Posts Tagged ‘x78twee’

China’s Zhu Changhong Helps Steer Nation’s Currency Reserves – WSJ.com

Monday, July 22nd, 2013

Fame for UChicago physics PhD via #finance China’s Zhu Changhong Helps Steer Nation’s Currency Reserves http://bit.ly/161vBT8 via @PDanese
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424127887323664204578606301739504368.html

Twitter / thisischristina: Nobel laureate* *etc …

Monday, July 22nd, 2013

MT @thisischristina: Nobel laureate pic.twitter.com/F1b3y7IWdw – Lars Onsager was a #Yale chemist! @sciam

https://twitter.com/thisischristina/status/359139417874636802/photo/1

What’s Inside: Red Wine | Wired Magazine | Wired.com

Monday, July 22nd, 2013

What’s Behind What’s Inside Red #Wine – amino-acid derivative tyramine is a headache source http://bit.ly/13w85yX via @WhatsInsideBook
http://www.wired.com/magazine/2011/08/st_whatsinside_redwine/

The Death of Photography Has Been Greatly Exaggerated – NYTimes.com

Monday, July 22nd, 2013

We think in pics not vids; why “Death of Photography Has Been Greatly Exaggerated” http://bit.ly/18xoFDf via @nytimesbits @jeffhowlandME
http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/07/05/the-death-of-photography-has-been-greatly-exaggerated

Fact or Fiction: Encryption Prevents Digital Eavesdropping: Scientific American

Sunday, July 21st, 2013

Fact or Fiction: #Encryption Prevents Digital Eavesdropping
http://bit.ly/12XkyHl via @sciam @lggreenemeier – Nice technology overview

http://www.scientificamerican.com/article.cfm?id=fact-fiction-encryption-prevents-digital-eavesdropping

Nicholson Baker: Inside South Korea’s LCD Revolution : The New Yorker

Sunday, July 21st, 2013

History of the LCD: discovery of a “light-valve” circa 1900 in Europe, to initial commericalization by RCA in the US, to large-scale production in Asia

LCD History: discovery ~1900 in Europe, init. dev. by RCA, Korean production now http://bit.ly/1bALGVV 4th State of Matter via @scilib

http://www.newyorker.com/reporting/2013/07/08/130708fa_fact_baker

ANNALS OF TECHNOLOGY
A FOURTH STATE OF MATTER
Inside South Korea’s LCD revolution.
BY NICHOLSON BAKER
JULY 8, 2013

Billions have been spent trying to replicate Silicon Valley, with little to show for it. | MIT Technology Review

Saturday, July 20th, 2013

http://www.technologyreview.com/news/516506/silicon-valley-cant-be-copied
MT @mkaplanPMP: Billions have been spent trying to replicate Silicon Valley. http://bit.ly/1dKZeuR NJ was 1st attempt

Risking it all – Pakistan – YouTube

Tuesday, July 16th, 2013

Gripping #documentary about a truly treacherous #road, the #Lowari pass http://bit.ly/1bii2EL via @youtube @omarali50

Unlikely Partners, Freeing Chimps From the Lab – NYTimes.com

Monday, July 15th, 2013

Unlikely partners (@JaneGoodallInst @NIHDirector) in agreement for now, freeing chimps from the lab via @charrier http://bit.ly/12kUYR5
http://www.nytimes.com/2013/07/09/science/unlikely-partners-freeing-chimps-from-the-lab.html?pagewanted=all

Smart Clothes—A Wearable Air Quality Sensor « NIH Director’s Blog

Monday, July 15th, 2013

Next step for a #QuantifiedSelf: New sensor gives real time personal air quality assessments #NIH http://bit.ly/1beCjuQ via @NIHDirector
http://directorsblog.nih.gov/smart-clothes-a-wearable-air-quality-sensor/