You Can’t Reach Critical Mass Without Chemical Engineers
. by ChEnected Guest
Great Tool: The World's First Pocket-Sized Radar Gun
. by Kent Harrington
If you want to measure the speed of anything, (let your imagination go wild) just hold this small precision device in your hand, aim it at the moving object, and the answer pops up instantly in the
Bill Gates on Energy
. by John Vasko
Bill Gates shares some interesting thoughts on energy at Ted Talks. This from TEDtalksDirector:
One Empty, Yellow, (Belgian) Beer Crate x 30,000 = A Deeper Moment of Ecological Awareness
. by Kent Harrington
LEGOs + DNA = FUN TIMES
. by ChEnected Guest
Having just read an article in the New York Times on Dr. J. Craig Venter, I can’t stop thinking how cool synthetic biology is. Whether you are an engineer or a scientist, these are extremely exciting times for the biotech industry!
MIT's Carbon Nanotube Antennas Could Transform Solar Industry
. by Kent Harrington
An MIT chemical engineering group using
What Stinks?!
. by Elizabeth Guenther
I had my first run-in with a stink bug yesterday. It was terrifying. It had infiltrated my vehicle and launched an overhead attack as I began driving.
Bohemian Rhapsody—On Slide Whistles [Funny Bone]
. by John Vasko
We've all heard Queen's Bohemian Rhapsody but how many of you have heard it played on a slide whistle? And what exactly is a slide whistle? According to Wikipedia:
Meet the Scientists Who Just Won a MacArthur Grant
. by Kent Harrington
The MacArthur Genius Awards are awarded every year to people pursuing visionary ideas in the sciences and arts. They are given $500,000, no-strings-attached. See 2010 winners.
