth Thompson would have loved it. " "" "Wiley-VCH - Swiegers, Gerhard (ed.) - Bioinspiration and Biomimicry in Chemistry http://lnkd.in/vQnQQB. http://www.wiley-vch.de/publish/en/books/forthcomingTitles/BE00/0-470-56667-1/?sID=rj8c58aiqmskt5mthaj40c4df2#.UgNDzR-nIq4.twitter View in LinkedIn

BIOMIMICRY: Pitcher plant biomimicry leads to SLIPS – efficient liquid repelling coating - " " http://lnkd.in/M5PNS5 View in LinkedIn

PAGEMARKER IN TIME: there are almost no speculations in the endlessly twittering web about the paradigm-shifting possibility of humans or life forms utilizing dark energy as a source of electrical or biological energy. This pagemarker is bright and curious, but assuredly of a finite lifespan. I hope that in my lifetime I will witness the new paradigm and all that it will entertain. View in LinkedIn

DARPA funds microfluidics-based model of human body." "" "How to Build a "Human-on-a-Chip" - IEEE Spectrum http://bit.ly/177I9sE via @IEEESpectrum. View in LinkedIn

IF SUNLIGHT is just a fraction of the total energy in our local universe, it would seem strange that life forms, in their ingenious complexity and variability, have not found ways to tap this energy source. Photosynthesis appears biochemically simple, and quite well described, but we are having a tough time harnessing or replicating the Green Machine. Are we missing something in the details? View in LinkedIn

BIOMIMICRY:" "" "Nanosponges Soak Up Antibiotic-resistant Bacteria and Toxins - IEEE Spectrum http://bit.ly/177HKqd via @IEEESpectrum. View in LinkedIn

DARK MATTER AND DARK ENERGY: if we cannot measure not understand it, how can we know whether life forms on earth are capable of harnessing this beneath our very eyes? Or worse, as these authors think, we are unaware of a parallel universe!" " http://lnkd.in/t6ApuG View in LinkedIn

SUNFLOWER fields line the road I drive weekly to the railway station. I am always impressed by the military precision of these plants as they raise their heads to the morning sun, and bow them as it wanes. " "" "Sunflower-Inspired Pattern Could Boost Concentrated Solar Power Efficiencies http://lnkd.in/yhq5AA View in LinkedIn

IS THE HIGGS BOSUN the source of dark energy in the universe? Recent research suggests this may be possible, but the hunt continues. Effectively, we do not understand 95% of the fabric of our universe, cannot measure it, and are grasping for explanations. This is the astonishing fact of our profound ignorance. " " http://onswipe.com/thedailygalaxy/ View in LinkedIn

FDA issues 483 every 50 minutes in 2011 " "" "2011 had over 10,000 493s" "2010 had 10,437" "2009 had 9,666" " http://blog.fdazilla.com/2011/11/fda-issues-483-every-50-minutes-in-2011/ View in LinkedIn