Nanosized Violin String Makes Sweet Physics Music
Researchers at TU Delft have succeeded in measuring the influence of a single electron on a vibrating carbon nanotube. That can be a real milestone on the road to ultra-small measuring instruments
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Making Ripples: post-corporate adventures in Floyd County Virginia …
Certain politicians and tin pot dictators have long employed the tried and true method of using crises to keep constituents from “looking behind the curtain”. The most effective method of diverting attention away from how badly things …
New Study Undercuts Core GOP Claim About Health Care | The Plum Line
Business Week reports on a new study that links exploding health care costs to the underperformance of the broader economy:
Senate Pressed to Aid Obama on Energy Education – Dot Earth Blog …
More than 100 universities and groups urge senators to support Obama energy- education plan.
California's tree crops are screwed, says new report :: The …
Things heat up in the nation’s produce basket: Tree crops like apples, cherries, pears, walnuts and almonds rely on a chilly winter to set the stage for a productive spring and summer. But in a study released today, UC Davis scientists …
White House Won't Disclose List Of Health Industry Visitors — But …
You may have heard today’s news that President Obama has declined to disclose which health care industry heavyweights have visited the White House to (ahem) share their ideas about health care reform:
IntelliBriefs: Can Computers Decipher a 5000-Year-Old Language?
Can Computers Decipher a 5000-Year-Old Language? A computer scientist is helping to uncover the secrets of the inscribed symbols of the Indus By David Zax (Smithsonian mag) Smithsonian.com, July 19, 2009 …