A Couple Stereo Microscope Choices

If you are on a budget try an Olymus SZ61 or SZ51 stereo microscope, combined with the DP21 Bayer Mask CCD camera with firewire 1394 should work well for you. Both the SZ61 or SZ51 stereo microscopes appear to be well made and are the perfect workhorse scopes for any lab. The DP21 Bayer Mask [...]

A Better H1N1 Global Flu Virus Map

I found this map to be more up to date: HealthMap.org H1N1 on HealthMap.org Possibly Related Posts: A Couple Stereo Microscope Choices Swine Flu E-mails Swine Flu Map to the Power of Google Scientist Humor Email Neat Handbook on Acid Base Indicators

Swine Flu E-mails

Well, we got a couple versions of this image from friends this week. The email subject line said “Scientists are still baffled as to what could be causing the swine flu.” It is important to point out that now that the virus is in the human population it is more appropriate to call the virus H1N1 not [...]

Swine Flu Map to the Power of Google

CNN and other 24hour news stations were all hyping up Swine flu over the weekend. The CDC keeps a decent realist report of Swine flu without a too much sensationalism. If you are concerned always talk with your health care provider. If you would like to track the swine flu check out what people at Google maps [...]

Scientist Humor Email

This rolled in this morning. Subject: Scientist humor WHAT SCIENTISTS SAY, AND WHAT THEY MEAN: A GUIDE FOR THE PERPLEXED PHRASE ———-TRANSLATION It has long been known ———-I haven’t bothered to look up the reference It is believed ———-I think It is generally believd ———-A couple of other guys think so, too It is not [...]

Neat Handbook on Acid Base Indicators

I was trolling the web for information on some fluorescent dyes when this book caught my eye. Possibly Related Posts: A Couple Stereo Microscope Choices A Better H1N1 Global Flu Virus Map Swine Flu E-mails Swine Flu Map to the Power of Google Scientist Humor Email

The Maker of EviDot Quatum Dots Now Sells Energy Efficient Holiday Lights

Evident Technologies maker of EviDot quantum dots for Science research now makes Holiday lights using Quantum Dot enhanced LEDs that are 90% energy efficient. Go green this Holiday season with LED lights that will save you $$ on your ever expanding electric bill. Possibly Related Posts: A Couple Stereo Microscope Choices A Better H1N1 Global Flu Virus [...]

Some Hype on Big Bang Theory Today

image from Google.com Google and the local news had news coverage about CERN’s super conducting super collider (Large Hadron Collider) (wiki) to be used to help scientists help uncover the building blocks of the universe. Well my wife Geko is reading a book Angles and Demons by Dan Brown which coincidentally was also talking about [...]

Femtosecond Physics Book Coming Out

You might like to know that Theoretical Femtosecond Physics: Atoms and Molecules in Strong Laser Fields (Springer Series on Atomic, Optical, and Plasma Physics) will be released on September 1, 2008. You can pre-order yours by following the link below. Buy from Amazon.com (Pre-order) Possibly Related Posts: A Couple Stereo Microscope Choices A Better H1N1 Global [...]

19 easy steps to improve the quality of scientific research

On the Confocal Listserver there is discussion about “An alarming amount of (statistical) image manipulation and so much more” One member wrote in and added this: Here is a recipe in 19 easy steps to improve the quality of scientific research: 1. take high-school students with little or no math and science background, and undeveloped [...]

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