Alchemist Checks Oxy Cholesterol Levels

Posted in Bird Flu, Environment, Geek, Science at 1:00 pm by David Bradley -- 1 Comment

 

copper-alchemistThe Alchemist this week learns how fluorine chemistry is blooming, how to melt proteins, and how cholesterol is all about the good, the bad, and the oxy. Also this week, a technique borrowed from organic LED fabrication could lead to a new way to manufacture tiny inorganic LEDs for next generation displays, while a conductive flip has been observed with clusters of atoms close …

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Spinning Facebook and Student Grades

Posted in Environment, Geek, Science at 1:00 pm by David Bradley -- 13 Comments; add yours

 

A while back The Sunday Times got wind of a poster to be presented at a meeting by a researcher from Ohio State University. OSU posted an embargoed press release to Eurekalert and Newswise, but the Sunday Times, apparently never received that press release. Regardless, the paper put together a story with an incredible spin that ran on the Sunday before the meeting. The research poster was about Facebook and …

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Charity Computers and Environmental Waste

Posted in Environment at 1:00 pm by David Bradley -- 7 Comments; add yours

 

e-waste-sortingCharitable schemes to send unwanted electronic equipment, including mobile phones and computers to the developing world could be creating more environmental problems than they solve if the equipment becomes entirely obsolete in a short time. Researchers in India have carried out an evaluation of the trade-offs between cost and environmental risks to prove the point.

There are many benefits to schemes intended to provide …

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