If it’s not science until it’s reproduceable, then tabletop “pyroelectric” crystal-based nuclear fusion just became science. This is not the ubiquitious cheap power you might at first think of when you hear fusion, but a device whose commercial appeal lies in it’s ability to create neutrons.

Atop a volcano in Mexico’s Sierra Negra, the biggest telescope of its kind nears completion. A joint project between the US and Mexico, the Pentagon funding has caused a few raised eyebrows, but scientists are keen to point out that the device will have no military uses.

The Spitzer Space Telescope has observed a cluster of colliding galaxies that appear to be surrounded by tiny glass-like crystals.

The truly excellent WorldChanging.com has a post about the Wattson, a device for visually displaying the electricity consumption in your household in realtime – plus it can connect to a computer and network with other Wattson users. UK only at the moment, but demand is sure to spread this little fella far and wide.

US company Space Adventures has announced its intent to build a spaceport and a fleet of suborbital spaceships ‘for commercial purposes’ (ie space tourism). These projects include collaboration with Prodea (Texan investment company founded by the family that brought you the X-Prize) and the Russian Federal Space Agency.