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- Planets & Stars Sizes Sun, 04 May 2008 05:20:37
It is a matter of perspective, something the video below from YouTube and Giant Stars describes in excellent detail and with astounding graphics.
The animation is an interactive version of a well known set of images circulating the Internet. Use this multimedia feature as a guide and inspiration.
For exact planet and star proportions refer to […] - Johnson Noise Thermometry Fri, 02 May 2008 05:13:21
About 25 years ago, I first visited the Instrumentation Labs at Oak Ridge National Laboratories (ONRL) at the invitation of the late Bob Shepard. Bob was a pioneer in many areas of temperature measurement and at that time was the Chairman of ASTM Committee E20 on Temperature. He was also head of the lab at […]
- A Chemical Jigsaw Puzzle Mon, 28 Apr 2008 05:59:07
Based on an idea by Omer Roucoux. Can’t learn chemical reactions? Don’t know how combining powers work?
Discover new ways of understanding, or teaching, chemical reactions.
In 1978, Omer Roucoux published this chemical jigsaw puzzle. It is available here in two parts, as a GIF and the original DrawFile version for RISC […] - SI Guide to international language of measurement Sun, 20 Apr 2008 05:28:24
ISO has just published a new version of the SI Guide, a small manual for the use of the SI, the International System of Units (Système International d’Unités).
The SI is a comprehensive metric and decimal system based on units and derived units. The seven base units are: length, mass, time, electric current, thermodynamic temperature, amount […] - Mathmaticious Wed, 09 Apr 2008 16:22:16
Here’s an interesting way to talk about Mathematics that’s different!
It’s one of many educational videos to be found on both YouTube and TeacherTube, a website dedicated to education via video.
We’ll bring you more later, but check the sites yourself, if so moved.copyr_measurementblog.com_07
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- Infrared @ DSS 2008 Fri, 21 Mar 2008 20:17:34
Just spent four days at the several Infrared Conferences that are part of the SPIE DSS meetings plus one of the world’s biggest Infrared & Optical Expos in the world. It was all held in Orlando Florida, USA at the giant Marriott World Center.
The Infrared Conferences consisted of ThermoSense XXX (The Industry & Research Applications […] - Video Demonstration Sat, 15 Mar 2008 05:20:36
Company Video demonstrates versatility & speed of compact liquid handling system
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Melbourn, UK — Velocity11, an Agilent Technologies company and pioneer in automation technology solutions for life science laboratories, has produced a new online video that demonstrates and describes its Bravo™ Liquid Handling Platform.
Its space-saving nine plate-position footprint […] - Software Garden SocialCalc Project Tue, 11 Mar 2008 06:40:56
The goal of the SocialCalc project, as described on the Software Garden OLPC Home Page, is “to provide a capable, simple spreadsheet which runs locally on your computer”.
Software Garden is involved in the project of Socialtext, Inc., to provide a system based on a new version of the SocialCalc spreadsheet code on the OLPC […] - How to Make & Use a Pinhole Camera Sat, 08 Mar 2008 05:32:00
Can Or Box Pinhole Camera
Described in wonderful detail, the pinhole camera is an easy to make introduction to the world of photography as this page on the KODAK web site shows.
What is A Pinhole Camera. you ask?
It is simply..”a small, light-tight can or box with a black interior and a tiny hole in the center […] - ?More Americans Look Online For News? Thu, 06 Mar 2008 15:22:58
Implications for B2B, Meetings, Expos & Training Seem Clear
In an online article, by the same name, on the WebProNews site, by Mike Sachoff on Mon, March 3, 2008 Mike says that there has been a 40% increase over last year according to a new We Media/Zogby Interactive poll.
Indeed, he is correct. Checking the source […]