Aimee Whitcroft • Oct 12, 2012 •
The subject of Mars is a popular one. Not only in science fiction but, of course, in real life, too. Curiosity’s presence on the red planet at the moment – you can look at interactive panoramas of Mars! – has… Read more › … Read More
Bryan Walker • Sep 09, 2012 •
I see Canterbury University economist Eric Crampton politely disagrees with my post on the failure to ban incandescent light bulbs. I’d like to comment on a couple of the points he raises. The first concerns the non-priced carbon embodied in the production and distribution of fluorescent and LED bulbs, and the possibility that it may [...] … Read More
Aimee Whitcroft • Mar 15, 2012 •
Greetings again, fine TOSPers! Apologies for the delay – a host of computer and time-related issues have delayed us a little. But here we are! This week, Elf and aimee talk many things atom/molecule-related, and some other pretty cool stuff, too 🙂 Specifically, we look at anti-atoms and the new science of … Read More
Elf Eldridge • Aug 22, 2011 •
Another entry in my “bizarre use of bodily fluids but that has a really cool result” category for nanoscience, is this paper published a couple of weeks ago in the Advanced Materials journal. The problem the researchers from Tel Aviv university were trying to solve is simple: we can make white LEDs now easily enough, but they’re complex to … Read More
Aimee Whitcroft • Jun 03, 2011 •
UPDATE: moar pics here, here and here. As mentioned, I broke my wrist a few weeks ago. please note: I am _directly_ plugged into a computer here. * happy sigh * Which caused me no small amount of unhappiness, given that I was soon to be … Read More
John Nixon • Jan 30, 2010 •
I discovered a very interesting twist in transmitting high speed data over short distances. Currently we use WiFi or Bluetooth, both using radio wavelengths which can be subject to interference, hacking etc as they penetrate to some extent walls, doors, windows. Pennsylvania State University researchers have come up with a light-based system (infra-red) which can deliver beyond … Read More