Violin and quanta.
New Scientist listens to the art of subatomic particles:
… Read the rest “Violin and quanta.”The performance is the brainchild of composer and computer scientist Alexis Kirke from the University of Plymouth, UK, who has
Month: February 2011
Sleep reminders.
Discovery makes me want to take a nap. Not because this research is boring, but because it suggests you can sleep your way to better recall:
… Read the rest “Sleep reminders.”After about 20 minutes, while the sleeping group’s
Better solar.
Alternative energy got a big boost from TechEye.net, which reports that a new generation of solar panels could double in efficiency:
… Read the rest “Better solar.”A team made of researchers from both UC Davis and UC Santa
Science Art: “Willcox & Gibbs Sewing Machine,” from One Hundred Years’ Progress of the United States, 1871
Beautiful machine for skilled labor.
You can browse the whole illustrated encyclopedia of fin de siecle technology at archive.org.
[via Old Book Illustrations]
Why thank you, Br’er Fox….
Humans weren’t best friends with dogs first, says the Discoveryon blog. Archaeologists have found evidence that foxes may have been our pets first:
… Read the rest “Why thank you, Br’er Fox….”Scientists analysing remains
Lotto breaker.
Wired unearths the story of a gold-prospecting math whiz… sorry, geological statistician… who cracked the scratch-off ticket code:
… Read the rest “Lotto breaker.”The trick itself is ridiculously simple.
Keep looking up. But not THAT high.
I’m sure MSNBC isn’t *trying* to be a downer when they report that too much optimism is bad for cancer patients’ chances of recovery:
… Read the rest “Keep looking up. But not THAT high.”The problem, some experts say, is
Germs against oil.
WaPo and Slate give us the scoop on the Deepwater Horizon aftermath. Why was the Exxon Valdez so much more of a mess? Because the warm, murky Gulf of Mexico is germier:
… Read the rest “Germs against oil.”But even if we halted human