Internet

Graphene could make the internet up to one hundred times faster, new research suggests. A study has demonstrated for the first time the incredibly short optical response rates capable using 'few layer graphene' - a breakthrough that could pave the way for a telecommunications revolution. Graphene is just one atom thick but remarkably strong.

Read more: http://bit.ly/18gwKMp 

Telescope

 The Murchison Widefield Array telescope officially opened this week in outback Western Australia. The radio telescope aims to detect solar storms and will offer unique glimpses into the early universe and stars more than 13 billion years old. The MWA is a precursor to the international Square Kilometre Array, which will be the largest radio telescope in the world.

Image: http://bit.ly/12gzL7p John Goldsmith, Australian Geographic

This week

Test tube baby: http://bit.ly/13V60OO

Artificial heart: http://nyti.ms/18WdNxW

Exoplanet: http://bbc.in/13DOAHB

Planarian worms: http://bit.ly/1b1onEu

Gene therapy: http://bit.ly/16xDZZt

Star birth: http://bit.ly/130nzX4

Google science fair

Elif is a finalist in the Google Science Fair. She has also won the Science in Action award, which included a year’s worth of mentorship and $50,000.

Elif’s project uses the starch and cellulose of banana peels to create bioplastic, which she hopes will be an environmentally friendly alternative for use in cable insulation and medical prosthetics.

More info: http://bit.ly/18O9GnD

Because einstein!

Einsteins' report card!!

I'm sorry I can't translate German.
He is graded from  1 to 6 (1 being lowest and 6 is the highest.)

Crayons

If you ever get stuck in a blackout without candles or a flashlight ...

30 minutes might be stretching it, but a regular sized crayon will easily burn for more than 15 minutes. The paraffin used in crayons is very flammable, but slow burning. Handy to know!

Happy birthday tesla!!