“{trans-1,4-Bis[(4-pyridyl)ethenyl] benzene}(2,2′-bipyridine)ruthenium(II) Complexes and Their Supramolecular Assemblies with β-Cyclodextrin,” Sergio H. Toma, Miriam Uemi, Sofia Nikolaou, Daniela M. Tomazela, Marcos N. Eberlin, and Henrique E. Toma, Inorganic Chemistry, 2004, 43 (11), pp 3521–7. DOI: 10.1021/ic0352250. (Thanks to Mark Dionne for bringing this to our attention.) The authors, at Universidade de São Paulo and Universidade Estadual […]
About: Stephen Drew
Posts by Stephen Drew:
Analysis: Taking a Shower in Youth Hostels
“Taking a Shower in Youth Hostels: Risks and Delights of Heterogeneity,” Christina Matzke and Damien Challet, Bonn Graduate School of Economics Discussion paper, January 2008. (Thanks to Peter Buch for bringing this to our attention.) The authors, affiliated variously with the University of Bonn, Germany; the Institute for Scientific Interchange, in Torino, Italy; and the […]
Autonomous Paper Airplane / Missile Defense System
“An Autonomous Missile Defense System,” Daine Richard Lesniak, Douglas J. Hickok, Kristopher Whisler, and Michael C. Rowe, UWP Computer Science and Software Engineering Student Conference Publications, 2005. The authors, at the University of Wisconsin, Platteville, report [AIR 16:1]:
Mass Production of Paper Airplanes
“Experiences with a Hands-on Activity to Contrast Craft Production and Mass Production in the Classroom,” Timothy W. Simpson, International Journal of Engineering Education, vol. 19, no. 2, 2003, pp. 297–304. The author, at Pennsylvania State University, reports [AIR 16:1]: “This activity provides a simple, yet dramatic, approach to demonstrate the benefits and drawbacks of craft […]