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Sunday, April 6th, 2008
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Hey there, from New Orleans! ACS 2008 kicked off today with the early morning registration rush that is required for every ACS meeting. This one, however, was awesomely bad, as the organizers, displaying true ig-nobel prize worthy genius, nearly caused an uprising from the mob of chemists waiting ...
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Saturday, October 13th, 2007
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So after the Physics Nobel Prize Post, I felt it would be necessary to point these out as well. For those of you who don't know what the IG Nobel Prizes are...well, I think you'll figure it out.
Oh, one last thing. These are all awarded by The Annals ...
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Thursday, October 11th, 2007
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A computer hard disk reader that uses a GMR sensor is equivalent to a jet flying at a speed of 30,000 kilometers (19,500 miles) per hour ... at a height of just one meter above the ground, and yet being able to see and catalogue every single blade of grass ...
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Wednesday, April 25th, 2007
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Since I have seen a number a of energy related topics on the boards in the past few weeks and Mitch decided to talk about cold fusion, I decided my next few posts will be related to new/renewable energy alternatives to fossil fuels.
This particular post was inspired by the many, ...
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Wednesday, March 7th, 2007
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Have you ever felt more then a little dissatisfied with your SEM images? Black and white just not doing it for you? Wish you could see height differences at that small of a scale? Just plain tired of babying that danged machine? I know that more then once I've dreamed ...
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Sunday, March 4th, 2007
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Hello readers of Chemical Forums Chemistry Blog! My name is Maz and starting today, I'll be blogging on this site along with Mitch and another fellow named 'movies'.
Oh and because I always get asked this question by lots of people; yes my real name is Maz. No it isn't the ...
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