Brady Mackowiak has joined the Luxuriant Facial Hair Club for Scientists (LFHCfS) and the Luxuriant Former Hair Club for Scientists (LFHCfS). He says: Mr. Mackowiak is an engineer in the Fuel Fabrication Department at Idaho National Laboratory where he works on application of fabrication process to uranium fuel systems. He has chosen to focus his hair growth entirely in the facial region […]
Graphene + Coffee: Most glam substance, foodstuff combined
At last, at last, it’s happened. The most glamorous substance — graphene — has been brought to bear on the most glamorous foodstuff — coffee. Details are in this study: “Molecularly imprinted coated graphene oxide solid-phase extraction monolithic capillary column for selective extraction and sensitive determination of phloxine B in coffee bean,” Haiyun Zhai, Zihao […]
“Is Death Bad for a Cow?”
Professor Ben Bradley is chair of the Department of Philosophy at Syracuse University, Syracuse, NY, US. The professor asks the question “Is Death Bad for a Cow?” In fact he has asked several times – once at West Virginia University, US, in 2007, and again at the University of Reading, UK, in 2008, then at […]
Ig Nobel EuroTour begins Tonight, at Brunel University
The 2015 Ig Nobel EuroTour begins Thursday night, March 12, at Brunel University. Here are details: BRUNEL UNIVERSITY LONDON, Uxbridge, UK. Eastern Gateway Building. Thursday, March 12, 7:00 pm. (TICKETS.) Featuring: Marc Abrahams, Ray Goldstein (Ig Nobel winner, The physics of ponytails); David Dunstan (Effectiveness of throwing snails over the garden fence); Richard Webb (Tribute to John […]