There are two great space related things to do near Orlando; 1) watch a rocket launch or 2) visit the Kennedy Space center. The first one can be free if you just pull over on the side of the … [Read more...]
Development of a Rainbow
November 23, 2010 By
We were driving to Titusville to do some fishing when I saw a small rainbow in the sky. As we kept driving it kept getting bigger and better for taking pictures on my iphone. I kept taking … [Read more...]
A Couple Stereo Microscope Choices
January 12, 2010 By
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 … [Read more...]
A Better H1N1 Global Flu Virus Map
May 1, 2009 By
I found this map to be more up to date: HealthMap.org H1N1 on HealthMap.org … [Read more...]
Swine Flu E-mails
April 30, 2009 By
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 … [Read more...]
Swine Flu Map to the Power of Google
April 27, 2009 By
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 … [Read more...]
Scientist Humor Email
March 23, 2009 By
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 … [Read more...]
Neat Handbook on Acid Base Indicators
February 25, 2009 By
I was trolling the web for information on some fluorescent dyes when this book caught my eye. … [Read more...]
The Maker of EviDot Quatum Dots Now Sells Energy Efficient Holiday Lights
November 13, 2008 By
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 … [Read more...]
Some Hype on Big Bang Theory Today
September 10, 2008 By
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 … [Read more...]