Apr

30

The Wired Masters of Technology and Innovation

April 30, 2005 | 1 Comment

The Wired 40. ‘They’re masters of technology and innovation. They’re global thinkers driven by strategic vision. They’re nimbler than Martha Stewart’s PR team. They’re The Wired 40.’

Apr

29

‘Impressions in time’

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Photon Echoes - Photography by Lauri Kangas

Apr

29

Another extraterrestrial laboratory

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State-of-the-Art Mineralogy for Mars. ‘Aiming to nail down whether Mars could have nurtured life in the past, the Mars Science Laboratory will live up to its name, with a state-of-the-art internal chemical and mineralogical laboratory. The rover will pick up rocks, chew, swallow, then analyze the minerals in detail as no Mars mission ever has.’

Apr

29

Interaction, usability and relevance

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Some Principles of Effective E-Learning.

Apr

29

Smart way of learning

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Becoming a Learner Again. ‘A few years ago I hit upon a brilliant way to capitalize on all of the time I spent listening to my children make strange and amusing remarks about the world: I would become a children’s book author, and translate my wacky family life into published gold.’

Apr

28

A very good list of Science weblogs

April 28, 2005 | Leave a Comment

Scientific weblogs. ‘The editor(s) of Scientific American has one, Science magazine has one, I have one. That’s right people, be prepared for the rise of the academic weblog.’

Apr

28

Clouds in the ozone layer

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Large scale ozone losses. ‘Scientists from the EU SCOUT-O3 Integrated Project, which is co-ordinated by the University of Cambridge’s Chemistry Department, have been studying the links between stratospheric ozone and climate change in the Arctic since May 2004.’

Apr

28

Here we go again…

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Fusion seen in table-top experiment. ‘Physicists in the US have generated nuclear fusion in a simple, table-top device operating at room temperature.’
Crystal creates table-top fusion.
Desktop nuclear fusion demonstrated.
Table-top fusion ‘demonstrated’.

Apr

28

Titan atmosphere as an organic chemistry lab

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Organic Materials Spotted High Above Titan’s Surface. ‘During its closest flyby of Saturn’s moon Titan on April 16, the Cassini spacecraft came within 1,027 kilometers (638 miles) of the moon’s surface and found that the outer layer of the thick, hazy atmosphere is brimming with complex hydrocarbons.’

Apr

25

Chocolate and… Coke?

April 25, 2005 | Leave a Comment

How to make fire with Chocolate and Coke.

Apr

25

The Biggest Danger to Earth

April 25, 2005 | 1 Comment

What a way to go. ‘So what are the greatest threats to humans and can we do anything about them? Below, 10 scientists talk about their greatest fears and explain how society could be affected.’

Apr

25

ACS NIH dispute

April 25, 2005 | Leave a Comment

Database Debate. ‘NIH’s PubChem chemical structure database draws ACS’s concern.’

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