LIVING DAGUERREOTYPES
THE FEBRUARY 21, 2014, issue of Science magazine, published by the American Association for the Advancement of Science, contained a news item titled “Portraits and Their Parasites.” How could I pass … Continue reading
WILL THE REAL REALITY PLEASE STAND OUT
A HEADLINE in The New York Times, February 16, 2014, read “Is the Universe a Simulation?” (See http://goo.gl/E9FZgw.) This provocative question aroused my interest all the more because it was … Continue reading
MECHA-MAN, DOKTOR DARKNESS—AND YOU!
HERE’S YOUR chance to choose between Good and Evil—and to promote science along the way. Scientists at Britain’s University of Central Lancashire and a pair of professional comic book artists … Continue reading
BIG CATS, DOGS—AND A SEA OTTER?
BEING AT the top of the food web carries real ecological responsibilities. And I’m not talking about you or me. I’m talking about certain members of the order Carnivra, the … Continue reading
SOLID-STATE BATTERY UPDATE
TOYOTA HAS recently released data on its battery research, both for solid-state batteries expected during a 2020s’ timeframe as well as a next-generation lithium-air concept perhaps a decade beyond that. … Continue reading
WE ARE WEIRD
A PROVOCATIVE recent book offers the view that we have a lot to learn from primitive societies—from what we might call uncivilized sorts. What with savage rites and all, I’m … Continue reading
FLAME EATER ATMOSPHERIC ENGINE
MY 21ST-CENTURY Flame Eater atmospheric engine is a technical delight that traces its origin back 300 years to the dawn of mechanical power. The very earliest of engines were of … Continue reading
ENZYME HELPS HYDROGEN STORAGE
HYDROGEN IS the energy carrier of the future. What’s more, with production fuel-cell cars only a year away, H2 transport and storage are becoming important right now. A recent article … Continue reading
NICOLAS BOURBAKI—PHANTOM MATH GUY
WE KNOW the names Archimedes, Euclid, Newton, Einstein and a few others as important personages in science. But some of the most fundamental science of the 20th Century is attributed … Continue reading
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