Tue. 09/01 - Bee Venom Cancer Treatment & Diamond-Powered Batteries

The dragon eggs powered by diamonds. No, it’s not a children’s fairy tale, it’s a cutting-edge type of nuclear battery that could give us super long-lasting power and very little waste. The extinct breed of singing dogs that has been rediscovered. A brief history of Kool-Aid and the drink’s totally cool mascot. And new research into the effective use of bee venom for breast cancer treatment.

Links:

• Are Radioactive Diamond Batteries a Cure for Nuclear Waste? (Wired)
• Singing Dogs Re-emerge From Extinction for Another Tune (NY Times)
• Scientists Rediscover Rare 'Singing' Dogs Thought to Have Gone Extinct (Vice)
• Breakthrough Success: Why Kool-Aid's Marketing Packs a Punch (Tedium)
• The untold truth of Kool-Aid (Mashed)
• Kool Aid Man - Atari 2600 (Free 80s Arcade)
• Honeybee venom rapidly kills aggressive breast cancer cells, Australian research finds (ABC)
• The Problem with Bee Venom Therapy (SciShow, YouTube)
• New Documentary Explores the Last Blockbuster Store (Mental Floss)
• Kottke.Org
• Jackson Bird on Twitter