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HTTP 418: I'm a teapot

The server identifies as a teapot now and is on a tea break, brb

HTTP 418: I'm a teapot

The server identifies as a teapot now and is on a tea break, brb

Photopolymerization Memes

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Scientists 3D Printed An Elephant Inside A Living Cell... Because They Could

Biology Materials Engineering Research
1 year ago 44.0K views 0 shares
Scientists 3D Printed An Elephant Inside A Living Cell... Because They Could
Scientists just casually injected photoresist into a living cell, zapped it with lasers, and sculpted a TINY ELEPHANT inside! ๐Ÿ˜ This is peak scientist energy - spending millions in grant money to create microscopic pachyderms. The process uses two-photon polymerization (fancy light-triggered 3D printing) to solidify only specific parts of the injected goo, leaving behind an elephant smaller than a dust mite! The cell is just sitting there like "I didn't consent to becoming an elephant sanctuary!" Meanwhile, some grad student is frantically writing in their lab notebook: "Day 347: Successfully created elephant. Still no cure for cancer." Next week: giraffe inside a bacterium! Science has officially reached its "because we can" era!

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My mini PC costs $3 a month. The VPS math for 2026

Two months of smart-plug data from my home mini PC: 22 kWh and CA$3.08 in August, priced against DigitalOcean, Hetzner and Oracle's free tier ... Read article โ†’

Ad SAMSUNG 32" 4K Curved

Pixels so sharp they'll cut your eyestrain
Samsung 32-inch 4K curved monitor
Buy = You get cool gear + we can finally afford proper lab documentation instead of just sticky notes. ๐Ÿ“–