NASA Mars Rover

From Germ Theory to Spacecraft Microbiome

It was about 150 years ago that the idea of microbes finally became accepted (aka bacteria and viruses). Germ Theory had beaten Miasma Theory and scientists of the late 1800’s were developing new tools to study microbes — the pace of development bloomed. Now, we decontaminate spacecraft & rovers to prevent microbes from hitching a …

Sticky note printer

Nemonic the Sticky Note Printer

At last, the innovation we’ve all been waiting for: The Nemonic Sticky Note Printer. It’s due to be released this year, and I am certainly interested in trying it out. It’s expected to Retail for $120. Its value is a crisp and clear notation on the paper for those of us with Doctor’s hand-writing. 😉

Old TV in field

Tech trash

This study reveals how much “material for tech” we’ve extracted and produced from the Earth — 30 trillion tons. It’s an amazing amount of tonnage and I was totally stunned when I read it. They call it our Technosphere. Technosphere includes physical human-made structures such as houses, factories, smartphones, computers and landfill. All is not …