Archive for November, 2009
Cash for Caulkers: A Pretty Good Idea
Heard of the “Cash for Caulkers” program? This is the nickname for HOME STAR, a program to provide incentives for homeowners to upgrade their homes to be more energy efficient, healthy, and affordable to live in.
Post on Nov 30, 2009 by Jim Gunshinan
The Science Behind Brining a Turkey
One of the things I hated growing up at Thanksgiving was overcooked turkey. It is dry, flavorless and feels like eating cardboard. I would often forgo turkey because of how dry it was. Brining has been my preference for the past three years because it is far healthier than deep fat frying and it cuts the cooking time in half. Most importantly is creates a juicy delicious Thanksgiving turkey.
Post on Nov 25, 2009 by Cat
Who Owns My DNA?
If a DNA testing company gets bought out, what happens to their customers' DNA? Image by Molly Eyres. / CC BY 2.0 One niggling worry I had when I decided to get some genetic testing from 23andMe was what would happen to my DNA if the company failed. By all accounts, 23andMe is a very [...]
Post on Nov 23, 2009 by Dr. Barry Starr
Reporter's Notes: Building an Artificial Leaf
When I began this story, it seemed pretty simple. I'd heard that scientists at Lawrence Berkeley National Lab were working to mimic photosynthesis and create a man-made version of the process that could supply us with renewable energy.
Post on Nov 20, 2009 by Lauren Sommer
Lunar Ice Smack-down a Success!
NASA's LCROSS mission found water on the Moon, no bones about it. Though NASA is still analyzing all the data they reaped from the LCROSS impact event on October 9th, and will be for a long time to come, they seem confident enough about the preliminary findings to make this a definite declaration of discovery!
Post on Nov 20, 2009 by Ben Burress
Science Event Pick: Geek Out: Surviving on Mars
The Lawrence Hall of Science presents Geek Out: Mars Survival Challenge, an opportunity to design your own Mars colony under the guidance of some Martian science experts. Geek Out is a new evening series at LHS for adults only; there will be music, a cash bar, and plenty of eye-popping science.
Post on Nov 18, 2009 by Kishore Hari
Unlocking the Mysteries of Graphene
Researchers in Alex Zettl’s group at Berkeley have endeavored recently to isolate suspended membranes of graphene for study and image them at Lawrence Berkeley Lab’s TEAM 0.5, the world’s most powerful transmission electron microscope (TEM).
Post on Nov 16, 2009 by Christopher Smallwood
Reporter's Notes: A Bumpy Ride for High Speed Rail
We'd been wanting to do an update on the California high speed rail project for months now. Luckily, there's no bad time to cover high speed rail.
Post on Nov 13, 2009 by Amy Standen
Dispatches from Greenbuild 2009 in Phoenix, Arizona
It took me about six hours to travel from my bed in Walnut Creek to the Phoenix Convention Center, the location of this year’s Greenbuild International Conference and Expo. There are more than 1,000 companies and organizations here, representing every fact of green building.
Post on Nov 13, 2009 by Jim Gunshinan
Is There Something Dangerous Lurking In Your Purse?
Each October, within Breast Cancer Awareness Month, my friends and I get into a flurry organizing and putting on Beats for Boobs.
Post on Nov 12, 2009 by Cat
Fostering Sustainable Behavior – A Powerful, New Perspective
What would it take you to change your shower to a low-flow shower head? Be honest.
Post on Nov 11, 2009 by Amy Gotliffe
Trick or Trait
"Mysteries of DNA" image courtesy Mark H. Adams. Full-size version. As anyone who follows this blog knows, I recently took a 23andMe genetic test and have been blogging about it ever since. Today I thought I would focus on one of the fun parts of the service: traits. Lots of our traits are at least [...]
Post on Nov 09, 2009 by Dr. Barry Starr
Reporter's Notes: Getting Paid to Go Solar
To go solar or not to go solar? Homeowners looking to save money on their energy bills have a number of factor to consider.
Post on Nov 06, 2009 by Amy Standen
Oakland Teachers Scope Out What Galileo Saw
Oakland teachers receive Galileoscopes, enabling them to share with their students the Universe as Galileo first saw it.
Post on Nov 06, 2009 by Ben Burress
Science Event Pick: Exploratorium turns 40!
The Exploratorium is turning 40 and celebrating the only way they know how: with great science, art, and it's all free! Start with Exploratorium After Dark on Thursday, watch an ice block be cut into one by a motorcycle on Saturday, and conclude with a never told story of Frank Oppenheimer's founding of this San Francisco institution.
Post on Nov 05, 2009 by Kishore Hari
50 Years Later, Still Plenty of Room at the Bottom
50 years ago, eminent physicist Richard Feynman gave a gave a prophetic speech at Caltech entitled, "There's Plenty of Room at the Bottom." The speech described a rich world of possibilities that could arise if we only applied ourselves toward controlling matter on smaller and smaller scales.
Post on Nov 02, 2009 by Christopher Smallwood
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