The Week In Numbers: A 3-D Printer For Liver Tissue, The Sharpest Space Photos Ever, And More
The NovoGen MMX Bioprinter Photograph by Timothy Hogan 250 microns: the thickness of the microtissues printed out by the first commercial 3-D bioprinter, which will soon help biochemists test new drugs 100 miles: the distance the Galileo space probe made it into Jupiter's atmosphere in 1995 before being vaporized (could a stronger spacecraft fly straight through the gas planet?) 1,000: the number of times per second the floating mirror on the Magellan telescope can change its shape in order to capture the sharpest images of space ever 30 μL: the volume of photographic bacteria you need to grow your own photo 10,000: the rough number ytterbium atoms used to keep time in the world's most precise clock 4 grams: the amount of a reusable, spongy, bacteria-killing gel needed to purify a half a liter of water 37 miles per hour: the top speed of a new electric car prototype that can fold itself in half to...