Emerald City Comic Con (ECCC) once again invaded downtown Seattle for the weekend. To the dismay of many attendees, the world of Comic Cons doesn’t run on magic or any other...
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Paul Allen boosts bioscience in Science
Seattle billionaire Paul Allen is making a pitch...
Where Woz meets Shatner: Silicon Valley Comic Con puts the science in science fiction
SAN JOSE, Calif. — At one point during an...
Materials science: How crystals get an edge
Microscopy reveals how nanowires of a widely used semiconductor grow during preparation. The findings will allow the crystal phases of such nanowires to be engineered — a crucial advance for materials science. See Article p.317
Nature 531 308 doi: 10.1038/531308a
Nature Physical Sciences Research STRATEGIES FOR A COMPANY’S INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY. IP protection is a part...Space science: Cosmic rays beyond the knees
The development of a radio technique for detecting cosmic rays casts fresh light on the origins of some of these accelerated particles, and suggests that they might have travelled much farther than was previously thought. See Letter p.70
Nature 531 43 doi: 10.1038/531043a
Nature Physical Sciences Research STRATEGIES FOR A COMPANY’S INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY. IP protection...Want a career in aerospace? Study computer science, job forecast for Seattle region suggests
The most reliable way to break into the aerospace industry of tomorrow is to learn computer science today. That’s one of the preliminary findings from a study that...
Climate science: Hidden trends in the ocean carbon sink
Simulations of the flux of atmospheric carbon dioxide into the ocean show that changes in flux associated with human activities are currently masked by natural climate variations, but will be evident in the near future. See Letter p.469
Nature 530 426 doi: 10.1038/530426a
Nature Physical Sciences Research STRATEGIES FOR A COMPANY’S INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY. IP protection...Science with open hardware: A new way to restrict participation
One of the problems with much of science is that it is often a quasi-sedentary profession. Apart from those lucky few who have to trek through muddy fields in Vietnam or scale icy cliffs in Antarctica, the rest of us mostly took the job because it was indoors and required no heavy lifting.
That said, scientists get a lot of exercise. Usually, this involves energetically jumping...
BAHFest London: Hard science collides with fake theories on Trump and squirrels
Would I like to cover Barfest? Why, of course! Even though it seems like some form of alcoholic devolution, considering I was very recently in Germany at Puke-Fest... Oh, sorry, I see—you mean BAHFest, aka the Festival of Bad ad Hoc Hypotheses. I consider myself a layperson when it comes to hard science so, in...
The science behind a good cup of coffee
Coffee is one of the most popular drinks worldwide, with countless cups of the dark, alluring elixir brewed up each day. And, lucky for those coffee-guzzlers out there, mounting data suggest it’s good for you; moderate coffee drinking has been linked to lowered risk of cardiovascular disease, liver diseases, diabetes, and an overall lowered risk...