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Fairies &Ghosts Special Issue
This collection of articles focuses on fairies, ghosts, and other mythical creatures. It includes definitions of fairies, literary references to fairies, a discussion of medieval fairies, interpretations of ghosts and haunted houses, and related articles. From At the Edge, a now-defunct magazine "exploring new interpretations of past and place in archaeology, folklore and mythology." Pew Internet &American Life
Pew regularly publishes reports "that [explore] the impact of the Internet on children, families, communities, the work place, schools, health care and civic/political life."Topics have ranged from blogging to the digital divide. Free update notifications available by e-mail and RSS. "A non-profit research center studying the social effects of the Internet on Americans." Why Question the Military's JROTC Program?
This site provides a critical evaluation of the Junior Reserve Officers Training Program (JROTC) in high schools. Topics include JROTC and violence, costs, military recruitment, local control of education, and potential discrimination. Also includes a list of alternatives to joining the JROTC. From the Central Committee for Conscientious Objectors (CCCO). Augmented Reality Technology May Improve Communication In Poultry Plan
Technology that transfers computer-generated information onto the physical world is being tested for use in poultry plants to improve communication between computers and workers. Using augmented reality (AR) technology, researchers have designed two systems that project graphical instructions from an automated inspection system onto birds on a processing line. These symbols tell workers how to trim or whether to discard defective products. Avoiding spam filter false positives
A lot of email correspondents have been calling up recently to tell me their messages were getting trapped by my spam filter. To be honest, I didn't even know it was enabled until the first call. It's been tweaked now so should be okay, but here's a Top Ten Tips ... Case Physicist Has Knack At Turning Sow's Ears Into New Science Discov
Charles Rosenblatt's post-doctoral fellow became distracted by a telephone call and left a batch of a polymer -- which had been deposited on a glass substrate in order to align a liquid crystal -- baking in an oven for too long and at too high of a temperature. When Rosenblatt, a professor of physics and macromolecular science at Case Western Reserve University, and his post-doc Ghanshyam Sinha subsequently looked at their sample under a microscope, instead of finding the liquid crystal molecules aligned perpendicular to the glass, they found that they were tilted. An Alternative Mechanism For Recent Volcanism On Mars
High-resolution images of Martian volcanoes have revealed areas that show signs of recent lava flow. The youngest of these are about 2 million years old, as evidenced by the lack of impact craters on the flows. These flows are confined to Tharsis and Elysium, old volcanoes which exhibit a thickened crust compared to surrounding areas. Biologists Determine Genetic Blueprint Of Social Amoeba
An international team that includes biologists at the University of California, San Diego has determined the complete genetic blueprint of Dictyostelium discoideum, a simple social amoeba long used by researchers as a model genetic system, much like fruit flies and laboratory mice, to gain a better understanding of human diseases. Exposure To Environmental Toxics Accelerates Age-related Parkinson's D
Scientists at the Buck Institute for Age Research have shown that combining two environmental toxic substances accelerated age-related degeneration in neurons associated with Parkinson's disease (PD) in mice. Additionally, the study showed that pre-treating the mice with an antioxidant weakened the impact of the environmental exposures, suggesting the substances damage the neurons via oxidative stress. The toxics involved include increased neonatal iron intake and exposure to the herbicide paraquat. Microfluidics And Optical Trapping Integrated For The First Time In Ne
Researchers have for the first time have integrated optical functions with microfluidic ones, enabling the sorting of particles by light. The new design for a "lab-on-a-chip"structure provides the ability to move or sort particles using light. In addition to the advance in telecom and datacom applications this brings, the new architecture also lends itself to applications in biodetection, including the sorting of viruses and protein recognition.
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