She has visited St. Thomas’s Abbey in the Czech Republic, where Gregor Mendel discovered the law of genetic inheritance after he crossed sweet pea plants in the monastery garden. She has had a beer at the Eagle pub in Cambridge, England, where, in 1953, two young scientists named James Watson and Francis Crick announced that they had “found the secret of life” after discovering the double-helix structure of DNA. And she has gone looking for the birthplace of modern biotechnology, a deli in Honolulu, where the Cohen-Boyer experiment, which used bacterial plasma to clone large amounts of DNA, was said to have occurred (she determined that it did, in fact, take place in a deli, but the deli is no longer there).
This is a nice story about Dr. Diana Bianchi published in The Boston Globe.
Quite impressive. As a developing scientist I need to modify the way I think and channel it more toward the logic and lifestyle used by people like her.
In a way, really, even with this blog I am doing something similar — I am recording my own findings in the field not related to my own. Sometimes I, too, get ideas and execute experiments based on completely unrelated things I read in the news… We’ll see where I will endup…
Back to the story, however, well… You should give it a read-through yourself and decide.
So, IEEE Spectrum publishes an article on Dream Jobs in 2008.
It’s a short article and definitely deserves a read-through. Give it a shot, you’ll like it.
I like the story’s tag line:
Studying penguins in Antarctica, watching shooting stars in the South Pacific, tracking robots through the Amazon—yes, this is engineering
Wow… They’re gonna start shipping 142 inch TVs based on PTAs (plasma tube arrays).
According to this article from Tech-On!:
To realize digital signage of more than 100 inches with current technologies, the following methods are possible: (1) projector, (2) LED display, (3) multi-vision LCD display and (4) PDP. However, Shinoda pointed out (1) has a low brightness, (2) has a low resolution and high cost, (3) has nondisplay areas between displays and (4) requires heavy equipment investments.
This is nifty, I think.
This thing finds hidden cameras. So, if you’re paranoid about people watching you, this is exactly the thing you need.
Kinda cool.
I wonder how it really works.
This one’s amazing!
The Readius(R) from Polymer Vision is a crazy-cool little toy.
This thing can do everything! Audio, E-books, RSS, etc.
Only problem though, it doesn’t appear that this thing is actually on sale yet anywhere.
Alas, I would have gotten in just for the bendable screen.
Pretty interesting! I wonder where the screen technology will endup in the next few years.
Sony Reader PRS-505HQ.
Very cool!
The Reader Digital Book just got more intriguing. Now you can enjoy 14 free eBook titles from Harlequin and protect your device with a popular “Cross Your Heart” patterned protective cover from SkinIt. The thin membrane not only adds a unique look, it also safeguards from dust and scratches. With the Reader Digital Book, on-the-go reading is expanded significantly, as you can store about 160 eBooks or hundreds more with optional removable memory cards. Its portable size makes it the perfect travel companion, allowing you to read a variety of books whenever and wherever you want. With thousands of eBook titles available at The eBook Store from Sony, you can choose to download new releases, classics and popular book titles as well as view other document formats such as Adobe® PDF10, RTF, TXT, BBeB® and Microsoft® Word. Its long battery life lasts up to 7,500 continuous page turns, and the amazing paper-like screen technology is easy on the eyes.
Long-lasting battery, cool design… Maybe I should think about buying one of these… I didn’t realize this, but this toy is $300. You’d think this would be much more.
Definitely something to consider for myself for my birthday or something.
Truly an awesome toy. Oh, and useful!
P.S. I’m not gay. Yes, I hate that color, too 
A cool plasma video I just stumbled on here.
It’s a well-known thing, about grapes and microwave.
Just try not to try this at home
Gizmodo posted a very interesting article on ways to find new gadgets. “How To Discover Secret Gadgets Through the FCC” talk about just that.
The article gives you detailed information on everything you need to navigate FCC site and find just about the coolest new thing that you can brag to your friends about. Very nifty if you ask me.
Some tips and tricks, for example:
Grantee Code
Every company has a three-character code under which all their filings appear. While knowing this code is not mandatory, it is an easier way to bring up search results. Here’s a quick list of codes for the hottest or most innovative companies:
• Apple – BCG
• Nokia – PYA
• Samsung – A3L
• Sony – AK8
• Sony Ericsson – PY7
• Nintendo – BKE
• LG – BEJ
• Microsoft – C3K
Well, go look for yourself. And don’t forget to visit Gizmodo, they have lots of cool things like that.
So, plasma surface coatings are kicking ass in the news, still. Every day I see something new and in this article (press release it looks like) company A announces purchase of technology from company B.
Who cares about the companies! I just like to see plasma used more and more in the medical industry, be in this time for surface processing of materials.
“We are excited to add March Plasma’s extensive application knowledge and surface materials to the portfolio of surface modification methods and materials we offer to our medical device customers,” stated Jon Anderson, CEO of Harland Medical Systems, Inc.
Yep, looks like a purchase of A by B or what-not.
March Plasma Systems seems a good solid company with a nice product portfolio although all seem to be in the vacuum plasma field. What happened to atmospheric pressure? Didn’t you guys hear about this new cool thing where everyone can, like, not explode from vacuum and you have no need for expensive pumps?
Although, I do like the way vacuum plasmas look. Much prettier than my plasma since in vacuum there is just so much more of it.
Well, you decide for yourself.
CTO, that is Chief Technical Officer of Chevron (you know that HUGE oil company?) visits Drexel and I get to play with plasma with him.
See, I AM COOL
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