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Nature’s Hand in Climate Change

May 15, 2012by Char 3 Comments

The heat wave throughout most of North America in the beginning of April had bought climate change into my mind. Was the heat wave caused by climate change? Likely not, [...]

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The double helix structure of DNA

DNA nanoRobot — the next-generation of targeted drug delivery systems?

March 21, 2012by Char Leave a comment

Targeted drug delivery is a highly sought after technology. Not only does it increase the efficiency of the drugs, but it may also reduce the side effects by localizing the [...]

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The Hovenia Dulcis Plant, photo by: Cirilo Nelson @ Tropicos.org. Missouri Botanical Garden. 07 Feb 2012

Plant with anti-intoxication properties now found to reduce alcoholism

February 7, 2012by Char Leave a comment

Researchers at the University of California have isolated a flavonoid from the plant Hovenia Dulcis that can counter the effects of alcohol, relieve symptoms of hangover, and is shown to [...]

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University of Georgia logo painted with a mixture of  paint and zinc gallogermanate powders as seen with night vision goggles, (Pan et al., 2011)

A Glow-in-the-Dark Material that Lasts All Night and Longer

January 16, 2012by Char 1 Comment

Remember those glow-in-the-dark stickers you had when you were a kid? They had to be “charged” in sunlight all day and would only glow for maybe 1 or 2 hours [...]

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Invisibility Cloaks: Now you see it, Now you don’t.

December 21, 2011by Char Leave a comment

Invisibility is something we often see on TV shows and in comic books. We’ve always thought it’s unattainable, at least not in the foreseeable future. However, two groups of scientist have shown [...]

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Basal Science (BS) Clarifed began in 2011 with the aim of generating interest and discussion of various science fields --from social to physical science.

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Cath
is a freelance science writer who also holds a Masters of Applied Science in Materials Science and Engineering.
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Char
recently obtained his Ph.D. in Materials Science and Engineering and is currently working as a Post Doctoral Fellow in the same field.
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Recent Posts:

  • Paving the road with nanoclay
  • Nature’s Hand in Climate Change
  • Science in superheroes
  • Phthalates–why you should care about these plastic additives
  • Nanoparticle-treated wood minimizes biocide leaching

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Cath’s Twitter Update

  • 208M Galaxy Notes will be sold by 2015. Good thing there's also research on how to recycled all the discard cellphones. popsci.com/gadgets/articl… 1 day ago
  • Another gd reason to drink red wine. MT @kzelnio RT @MicrobeWorld: Drinking Red Wine Is Good for Gut Bacteria bit.ly/MCZ793 #fb 1 day ago
  • This 40,000 Y.O. bone flute looks amazingly intact. No wonder it's so difficult to substitute bone w/another material. news.discovery.com/human/bones-fl… 1 day ago
  • New microscopy technique can be used to see the release of neurotransmitter molecules at a synapse in real time bit.ly/KD8MIL 2 days ago
  • Road construction has started up again. My new blog post abt the latest asphalt tech: Paving the road with nanoclay wp.me/p1yJXE-qu 2 days ago
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Char’s Twitter Update

  • The sneezing monkey has a cool hairstyle; the parasitic wasp is in action is just amazing 2011's Top 10 New Species: popsci.com/science/articl… 2 days ago
  • I've always wondered, what if alien life form is not carbon based? popsci.com/science/articl… 2 days ago
  • That's awesome, Moon base finally. Need to find a way to get a tour there once it's established. popsci.com/technology/art… 3 days ago
  • A slow death for a star.... Kepler Spots a Doomed Planet Slowly Evaporating into Space popsci.com/technology/art… 5 days ago
  • the resiliency of human life can be pretty amazing too. really.... steel rod through the brains and still survived popsci.com/science/articl… 1 week ago
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