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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, …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 – …
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If, as the ASA says, the public believes materials can be “100% chemical free,” the RSC will soon be inundated with examples from people wishing to claim the £1 million pound bounty announced …
As most of you are probably aware, there is a big push to change lighting from traditional incandescent lighting to fluorescent lighting. 95% of output energy from incandescent lighting is given off as heat as …
If anyone has read the Wednesday, October 29, issue of the Villanova Times, you might have seen an article on nuclear power entitled Debate Over Nuclear Power Intensifies by Matt Crawford. In this article, Crawford …
Wired.com has quick Q & A piece with Richard Muller, author of the book Physics for Future Presidents, and a physicist at UC Berkely and LBL. The questions focus on terrorism, space exploration, and global warming.
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Scientists and Engineers for America (SEA) prepared fourteen questions on science and technology policy for the 2008 presidential candidates:
4. Education. A comparison of 15-year-olds in 30 wealthy nations found that average science scores among U.S. …
Not to belabor the point but…
Now, this is no group of sycophants, these are some of the greatest minds of our nation, so it is really impossible to view this as some sort of partisan …
If you want to see who other scientists are voting for and why, check out the current crop of vids including Nobel laureate Marty Chalfie.
Scientists and Engineers for America Action Fund and ScienceBlogs …
I’ve been hesitant to post anything political here, but I couldn’t resist in this case as it does reflect the anti-intellectualism displayed during the current ‘regime’ and what we can most likely expect if they …
Last Thursday the EPA strengthened its standards on lead pollution, updating the law that was 30 years old. “The new standards set the limits for exposure at 0.15 micrograms per cubic meter of air, down …
I know Dr. Kassel brought this up before, but I just heard it again on the news and I had to see what the story was. Republican nominee John McCain and his running mate Sarah Palin advocate teaching …
