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Assignment Zero

Assignment Zero

Fans of Open Source Science (or just the open source concept in general) should take a look at Assignment Zero. Jay Rosen writes on the About page: Inspired by the open-source movement, this is an…
Tai Chi may help alleviate tension headaches

Tai Chi may help alleviate tension headaches

This study examined whether a traditional low-impact mind–body exercise, Tai Chi, affects health-related quality-of-life (HRQOL) and headache impact in an adult population suffering from tension-…
First Compound Submitted to DTP-NCI

First Compound Submitted to DTP-NCI

As I mentioned earlier, we were interested in getting our compounds screened by the Developmental Therapeutics Program (DTP) at the National Cancer Institute. The first entry is now done and from…
Chemists create metallic 'pseudo'-element

Chemists create metallic 'pseudo'-element

The periodic table of elements, all 111 of them, just got a little competition. A new discovery by a University of Missouri-Columbia research team, published in Angewandte Chemie, the journal of the…
Getting the Hang of Quizzes in Second Life

Getting the Hang of Quizzes in Second Life

We just ran a quiz race in Second Life for the second time yesterday in my organic chemistry class. Two of the students were physically with me in the classroom and two were coming in remotely.…
Too many nutrients - bad for biodiversity?

Too many nutrients - bad for biodiversity?

Too much of a good thing (nutrients or water) actually decreases the diversity of species in an ecosystem while it increases the productivity of a few species, according to a grassland experiment…
Ice created in nanoseconds by Sandia's Z machine

Ice created in nanoseconds by Sandia's Z machine

Sandia’s huge Z machine, which generates termperatures hottter than the sun, has turned water to ice in nanoseconds. However, don’t expect anything commercial just yet: the ice is hotter than the…