With genetic morph, a weird type of anthrax has emerged—and it’s on a rampage

Enlarge (credit: Getty | Barcroft Media) After getting ahold of the genetic blueprints for molecular weapons, relatively harmless bacteria transformed into one that can cause anthrax—in places and animals where the original anthrax bacteria doesn’t. And it’s wreaking havoc. Using data collected over a 26-year period, researchers found that this strange version of anthrax is […]

Watching magnets morph liquid rocket fuel is hypnotically beautiful

This liquid rocket fuel becomes magnetised when near a magnetic field. So it dances and morphs when magnets are moved around it. It is called ferrofluid and it was invented by NASA’s Steve Papell to be a rocket fuel that could work in zero gravity due to its magnetic qualities. Magnet Expert Ltd recorded the experiment using […]