I have written about the future of college before. However, after reading this article suggesting that universities will be irrelevant by 2020 my interest has been piqued again.
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There is an echo chamber of cynicism around the topic of corn ethanol. Unless you are a corn farmer or part of the ethanol lobby, evergyone agrees that this is not a sustainable path.
So the world is moving forward. The conversation...
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The enzyme DFPase from the squid Loligo vulgaris, is able to rapidly and efficiently detoxify chemical warfare agents such as Sarin, which was used in the Tokyo subway attacks in 1995.
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"The biggest problem has always been finding a material that is strong enough and lightweight enough to stretch tens of thousands of miles into space," said Winter. "This isn't going to happen probably for the next decade at least, ...
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UCLA researchers are using a mobile device platform known as LUCAS (Lensless Ultra-wide-field Cell monitoring Array to monitor particles in blood, saliva or other fluid samples.
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Princeton researchers have made a new mechanism for making common electronic materials emit laser beams that could be used in environmental monitoring and medical diagnostics.
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