Tuesday, December 4, 2012

Out of the Mainstream - Science Edition

Back in the Saddle


It's been quite a long break, and just to get things rolling again, some fun science-related articles that I have been collecting:

Finally proof that computer gaming and science go hand-in-hand:


By Clay Dillow, Posted 11.07.2012 at 3:00 pm

When light slows to the speed of a stroll, things get very, very strange.



Nice to see Materials Science & Engineering making the national news!


By Alyssa Danigelis, Published November 14, 2012

Bulletproofing for soldiers and law enforcement officers has lightened up considerably in recent years, but it promises to get insanely thin with new nanotechnology coming out of MIT and Rice University.





And a fun commentary on Albert Einstein... or at least, his brain!


By Deborah Byrd - November 19, 2012

A new study led by Florida State University evolutionary anthropologist Dean Falk has revealed that portions of the brain of Albert Einstein are unlike those of most people. The differences could relate to Einstein’s unique discoveries about the nature of space and time. 


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