Dec
31
A Clue From Medical Research to Break Into Algae?
December 31, 2008 | 3 Comments
Vincent A. Fischetti, head of the Laboratory of Bacterial Pathogenesis and Immunology at Rockefeller University and his colleague Assaf Raz a graduate student in the lab, have used a new technique to look specifically at a well-known enzyme called sortase A and its distribution inside the cell. Bacteria are close cousins to algae both with […]
Dec
30
Save Almost All the Energy With Passive Heated Homes
December 30, 2008 | 3 Comments
In 1991 Wolfgang Feist (German Wikipedia Link) a physicist from Darmstadt Germany built the first passive heated home. Now the estimate is that 15,000 homes across Germany and Scandinavia have been built with the innovations Feist pioneered. What’s different in a passive homes is ultrathick insulation very sophisticated doors and windows in an airtight design. […]
Dec
29
A Puzzling Question Gets an Innovative Answer
December 29, 2008 | Leave a Comment
Ali Vanderveld, a post-doctoral cosmologist at the Jet Propulsion Lab and her colleagues recently published a paper in the journal Physical Review looking at how giant holes in our “Swiss-cheese-like” universe might make space look as if it’s accelerating when it’s really not. Whew, I have been waiting for something to make more sense than […]
Dec
26
A Reason To Hope For US Auto Manufacturers
December 26, 2008 | 8 Comments
The Argonne National Laboratory, a Chicago-based developer of new battery technologies announced that it has formed an alliance with fourteen U.S. companies to manufacture lithium ion batteries for automobiles. Developing the capability to mass manufacture advanced battery cells is expected to require investment of one to two billion dollars over the coming five years, it […]
Dec
25
Some Deep Thinking for Christmas Day
December 25, 2008 | 2 Comments
Back in 1995 Charles Munger, friend, attorney and partner of Warren Buffet spoke to an audience at Harvard Law School. While Buffet is often seen as the “Oracle Of Omaha” and other folksy labels by no means has Mr. Buffet succeeded alone. Mr. Munger is a very long term friend, partner and has experienced much […]
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