Sunday February 05 , 2012

Posts Tagged ‘Technology’

Apollo’s Oven

In desert villages in Chile, 250 families are glad to let the sun roast their goat meat. The UN Development Programme paid $110 for the wood to build each solar oven. Fuel is free; pollution is nil. Women can spend…

 

X-ray Marks the Spot

Problem: Amber is great at preserving fossils from key paleontological periods like the Cretaceous, when bugs boomed and dinosaurs disappeared, but the ancient tree sap can be so opaque that the treasures within are hidden. Solution: Synchrotron imaging, an x-ray…

 

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Journalist-turned Internet technologist, data cruncher, researcher and communications strategist. I also teach these topics at Arizona State University. I enjoy SCUBA diving, mountain biking, hiking and road trips. Always up for a good cup of coffee. 2006 TIME Person of the Year.

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