The Chemistry of Cotton Candy

The Chemistry of Cotton Candy

I can't stand cotton candy but my kids love it - naturally that means a science experiment is in the making but it turns out University of Wisconsin-Madison Professor of Food Engineering Richard…
Ultimate explanation of renormalizations

Ultimate explanation of renormalizations

Theoretical Physics - it is cool. Especially elementary particle physics. Especially Quantum Field Theory. It uses renormalizations of constants, which is out of comprehension to most layman people.…
Cancer Gene Therapy Using Nanobodies From Camels

Cancer Gene Therapy Using Nanobodies From Camels

Usually when you think of drugs, you think of mules, but camels have also unique properties, except those can be used in future drug development. Members of the camelid family have particular heavy-…
World's Cutest Squid, Reprise

World's Cutest Squid, Reprise

For serious, you guys, look at this! Just in from The Epoch Times, Science in Pics: Bobtail squid burying itself in sand at Seraya in Bali, Indonesia. (Matthew Oldfield)The little fins seem to be…
Social Media Magazine Is In Print - Wait, What?

Social Media Magazine Is In Print - Wait, What?

In a sign that media people don't always understand media - especially social media - The Cool Blue Company LLC is proud to announce the world's first print magazine dedicated to social media called…
More NASA Prizes

More NASA Prizes

MSNBC reported on the latest set of new NASA prizes: NASA today announced three new competitions offering a total of $5 million in prizes — and only one of them involves actually putting something in…