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Saturday, October 1, 2011

Boston Dynamics Unveils AlphaDog Quadruped Robot

http://hardware.slashdot.org/firehose.pl?op=view&type=story&sid=11/09/30/1241201

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Farewell Antoni… - Antoni van Leeuwenhoek Centraal, the blog, is now officially retired. I began this site originally because I was disappointed that Holland, and the town o...
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The "Wow! signal" of the terrestrial genetic code

Expert opinion: Edward N. Trifonov (17 May, 2013) - Edward Trifonov, PhD, Professor at Department of Evolutionary and Environmental Biology, The Institute of Evolution, University of Haifa, Israel. Professio...
1 year ago
Think Engineering

At EICMA 2011 with the CRP electric street bike - From the 8th to 13th of November 2011 will take place in Milan, EICMA 2011, the 69th International Motorcycle Exhibition. An important and awaited event wi...
1 year ago
Extreme Biology Blog

Nature Scitable Bloggers Update - We’re busy working on our presentation for the Science Online conference in January! We had a wonderful meeting on Columbus Day to talk about how we can i...
1 year ago
AmyShah.com

All About Brain Cancer: The Basics of Brain Cancer - This article is intended to be an informational piece as part of a multi-article series entitled “All About Brain Cancer” to educate readers about The Basi...
1 year ago
Darwin and Gender: The Blog

We have moved! - The Darwin and Gender blog now has a new home at the Darwin Correspondence Project website — please change your bookmark to keep up with our latest posts! ...
1 year ago
SciGuy

Beginning tomorrow this blog format will change - Here at chron.com we're switching our blog software from Moveable Type to Word Press. For users the change should be pleasant, like an early September cool...
2 years ago
History Blog

End of the Frankish Empire - The Carolingian Civil War - This mighty change in the course of Teutonic destiny, this breakdown of the Frankish empire, was wrought by two destroying forces, one from within, one fro...
2 years ago
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Alan Bergstrom - The Thankless Job of the Ball Boy/Girl - Tennis is a “twofer,” you get two events for the price of one. If the tennis match gets a little lopsided or you just want a change of pace, take a look at...
2 years ago
Technology blog

Internet speed problems got you down? - Well, I'm back in action on Helium. It's been a while since I have written for Helium, but I'm intrigued to see how their new payment policy pans out.My mo...
2 years ago
Genetic Future

Genetic Future is moving - After a semi-hiatus due to various distractions, I’m about to restart blogging in earnest again over at the new home of Genetic Future on Wired Science. P...
2 years ago
Biology Blog

Natural Resistance to HIV Infection - The Associated Press released this story about a man who appears to have been cured of his AIDS. Now before this starts to sound like a sensationalist head...
2 years ago
Mrs. Berger's Chemistry and Physics Blog

Suggestions for Topics - Hello blog readers and chemistry students all over the world! I have had a lot of activity lately on my post on Empirical and Molecular Formulas. However...
2 years ago
Lawrie Walters, USANA Independent Associate

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2 years ago
In the Field - Blog Posts with Comments

Genetics 2010: Grants by the numbers - At the last evening keynote address for the MOHG, Jeremy Berg, the head of the National Institute of General Medical Sciences presented some early data com...
2 years ago
Health & Science Blog

Message about the FT health and science blog - This blog will be closing at the end of this week but will remain accessible as an archive. Margaret McCartney will continue blogging from: Continue read...
3 years ago
blogsci.com

Amazing Video of Mexico’s Cave of Crystals - Cueva de los Cristales (Cave of the Crystals) in Mexico is a cave 300 meter underground containing some of the largest natural crystals. To give you an ide...
3 years ago
Non-Consensual Science

Three Degrees: Botswana dunes, Indian monsoon... - More consequences of global warming, according to peer-reviewed science cited in Mark Lynas' book. (But why?) Botswana sand dunes. Large parts of the Kalah...
3 years ago
Geologist Blog

Ever Notice - How ground water drainage on soil with fine sediments from 6 feet up looks just like river beds from 5000 feet up. The pattern of erosion and areas of depo...
3 years ago
Future Military Weapon Technology - Future Firepower

Myths About the NATO 5.56 Cartridge - [image: M16A1, M16A2, M4, M16A4] There are a lot of myths and misconceptions surrounding the current M16A1, M16A2, M4, M16A4NATO 5.56 round and its effecti...
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New Scientist Short Sharp Science Blog

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Scienticity

Scienticity Is... - Perspective For several years we have used the word "scienticity" in our book notes to describe the *science-y* quality of a book, whether the exhibits a ...
4 years ago
The Ecology Blog

Marine Solar Panels for your Boat - Solar energy is an incredibly valuable solution for the creation of electricity all over the world. With the widest application extent in the world, solar ...
4 years ago
The British Society for the History of Science

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The Physics Anti-Crackpot Blog

Portrait of a Crackpot - Well, tonight thanks to an unsolicited email to anticrackpot@gmail.com (keep them coming!), I have discovered crackpot gold. Rather, Eric (who does not ind...
4 years ago
New Scientist Technology Blog

This blog's moving home! - After more than two years and 1127 posts, the technology blog is moving home. We're merging with Short Sharp Science, a blog for everything New Scientist c...
4 years ago
Educational technology

New blog - The following address will take you to my new blog http://blogforassessment.blogspot.com/
4 years ago
Quantum Physics Explored

Sorry… - some recent computer problems are stoping me from being able to keep up with posting, but fear not, posting will be back to normal soon…
5 years ago
DSG's Computer Technology Blog

Apple iPhone Sync Exchange Contacts and Calendar with iPhone - Getting asked a lot on how to sync contacts and calendar from Exchange down to the iPhone. So this is how I have mine setup using my MacBook Pro and Entour...
5 years ago
Afarensis: Anthropology, Evolution, and Science

The Creation of Adam: Censorship or Homophobia - Here in St. Louis (or more properly over in St. Charles) there is a growing flap over this sculpture Which is clearly modelled after Michelangelo’s famous ...
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