by Captain Skellett | Aug 13, 2012 | Recent Research
Nothing like a stuffy nose to ruin your day. You sound like a ponce, food tastes like cardboard and you have to sleep with your mouth open for spiders to crawl in. No joke. It happened to a friend of a friend of mine. But have you ever noticed how quickly your sense...
by Captain Skellett | Oct 27, 2010 | Recent Research
Meet Rhinopithecus strykeri, the Burmese snub-nosed monkey that sneezes when it rains. It is covered with black hair from its head to its very long tail, except for its ears and chin beard which have little white tufts. Angelina Jolie lips complete the look. On...
by Captain Skellett | Jul 18, 2010 | How Things Work
It’s a beautiful example of biomimicry, nature informing technology. The shinkansen bullet trains of Japan are airplanes on rails, traveling at over 300 km per hour in comfort and style. Traveling at this speed, tunnels present a problem. When the train enters...
