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Month: March 2008

Earliest recording predates Edison.

31 March 2008 grant b 0

The International Herald Tribune says a Frenchman recorded “Au Clair de la Lune” 20 years before the phonograph was invented:

The 10-second recording of a singer crooning

… Read the rest “Earliest recording predates Edison.”

Science Art: “Australisk fauna,” Nordisk Familjebok Encyclopedia

30 March 2008 grant b 1


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This is an image from an old Norwegian encyclopedia, the “Norwegian Familybook” published sometime from 1904 to 1926.

In Norwegian, the animals illustrated… Read the rest “Science Art: “Australisk fauna,” Nordisk Familjebok Encyclopedia”

A swarming army of cyborg bugs.

28 March 2008 grant b 0

Wired reminds us that the U.S. military now has a functioning army of cyborg insects:

DARPA’s Hi-MEMS program aims to implant place micro-mechanical systems [MEMS] “inside

… Read the rest “A swarming army of cyborg bugs.”

I’m on Rumblefish.

27 March 2008 grant b 0

How very unexpected.

But pleasant nonetheless.

SkySails: Success!

24 March 2008 grant b 0

The new age of sail can start now.

SONG: My Fingertips Are Weightless.

24 March 2008 grant b 0

SONG: “My Fingertips Are Weightless” (To download: right-click & “Save As”)

ARTIST: grant.

SOURCE: “Origami spaceplane aims for space station… Read the rest “SONG: My Fingertips Are Weightless.”

Science Art: Tröpfchentextur

23 March 2008 grant b 0

A microscopic image of liquid crystal by Wikimedia Commons user "Minutemen."

Happy Easter.

Expelled from Expelled.

22 March 2008 grant b 0

You’ve no doubt heard of the Ben Stein movie extolling the virtues of Intelligent Design and bemoaning the fact that it isn’t being allowed in science classrooms.

Well, I should… Read the rest “Expelled from Expelled.”

Space Boomerang: Conclusion.

21 March 2008 grant b 0

It came back.

They’re not sure why.

Music Brain.

21 March 2008 grant b 0

Science News rhapsodizes over Johns Hopkins research into what happens in musicians’ brains that makes the music happen:

“What we think is happening is that when you’re

… Read the rest “Music Brain.”

Obama’s laser guns and medi-beams.

20 March 2008 grant b 0

You might think that Wired is misguided when it publishes reports on our nation building tactical laser weapons and healing devices made from LEDs (the tiny lightbulbs in tiny flashlights… Read the rest “Obama’s laser guns and medi-beams.”

6e+13 picoseconds of silence for Arthur C. Clarke.

19 March 2008 grant b 2

Arthur C. Clarke’s last message to the world:

So many of his wishes have already come true.

From the BBC:

“Sir Arthur has left written instructions that his funeral be strictly

… Read the rest “6e+13 picoseconds of silence for Arthur C. Clarke.”

The Naming of Cats is a Serious Matter.

19 March 2008 grant b 0

Washington Post reports on the one of the deepest mysteries of the animal world – the strange history of the domestic cat:

In one of the most comprehensive explorations of cats’

… Read the rest “The Naming of Cats is a Serious Matter.”

No pizza, no laundry, no one can hear you scream.

18 March 2008 grant b 0

Yeah, it’s feature news from ABC, but still – betcha didn’t know what astronauts have to put up with:

You can’t freeze-dry pizza or dehydrate it very successfully

… Read the rest “No pizza, no laundry, no one can hear you scream.”

Long life. Little women.

17 March 2008 grant b 0

New Scientist reports on geneticists who might have isolated the specific genes for longevity:

[T]he [Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University] team… identified

… Read the rest “Long life. Little women.”

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