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Thursday, September 28, 2006
Tuesday, September 26, 2006
The Anti-Matter Equation
It might be…it could be…it is!!! from PhysOrg.com
Scientists of the CDF collaboration at the Department of Energy's Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory announced today that they have met the exacting standard to claim discovery of astonishingly rapid transitions between matter and antimatter: 3 trillion oscillations per second.
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Monday, September 25, 2006
Outlaw Nation to be collected.
Jamie Delano's epic series Outlaw Nation is being collected into a single volume by Image books in November.
The 2007 challenge
Wednesday, September 20, 2006
It's Grime Time
O.K. after I heard Dizzie Rascals "Boy in da Corner" I instantly classified and blew off Grime (Garage) music. First off I hate The Streets, but his music may be dubstep or 8bar or eskibeat, whatever. When I first heard Dizzie I thought, "huh, every rapper from Britain sounds the same, just like The Streets." Now I realize how hurtful my attitude really was. Grime, I didn't realize the rich history and the diversity you represent. Your connection to D&B and glitch. I'm sorry, and I'm willing to give you another chance. Will you do the same for me...
To help rectify my past error I ask you, my friends to lend me music from such artist as...
Wiley
Crazy Tich
Shystie
Lethal B
Lady Sovereign
Monday, September 18, 2006
Robots who need ironic moustaches...
Optimus Prime
Thundercracker
Skywarp
Jazz
Bumble-bee
Gort (Day The Earth Stood Still)
Robby the Robot (Forbiden Planet)
Robot Monster
Tranzor Z
Twiggy (Buck Rogers)
Cylons
R2-D2
C3P0
Daleks
Herbie (Fantastic 4)
The Red Tornado
Maria
Jet Jaguar
Sunday, September 17, 2006
Friday, September 15, 2006
Update
Thursday, September 14, 2006
New Acquisition to the Belasco Library
Wednesday, September 13, 2006
"Om mani padme hum
Tuva, Russia -- Gyudmed Tantric Monastery monks, who are on a visit in Tuva, have finished their work at the world's biggest Buddhist mantra. In the opinion of all the participants of the unique project, the mantra is to hasten the visit of His Holiness Dalai Lama to the republic.
Monday, September 11, 2006
Jim Hanley's to the rescue!
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Friday, September 08, 2006
Science Friday
From Bubbles to Capsules from PhysOrg.com
Nanocapsules are vessels with diameters in the nanometer range and very thin shells. They can store a tiny volume of liquid and can protect their cargo while transporting it through a foreign medium — such as a human blood vessel — without any loss. Further applications for nanocapsules include the encapsulation of scents, printer ink, and adhesives. Once at their destinations, the payloads are released by pressure or friction.
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Physicists trap, map tiny magnetic vortex from PhysOrg.com
In a research first that could lead to a new generation of hard drives capable of storing thousands of movies per square inch, physicists at Rice University have decoded the three-dimensional structure of a tornado-like magnetic vortex no larger than a red blood cell.
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Spinning new theory on particle spin brings science closer to quantum computing from PhysOrg.com
Physicists at the U.S. Department of Energy's Argonne National Laboratory have devised a potentially groundbreaking theory demonstrating how to control the spin of particles without using superconducting magnets — a development that could advance the field of spintronics and bring scientists a step closer to quantum computing.
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Tuesday, September 05, 2006
McDuffie to write Firestorm
Need I say more? [...]
Monday, September 04, 2006
Robots put snooty connoisseur out of business
New Robot Can Identify Wines, Cheeses from PhysOrg.com
(AP) -- The ability to discern good wine from bad, name the specific brand from a tiny sip and recommend a complementary cheese would seem to be about as human a skill as there is. In Japan, robots are doing it.
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