Spider silk better at conducting heat, inducing heebie-jeebies

Research conducted by Iowa State University associate professor of mechanical engineering, Xinwei Wang, shows evidence that the structural (non-sticky) spider webs conduct heat better than any other organic material and even some non-organic materials like silicon and copper. This could lead to flexible, lighter weight electronics, burn wound bandages, lighter weight hot weather clothing and — once we perfect Monster, Inc.‘s fear-based energy plants — free electricity for all.

We look forward to a glorious future when high school athletes smell like spider ass instead of Axe Body Spray.

Game, SETI, match: aliens win

The economic climate in this country since 2007 has spurred a long list of spending cuts at state, local and federal levels. So far, the casualties have been limited: teachers, police officers, street lights …. None of those really matter, though, because we are officially defenseless against an alien invasion now.

SETI–whose NASA funds were cut in 1994 and was kept afloat by Paul Allen, the National Science Foundation and the state of California–is officially paddleless up that famous Los Angeles landmark, S#%t Creek.