Portable mass spectrometer detects contaminants on food
A miniature mass spectrometer invented by Purdue scientists can almost immediately detect contaminants in the field including E. coli, pesticides and other chemicals. Using the mobile device is faster than sending specimens to labs for testing.
http://www.purdue.edu/newsroom/research/2011/110608CooksProduce.html
Essential Science for Teachers: Life Science: Session 2. Classifying Living Things
How can we make sense of the living world? During this session, a systematic approach to biological classification is introduced as a starting point for understanding the nature of the remarkable diversity of life on Earth.,Four questions for classifying plants as living things are now applied to animals.
2.1 Differences between accuracy and precision
You might not realise it, but maths is an essential component of healthcare. In fact, sloppy calculations can have fatal consequences. This unit is a taster of Level 1 course materials for a Foundation Degree in health sciences, and is designed for those contemplating a future in the health services industry.
Robin Jensen on Early Christian Baptism
Listen to an interview with Robin Jensen, Luce Chancellor’s Professor of the History of Christian Art and Worship. This is part of a series of interviews with Vanderbilt University Divinity School faculty. Interviewed by Chris Benda, Divinity School librarian.
Listen: History of blood transfusion speaks to stem cell debate
Holly Tucker, an associate professor of French, has written a fascinating early history of blood transfusions that reads like an eerie murder mystery. Blood Work: A Tale of Medicine and Murder in the Scientific Revolution has implications for modern ethical dilemmas such as cloning and stem cell procedures.
El Nino: SST Anomaly and SSH Anomaly from September 1996 to September 1997 (Pan from Front to Side V
Sea surface height anomaly is presented as topography and sea surface temperature anomaly as color. A similar visualization (animation 139) presents this same data without the pan from the front to the side.
New Clinical Research Facility opens at Medical School
A new unit specifically built to help pioneering medical scientists translate their research into more effective treatments for patients is being unveiled at The University of Nottingham.
The newly refurbished wing within the Medical School section of the Queen's Medical Centre is a state-of-the-art, tailor-made space for evaluating new treatments in patients from the East Midlands and across the UK.
It is the first time medical researchers in Nottingham and the wider region have had access
2.4.1 Try some yourself
Communication is as vital in mathematics as in any language. This unit will help you to express yourself clearly when writing and speaking about mathematics. You will also learn how to answer questions in the manner that is expected by the examiner.
1.6 Significant figures for numbers less than one
Scientific calculators are a wonderful invention, but they're only as good as the people who use them. If you often get an unexpected – or ridiculous – result when you press the ‘enter’ button, this unit is for you. Learn how to do a calculation correctly and get the right answer every time.
1.2.2 Rounding to the nearest ten
Scientific calculators are a wonderful invention, but they're only as good as the people who use them. If you often get an unexpected – or ridiculous – result when you press the ‘enter’ button, this unit is for you. Learn how to do a calculation correctly and get the right answer every time.
Parts of an Insect (Grasshopper)
This illustrated guide to a grasshopper is designed to help students recognize and learn the body parts of an insect. The single Web page, which can be easily printed for use at field sites or in the lab, also includes a short description for the following labeled parts: head thorax antenna abdomen spiracles coxa trochanter femur tibia tarsus genitalia wings.
Landsat-7 Pamlico River Zoom: July 6, 1999
Zoom down to the Pamlico River in North Carolina, from Landsat imagery taken on July 6, 1999.
USC Dentistry: International Periodontal & Implant Symposium 2011 (Stanford Pt. 2)
Clark M. Stanford presented a lecture titled "Surgical Implant Placement -- Immediate Loading vs. Staged Loading in the Esthetic Zone" as part of the 36th annual USC Periodontal and Implant Symposium held in Los Angeles in 2011.
Stanford is the Centennial Fund Professor at the Department of Prosthodontics and Dows Institute for Dental Research, and associate dean of research at the University of Iowa. He also maintains a clinical prosthodontic practice within the College of Dentistry. His resea
Faculty conversations: Jeff Grabill
Jeff Grabill, professor in the Department of Writing, Rhetoric and American Cultures and co-director at the Writing in Digital Environments Research Center, talks about how writing and rhetoric are changing because of today's communication technologies.
To read more, go to http://news.msu.edu/story/9476
HoloGlobe: Sea Surface Temperature Anomaly on a Flat Earth
This is one of a series of animations that were produced to be part of the narrated video shown in the HoloGlobe exhibit at the Smithsonian Museum of Natural History and the Earth Today exhibit at the Smithsonian Air and Space Museum.
Surfing the Web - Quiz
Are you web wise?
