Science is art
Winners from this year’s The Materials Research Society’s Science as Art contest includes ice crystal-like nanowires and flower-like fractals. The photos submitted are of various materials imaged using different microscopes […]
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When LEDs pop
Just the other day, one of the LED light bulbs in our kitchen short circuited. It made a huge popping sounds and released a lot of smoke as it popped […]
Illumining Hong Kong’s light pollution
Thanks for putting up with us as while our blog has been on hiatus these past two months! Char and I were settling into a new environment and we’re now […]
Is asparagus a hangover cure?
As you get ready to celebrate the New Year, you’ve likely come across articles about different food ‘cures’ that can prevent or reduce alcohol hangovers. Aside from anecdotic ‘evidence’ that […]
Designing “living” buildings with smart materials explained in under 10 minutes
(Video credit: TED.com) In this TEDxUSC talk, Doris Kim Sung shares how she is incorporating her biology training to design more energy efficient and dynamic buildings. Buildings could be more […]
