Archive for November, 2007

Whose Telescope is it Anyway?

Whose Telescope is it Anyway?

A few telescopes from the Allen Telescope ArrayIf you're at all like me, you spend a lot of time surfing the web pages of the astronomy departments in this country. Just the other day I was looking at the departments at Yale University, University of Michigan, University of Wisconsin, UC-Santa Barbara and UC-San Diego. Each [...]

 
Kyle S. Dawson

Post on Nov 07, 2007 by

Toilet Tryouts and Showering for Science

Toilet Tryouts and Showering for Science

Some toilets are hot, and some are not. My wife and I recently took one of our "affordable" vacations, meaning that her company paid for her airfare and our hotel, and her frequent flyer miles paid for my ticket. We've gotten to Paris, France, and Miami Florida together thanks to her company, which we affectionately [...]

 
Jim Gunshinan

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Robot Car Race

Robot Car Race

The DARPA Grand Challenge is one of the most unusual car races in the world. In this race, the cars drive themselves – no remote controls needed. And the contest is not a game. It could change the way all of us drive. We visited the leading Bay Area team, the Stanford Racing Team, as [...]

 
Lauren Sommer

Post on Nov 01, 2007 by

Fish tale: The Old Man and the PCBs

Fish tale: The Old Man and the PCBs

When it comes to our health, the Bay-Delta's fish are flunking out of school. This past Sunday's San Francisco Chronicle Magazine featured an eye-opening story on Cambodian subsistence fishers in Stockton and the health concerns they face from a diet dependent on Delta fish. The piece illustrates how water quality in the Delta is an [...]

 
Ann Dickinson

Post on Nov 01, 2007 by

 
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