NANOTREK MICRONERD

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Best Electron Micrograph
Nanoscale soldiers in marching formation on the edge of a silicon substrate

Best Ion Micrograph:

Nano Space - The final frontier. The space ship Enterprise NCC-1701D of Star Trek was fabricated in one-billionth scale by 30 kV Ga+ focused-ion- beam CVD using phenanthrene gas. Length 8.8 µm.

- Dick

Today's Internet ephemera

Some of the things on the internets today. Have a good weekend, folks.

A working Star Trek phaser (Geeksaresexy)

Calvin & Hobbes style snowmen (WebUrbanist)

A whole lot of Macallan (Notcot.)

Lastly, and not just for Panic: here is something to consider

another stupid survey

based on a conversation i had with fugu re: JJ Abrams new Star Trek.

who was the best captain and why?

which series is the best and why?

oh - and this isn't about which captain or series you feel is the best - this is scientific and rational dammit.

USS Enterprise, NCC-1701-A

Star Trek Online

I'm guessing some of you might be interested in this...or maybe even this -> 'oH ghaH QaQ jaj DaqjaH! I'm pretty sure I know what I'll be doing on Feb 2nd...

Star Trek lip-sync (for lack of a better term.)

Because we need more star trek related mashup humor, I saw this on Twitter after (my pal and yours) Adam Savage tweeted it. Apparently it's blowing up the interwaves, so I figured I should jump on that bandwagon.

I'll just leave this here...

Paul Pope Draws Some Star Trek

Hey, look! It's a Star Trek comic drawn by Paul Pope, tied in to the new movie. Possible minor spoilers.

NASA watches Trek in space

From the NYT:

Right about now in outer space, three men are crouched in a node of the International Space Station, watching J.J. Abrams’ reboot of “Star Trek” on a laptop. They chose the node, said NASA spokeswoman Nicole Cloutier, because it was “dark and quiet” and would be “a good spot” for three “Star Trek” fans to hunker down for the ultimate viewing experience.

Watching Star Trek, whilst in outer space...

Sure.

BTW: Pics of the Hubble repair!

Star Trek

* EDIT: HIGHLIGHT POST TO SEE SPOILERS *

GOOD!
*Swollen Kirk hands
*Excellent, realistic Shatner-esque writhing on ground grimacing thing by Kirk guy after being hit or falling over
*Young Bones

BAD!
*Alternate reality get-out
*Not enough Young Bones
*Pudgy Enterprise

Edit: (Warning contains fake spoiler):
*I was glad to see the Spock-Kirk romantic relationship finally fully explored outside of fan-fiction.

I liked it! Did you liked it?!

Book Review: Star Fleet Technical Manual!

I found the Star Trek Technical Manual at a used bookstore the other day, I can't believe I've never heard of it before! It's got amazing diagrams of all kinds of things, from a pattern for a ladies' star-uniform (including space-panty) to a plan showing you where the toilets are on the bridge. It is my new favorite book.

**************** 16 stars!!!

The Next Generation episode 8 - "Fine Art"

Via the Curated Internet. The laughs are totally cheap, but also plentiful. Episode 1 here.

Wrath of Khan: the Opera

From Robot Chicken

Patrick Stewart: he can see everything