Sep

28

Economist Article on Biofuels

September 28, 2007 | 1 Comment

Economist: Ethanol, schmethanol. ‘Everyone seems to think that ethanol is a good way to make cars greener. Everyone is wrong.
SOMETIMES you do things simply because you know how to. People have known how to make ethanol since the dawn of civilisation, if not before. Take some sugary liquid. Add yeast. Wait. They have also known [...]

Sep

28

Lab-on-a-Chip to Detect H5N1

September 28, 2007 | Leave a Comment

Made in Singapore Lab-on-a-chip Device to Transform Field Testing for Avian Flu Virus (PDF). ‘Researchers at the Institute of Bioengineering and Nanotechnology (IBN), Institute of Molecular and Cell Biology (IMCB) and Genome Institute of Singapore (GIS) have successfully developed a miniaturized device that can be used to detect the highly pathogenic avian flu (H5N1) virus. [...]

Sep

14

Dipositronium: The Matter-Antimatter Molecule

September 14, 2007 | Leave a Comment

Matter-antimatter molecule makes its debut. ‘The first ever molecule made from matter-antimatter pairs has been created by physicists in the US. Dubbed “dipositronium”, it contains two electrons and two positrons that are bound together in much the same way as molecular hydrogen. The researchers claim that their technique could be improved to make the first [...]

Sep

13

Article – Technology Integration: PDAs as an Instructional and Reflective Tool in the Science Classroom

September 13, 2007 | Leave a Comment

Technology Integration: PDAs as an Instructional and Reflective Tool in the Science Classroom, J.E. Pedersen and E.A. Marek, Contemporary Issues in Technology and Teacher Education (CITE) [Online serial], 7(1), 2007. Abstract: The role of technology has an increased emphasis in the PK-12 classroom and in the preparation of teachers. The wide support for [...]

Sep

12

Quick Video: Zero Gravity Water Bubble and Alka Seltzer Experiment

September 12, 2007 | Leave a Comment

Zero Gravity Water Bubble and Alka Seltzer Experiment, Don Pettit, NASA, 6th Expedition to the International Space Station, November 2002 to May 2003

Sep

12

Kavli Prizes for Astrophysics, Nanoscience and Neuroscience

September 12, 2007 | Leave a Comment

The Kavli Prizes. ‘The Kavli Foundation has established the science prizes for the 21st century – three major awards that honor highly creative scientists, promote public understanding and appreciation for scientists and their work, and foster international cooperation among scientists.
The prizes focus on the science of the greatest physical dimensions of space and time, the [...]

Sep

5

Theory for Everything

September 5, 2007 | Leave a Comment

Stringscape. ‘In its near 40-year history, string theory has gone from a theory of hadrons to a theory of everything to, possibly, a theory of nothing. Indeed, modern string theory is not even a theory of strings but one of higher-dimensional objects called branes. Matthew Chalmers attempts to disentangle the immense theoretical framework that is [...]

Sep

4

PRISM – Partnership for Research Integrity in Science and Medicine

September 4, 2007 | Leave a Comment

PRISM Coalition – Partnership for Research Integrity in Science and Medicine. ‘The Partnership for Research Integrity in Science and Medicine (PRISM) was established by The Executive Council of the Professional & Scholarly Publishing Division of the Association of American Publishers (AAP) to educate policy makers and the American people about the risks posed by government [...]

Sep

4

Peer Review: Old Problems, Novel Approaches

September 4, 2007 | 1 Comment

Help wanted. ‘A pall of gloom lies over the vital system of peer review. But the British Academy has some bright ideas. The Guardian’s Jessica Shepherd reports.
No fewer than three academic journals dismissed the economist George Akerlof’s paper The Market for Lemons as “trivial” and “too generic” when it was submitted in the late 1960s. [...]