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Friday, December 17, 2010

“Science's Breakthrough Of The Year: The First Quantum Machine - Redorbit.com” plus 9 more

“Science's Breakthrough Of The Year: The First Quantum Machine - Redorbit.com” plus 9 more

Science's Breakthrough Of The Year: The First Quantum Machine - Redorbit.com

Posted: 17 Dec 2010 11:17 AM PST

Until this year, all human-made objects have moved according to the laws of classical mechanics. Back in March, however, a group of researchers designed a gadget that moves in ways that can only be described by quantum mechanics—the set of rules that ...

NASCAR team owner's Volt bid to fund DPS math, science - Detroit News

Posted: 17 Dec 2010 10:55 AM PST

Detroit — NASCAR team owner Rick Hendrick was revealed Thursday as the auction winner of the first Chevrolet Volt offered to the public. His winning bid of $225,000 will fund math and science initiatives through the Detroit Public Schools foundation ...

White House issues science integrity guidelines - AZCentral.com

Posted: 17 Dec 2010 02:59 PM PST

WASHINGTON - The White House Office of Science and Technology Policy on Friday issued long-awaited guidelines to prevent political interference in science and promote transparency at federal agencies, a move that drew cautious praise from activists in the ...

Ramona Unified wins award for science program - San Diego Union-Tribune

Posted: 17 Dec 2010 02:01 PM PST

RAMONA — Ramona Unified School District has won an award for a program designed to attract young students to science. The district was recognized with the Golden Bell Award in the science category from the California School Boards Association. Elementary ...

Obama Isn't Doing Enough to Scare America, says Christian Science Monitor - Huffingtonpost.com

Posted: 17 Dec 2010 12:28 PM PST

The Christian Science Monitor 's entire Editorial Board this week appears to have made a public plea for President Obama to undertake propaganda techniques to brainwash the American public into the levels of fear that allowed the wars in Afghanistan ...

Long Wait May Be Over For Science Guidelines - NPR News

Posted: 17 Dec 2010 12:43 PM PST

Long-awaited guidelines ordered by President Obama last year to prevent government research from being altered or suppressed for political purposes so the integrity of government scientists can be protected could be released as early as Friday. The ...

Sharpen Your Science Skills - msnbc.com

Posted: 17 Dec 2010 01:11 PM PST

The Illinois State Board of Education is suggesting families hone their science skills during winter break to help students maintain academic gains made so far this school year. Parents can help their children sharpen their science skills through games ...

Animatronic reptiles and skeletons to invade Detroit Science Center - Detroit News

Posted: 17 Dec 2010 11:24 AM PST

The traveling blockbuster exhibit "Dinosaurs Unearthed" will come to the Detroit Science Center starting Feb. 19. Announced today, the mammoth exhibit includes 24 animatronic dinosaurs, five full-sized skeletons and nearly 40 fossil replicas and eggs from ...

Politics Buried Science in Louisiana Sand Berms, Oil Commission Finds - Science Now

Posted: 17 Dec 2010 03:13 PM PST

The idea to guard against this year's BP oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico by building offshore sand berms was controversial from the start, and scientists voiced many concerns about the project. A new report ( pdf ) from a presidential commission ...

A Funny Arsenic Smell Upstream — What questions is it fair to ask about squishy science? - Wired News

Posted: 17 Dec 2010 08:39 AM PST

Are we squeezing everything we should out of the arsenic story? Some would say so. I'm not so sure. In a quick post-mortem yesterday on the Lake Mono bacterium, Brian Reid neatly ticks off how the "arsenic soap opera," as he put it, "illustrates ...
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