Article Archive for December 2008
msnbc has a nice review of the top science stories of 2008 as well as a roundup of the best roundups!
A recent CNN.com article describes new and unusual ways of re-growing broken bones and fixing holes in human hearts. The novel methods involve molecules found in spider silk and the popular waterproof apparel material, …
Between all the posts about fluorescent light bulbs, nuclear energy, and decreasing green house gases, I thought it was only appropriate to add to the conglomeration of environmentally-friendly technology. Just like CFLs, a major problem …
An article I saw recently on Yahoo! News, discusses the discovery of a new appetite supressing hormone found in mice. The study focuses on a molecule known as N-acylphosphatidylethanolamine or NAPE for short. The compound …
I don’t know if many of you have seen the new Macbook commercials yet, but Apple has released a new “greener” laptop. The new notebook is free (less than 900ppm Br and Cl, as defined …
I’m just curious if anyone uses Twitter and, if so, how you use it. Several academic types suggest uses in the classroom, but they look like “me too!,” and “look, I’m cool, I use Twitter!” …
It’s nice to know that those smart cookies up at MIT are getting something pretty sweet accomplished. Reported on bbc.com but originally published in Nano Letters, researchers have found a way to attach a polymer …
BlackLight Power is something of a mystery to me, representing an esoteric combination of snake oil and Harry Potter. BlackLight Power is a research company that deals with the extremely controversial and freakish hydrino – …
A recent article by Britt E. Erickson in C&EN news, discusses the issue of having Melamine in infant formula. Melamine is an organic compound created in the 1930’s and has various uses such as making plastics, laminates, and …
I could write something snarky about the blatant anti-intellectualism displayed by the outgoing administration for the last 8 years, but I’m going to resist and remain hopeful that we are turning a corner and moving …
This week’s molecule comes from research at the University of Calabria, Italy about Pt(II) and Pd(II) complexes which may be active as anticancer agents (Pucci, D.; Bellusci, A.; Bernardini, S.; Bloise, R.; Crispini, A.; Federici, G.; …
CNN cut its science and technology news staff last week and The Weather Channel canceled their climate change program Forecast Earth during NBC’s ‘Green Week.’ (NBC purchased TWC this summer.) I honestly don’t know what …
It’s a couple of weeks old, but you all know I’m behind.
Many students don’t even want a college e-mail address these days because they already have well-established digital identities before they arrive on campus. That’s …
A recent article reports that countries in Europe, Africa and Asia, specifically China, are relaxing previous restrictions on the importation and research of genetically modified crops. This is because of the increasing demand for food …
The molecule of the week comes from ongoing research by Dr. Randolf Thummel at the University of Houston (Zeping Deng, Huan-Wei Tseng, Ruifa Zong, Dong Wang, and Randolph Thummel. Inorg. Chem. 2008, 47, 1835 – …
