Tag: science
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Foldable, bendable battery made from paper developed – International Herald Tribune
And here’s the power supply for the e-paper of our futuristic dreams. Next? Foldable, bendable battery made from paper developed – International Herald Tribune
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Don Herbert, 89; TV’s ‘Mr. Wizard’ taught science to young baby boomers – Los Angeles Times
RIP Mr. Wizard. Don Herbert, 89; TV’s ‘Mr. Wizard’ taught science to young baby boomers – Los Angeles Times
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A last word on bees and mobile phones: “we didn’t say that,” researchers say (updated) from Guardian Unlimited: Technology
BREAKING NEWS: Cell phones are not what’s driving the bees away. In a related story, so long, and thanks for all the fish. A last word on bees and mobile phones: “we didn’t say that,” researchers say (updated) from Guardian Unlimited: Technology
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Secretive Silicon Valley company, OptiSolar, builds largest solar farm – VentureBeat
“The site, near Sarnia in Ontario, Canada, will be enough to power between 10,000 and 15,000 homes on sunny days, drawing on a monstrous 40-megawatt capacity.” Secretive Silicon Valley company, OptiSolar, builds largest solar farm – VentureBeat
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Wired 15.01: The Meteor Farmer
“Using a souped-up metal detector, a shovel, and a treasure map, Steve Arnold combs the flat Kansas wheat fields for rocks from outer space.” Wired 15.01: The Meteor Farmer
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So I don’t get it wrong again
Here’s the physics joke I’m always trying to retell: Professor Heisenberg is cruising along the highway when he suddenly gets pulled over. The motorcycle cop sidles up to Heisenberg’s window. Heisenberg rolls it down. “Do you have any idea how fast you were going?” asks the cop. “I have no idea,” Heisenberg replies. “But I…
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New York Times: The Universe is a mouse brain
Visual evidence that Douglas Adams was on the right track. New York Times: The Universe is a mouse brain
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Making the inconvenient accessible
We finally made it out to see An Inconvenient Truth last night. Remind me again why Al Gore isn’t running for President in 2008? Sorry, but I haven’t heard a good enough reason. Personally, I’d like to see him grow his beard back, put on a flannel shirt and a pair of jeans, and go…