When will we see Curiosity's first images

post from Planetary Society Blog on 23 July 2012 04:37:54 PM. © Planetary Society Blog

Enough people have asked me when we'll see Curiosity's first images from the surface of Mars that I sought out an answer. The short version: it depends.

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How Droplet Digital PCR is Helping to Cure HIV

post from American Biotechnologist on 23 July 2012 04:12:34 PM. © American Biotechnologist

Timothy Ray Brown is the only person who has been cured of HIV to date (Pollack 2011). Dubbed the[...]

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University of Albertas designer compounds inhibit
prion infection

post from Canadian BioTechnologist2.0 on 23 July 2012 03:59:44 PM. © Canadian BioTechnologist2.0

A team of University of Alberta researchers has identified a new class of compounds that inhibit the spread of prions, misfolded proteins in the brain that trigger lethal neurodegenerative diseases in humans and animals. U of A chemistry researcher Frederick West and his team have developed compounds that clear prions from infected cells derived from [...]

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Fishing the Forgotten River in the Nation's
Capital

post from CR4 - Recent Blog Entries on 23 July 2012 03:53:55 PM. © CR4 - Recent Blog Entries

From National Geographic News: Thousands of people consume fish from Washington, D.C.'s highly polluted Anacostia River, despite safety warnings. Read the whole article

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Screw This!

post from CR4 - Recent Blog Entries on 23 July 2012 03:37:28 PM. © CR4 - Recent Blog Entries

Hey there, CR4er!Take a look to your left. Take a look to your right.Odds are you are within reach of a hardware fastener that attributes its mechanical capabilities to the helical groove that extends around the circumference of the device's shank. These threads provide the friction and tract

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Universal Robotic Gripper Made With Balloon and
Ground Coffee

post from CR4 - Recent Blog Entries on 23 July 2012 03:27:00 PM. © CR4 - Recent Blog Entries

From Cornell Creative Machines Lab: Gripping and holding of objects are key tasks for robotic manipulators. The development of universal grippers able to pick up unfamiliar objects of widely varying shape and surface properties remains, however, challenging. Most current designs are based

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Discovery Channel telescope sees first light!

post from Bad Astronomy on 23 July 2012 02:30:25 PM. © Bad Astronomy

A new telescope has opened its eye to the heavens: the Discovery Channel Telescope – yes, that Discovery Channel – that’s part of the venerable Lowell Observatory. Sitting on a mountain top in Arizona, over the weekend the 4.3 meter[...]

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The Report Button: Best Way to Flag Problems on
CR4

The CR4 moderation team is alerted to issues of all sorts by members who use the report button. Spammers? We can stop them. Abuse of CR4's terms? We can resolve the issue. While the moderation team actively watches for problems, CR4 members can help us find these issues more quickly.This is no

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Microgrid - Localized Smart Grid Technology

There is no debate that for most people, renewable energies like solar and wind are not yet economically viable alternatives to fossil fuels. And while some are looking and hoping for further breakthroughs in renewable technology, a large contributor to the viability of sustainable sources may b

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Deniers, disgust, and defamation

Whenever I post about the reality of climate change, I get the usual chorus of denialist outrage. This includes the odd ad hominem or two, like the sneering "What does an astronomer know about the climate?", because apparently not having an[...]

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