INFO 2009 Resource
INFO 2009 Resource
Smart contact lenses at Auburn could make eye drops a thing of the past
An Auburn University team of chemical and biomedical engineers led by Mark Byrne, the Daniel F. and Josephine Breeden associate professor in the Samuel Ginn College of Engineering, has developed a new method to deliver eye medication by wearing contact lenses.
Byrne's lenses are the first to release drug doses over time for as long as the contact should be worn. The lenses deliver a constant flow of medication without altering a patient's natural vision, or can be used to correct vision while a
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Another Mexican blogger beheaded
Nov. 10 - Mexican social media boom draws drug cartel attacks, as fourth victim is found dead with threatening message. Nick Rowlands reports.
Saving Europe: China's social cost
Nov. 8 - Europe has come knocking on China's door, begging for help in pulling the euro-zone out of its debt throes; but any help China gives may come at a social cost.
Treating snakebites, and European shags
This week in the Planet Earth Podcast: Sue Nelson visits the largest collection of venomous snakes in the UK to find out how researchers are developing antivenoms to help African snakebite victims; and what scientists are doing to understand why populations of the European shag are declining.
A Brief History of Dark Energy and the Accelerating Universe
Dr. Adam Riess (MIT '92) - Space Telescope Science Institute, John Hopkins University
OSIRIS REx: Tapping Asteroid RQ36
Dante Lauretta, Ph.D. and professor in the University of Arizona's Lunar and Planetary Sciences Laboratory, started his career at the UA as a math major. As a young student, he was accepted into the NASA Space Grant Undergraduate Research Program. Today, he is the principle investigator on the OSIRIS REx mission to return a sample of pristine, carbon-rich material from asteroid 1999 RQ36. Such material may just contain precursors to key biomolecules that could tell us how life on Earth began. Th
IPL: Christina Hulbe "West Antarctic building blocks"
Professor Christina Hulbe gave her Inaugural Professorial Lecture on the 1st of September 2015. She talked about her work on mapping deformations in West Antarctica, and how GPS technology has changed her work. Satellite imagery of meltwater ponds has led to a clearer understanding of the creation of deep crevasses and shattering of icesheets.
Visit Vienna, Austria
Situated on the Danube River, Vienna, Austria, is both cosmopolitan and mindful of a regal history. Gothic styled St. Stephen's Cathedral holds a central position in the downtown area, that maintained its Renaissance style. This 1:15 minute video reviews the highlights of this city.
Louis Bayard: 2011 National Book Festival
Louis Bayard appears at the 2011 National Book Festival.
Speaker Biography: The Washington Post says Louis Bayard has ascended to "the upper reaches of the historical-thriller league." He has been an Edgar and Dagger award nominee and his novel "The Pale Blue Eye" has been optioned for a film. Set partly in Washington, D.C., his newest novel, "The School of Night" (Henry Holt), offers "seamless prose and conjures the past with credibility," said The Wall Street Journal. Bayard is also a reviewe
White Fawn's Devotion
This is a very early silent film (1910) and possibly the first film produced by a Native American - writer and director James Young Deer. (11min)
Pre-Orientation '11
Photo book of the Multicultural Pre-Orientation in 2011.
Lecture 22, November 10
Marketing - MKTG 25010 Lectures - Lecture 22, November 10 - Kent State University > COLLEGES > College of Business Administration > COLLEGE OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION > Marketing > MKTG 25010 Lectures > Lecture 22, November 10
Quels temps font-ils ? Une introduction au temps des physiciens
Scénario : Marc LACHIEZE-REY, Etienne KLEIN et Hervé LIEVRE.
En dépit de sa familiarité, la notion de temps suscite nombre de difficultés dont le nombre grandit à mesure que l'on tente de l'analyser. Par exemple, il est très difficile de définir le temps. Pourtant, les physiciens sont parvenus à faire du temps un concept opératoire.
- Qu'est-ce que le temps ? Le temps est d'abord un mot indéfinissable.
- Le temps existe-t-il ? Quelle sorte d'existence fa
Adolphe Pacault. Des livres, Une histoire
« "Adolphe Pacault. Des livres, Une histoire", un documentaire écrit et réalisé en 2011 par Claire-Lise Gauvain (SCD Bordeaux I), Yves Gloinec, Nadège Pré, Agnès Larcher (DCAM). Musique : Olivier Oguez ( 18 min 30, VF).
Dans le cadre de l’année internationale de la chimie 2011 et de l’exposition réalisée par le SCD de l’Université Bordeaux I « Itinéraires d'un scientifique : autour des bibliothèques d'Adolphe Pacault (1918-2008)&qu
Republican Presidential Candidate Jon Huntsman Speaks at College of Charleston
Republican presidential candidate Governor Jon Huntsman recently participated in College of Charleston's "The Bully Pulpit Series: Reflections on Presidential Communication" in Randolph Hall on November 2, 2011.
Huntsman was elected Governor of Utah in 2004 and won re-election in 2008. Prior to his election, Huntsman was appointed the U.S. Ambassador to Singapore by President George H.W. Bush. President Barack Obama appointed him U.S. Ambassador to China in 2009.
"The Bully Pulpit Series: Ref
Australian History Part 3 of 7
The continuing story of the conflicts that happened in the early days of Australia's history. The 14:45 long video uses reenactors and a narrator to tell the story.
News #144 - We’re So Thankful, We Had to Say it 26 Times
Thank you! Obrigado! どうもありがとうございます! Blagodaria! Thanksgiving may not be celebrated around the world but it’s always great to say “thank you.” Regardless of where you’re from, showing gratitude goes a long way. Here at Innovative Language, we’re thankful for being surrounded by passionate language learners like you. As a way of saying thank you, [...]
Indonesian Islamists protest Obama visit
Nov. 13 - Thousands of Indonesian Islamists protest ahead of U.S. President Barack Obama's visit, to attend the East Asia Summit in Bali. Travis Brecher reports.
