NEAF 2011: Solar Party
Not all astronomy has to be done at night. Some of the most interesting stuff happens during the day. The downside is there is really only one thing to look at during the [...]
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NEAF 2011
Astronomy may be the most accessible of the scientific disciplines to the general public. All that is really needed is a clear night, a comfortable chair, and a pair of [...]
iPad Microscope
Yesterday we mentioned that the Flip camcorder was taken off the market by Cisco. One of the reasons for the Flip’s demise may be the ubiquity of camera and video [...]
MOS: Tornado Alley
Spring is in the air. The temperature in Boston has been in the mid-50s and may even break 60º this weekend. The giant piles of snow from the innumerable Winter storms have [...]
Buyology
We were at the Chestnut Hill Mall Apple Store for the iPad2 launch last Friday. The iPad2 went on sale at 5PM and by 6:30PM they had sold out of all versions. When Apple [...]
Plasma ThunderBall FirstLook
What is plasma? This glowing, ethereal condition is often known as the forth state of matter. More specifically, Plasma is the gaseous state of matter where gas has been [...]
Olympus Innov-X XRF
The more we recycle, the less demand we put on our environment. Scrap metal has been one of the biggest exports out of North America in recent years, mainly because of the [...]
Olympus Innov-X XRF DELTA FirstLook
There are a LOT of cool, cutting-edge high-tech companies in Massachusetts, so many that we tend to take them for granted. Some of them, like Genzyme, are public, high [...]
Valentine’s Day 2011
How better to demonstrate your love for your honey-bunny, pookie-bear, or snugglie-poo than by mathematically plotting a heart in three-dimensional space? The best part? [...]
MOS : Hayden Planetarium FirstLook
For the past year, the Museum of Science has been busy renovating the Hayden Planetarium. This Sunday, the Planetarium will reopen it doors and unveil to the public the [...]
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