Articles in the Category: SciArt
Posted by Michael Bradbury in Citizen science, Computer Science, Engineering, Inventions, Podcast, SciArt, Video on 03 28th, 2011 | No Comments
Building Dreams from Scratch
A new membership-based, do-it-yourself fabrication and manufacturing space allows engineers and inventors to work on their gadgets using the latest in high-tech equipment. Tech Shop has opened facilities in California with plans to expand across the country.
It’s like your father’s workshop...
Posted by Michael Bradbury in Artificial Intelligence, Computer Science, Engineering, Podcast, SciArt, Scientainment, Video on 03 23rd, 2011 | No Comments
Robots Debut in New Opera
Call them operabots. In a marriage of music and media, a team at the MIT Media Lab has infused an opera with robotic technology.
In Death and the Powers, a new opera by Media Lab professor Tod Machover, the main character wishes to leave the physical world, but remain there digitally. He downloads himself...
Posted by Michael Bradbury in Astronomy, Discoveries, Physics and Chemistry, SciArt, Space, Video on 01 24th, 2011 | No Comments
New Mexico Star Retires to Smithsonian
Call it the astronomer helper. Since 1998, the giant digital camera that has been the heart of the Sloan Digital Sky Survey has done many things. It has helped identify over half a billion new astronomical objects to study. Now the camera that captured the largest color image of sky is ready to retire.
That...
Posted by Michael Bradbury in Biochemistry, Biology, Diseases, Featured Articles, Health and Medicine, Physics and Chemistry, SciArt, Scientainment, Video on 01 11th, 2011 | No Comments
Dance Your Ph.D. Winner
Selection of a DNA aptamer for homocysteine using SELEX from Maureen McKeague on Vimeo.
About 50 recent doctors of philosophy decided to make their often obscure doctoral dissertations a little more hip and lively so they entered Science magazine’s Dance Your Ph. D. contest. Making Her research...
Posted by Michael Bradbury in Featured Articles, Physics and Chemistry, SciArt, Scientainment, Video on 12 13th, 2010 | No Comments
The Music of Physics
If someone said the word “physicist” you are likely to think of Albert Einstein with his finger-in-a-light-socket hairstyle. A few savvy science enthusiasts will think of Brian Greene. But none will think of any of the 38 physicists working in the subterranean world at the Large Hadron Collider...
Space Rock: Help NASA Choose Wake up Music for Last Two Shuttle Flights
NASA is holding a contest to pick the wake up songs for astronauts on the space shuttle’s last two missions. Usually, this honor is reserved for the shuttle crew family and friends.
Visit the Wakeup Song Contest website to select songs from a list of the top 40 previous wakeup calls or to submit...
Science Remixed for the Masses
Music is a powerful medium to convey big messages. But few have successfully spun science-themed songs into big hits.
John Boswell has created a new art form, merging the spoken word from superstar scientists with his own original music. And his Symphony of Science has become a big hit on YouTube.
We...
Posted by Michael Bradbury in Animals, Astronomy, Atmospheric science, Biology, Climate Change, Environment, Geology, Health and Medicine, Marine Science, Math, Nanotechnology, Oceanography, Physics and Chemistry, SciArt, SciClips, Science & Religion, The Brain on 10 1st, 2008 | No Comments
Year of Science on the Horizon
2009 has been declared the Year of Science. A group of scientific organizations has formed a network to promote science to the public. With many milestones being celebrated next year, Year of Science 2009 will celebrate the people, the process and procedures of science.
To find out more visit:
YearofScience2009.org
UnderstandingScience.org
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