Does it happen? Can we see it?
Jan 19th 2006nerd alert
The basic problem in any experiment is choosing what to measure and how to measure it. Trying to determine the melting
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The Wallaby
Jun 16th 2005
*The Author* The author is an analytical chemist working in a (physical chemistry) lab at a major midwestern university.
Grad student morale
Jun 16th 2005nerd alert
This week the lab completely rearranged two of the instruments. These are basically microscopes with some extra optics, and we got in some optical breadboards to mount the laser and optics on. (One disadvantage is that the 532-nm laser is now pretty much at eye level for everyone in the lab…. oops.) One thing that [...]
Future abstract
Apr 22nd 2005nerd alert
Long time without an update. Lot going on, about which I shall post more later. Today’s work-task: An abstract for a conference six months from now. Simple, really — 300-350 words summarizing what I’m going to be talking about, in language calculated to inspire everyone at the conference to come see my poster. One hitch: [...]
Having ears, they hear not
Oct 18th 2004General
Alan Leshner (president of the AAAS) writes in Science (Oct. 8 2004) about the recent reports that the US is losing its global preeminence in science “production”:
Yahoo news says it all
Oct 18th 2004General
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