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 […]
Tag Archives: physics
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 […]
Detecting bacteria with fluorescent nanoparticles
pH indicators are more than just tools for helping students visualize the differences between acids and bases. They can also be used in sensors to monitor bacterial growth in packaged […]
Mars @ MaRS: From ‘Curiosity’ to Innovation
Monday night’s “Mars @ MaRS: From ‘Curiosity’ to Innovation” was a great science communications event. The panel of experts were engaging and spoke passionately about their research. I left feeling […]
Powering electronics with stretchable batteries
Potential health monitors like this one made of interlocking nanofibres are great—it’s flexible and conforms to your body. But what you don’t usually see is how these monitors might be […]
