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Let’s partner? Project: QUEST Regional Partnership Project; QUEST is a
project of KQED (http://www.kqed.org/quest)
designed to increase awareness and understanding of science and
environmental topics. The QUEST project established a new model f...or...
productive collaboration among a media organization and a diverse
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two-year piloting process which includes, among other things,
establishing relationships with local, community-based organizations,
science centers, and/or museums, and developing new educational
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partner with us, initially with ideas and insights on QUEST-related
projects. To find out more, simply e-mail jenjones@unctv.org (subject
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KQED's QUEST interactive website, HDTV and radio series explores the stories behind Bay Area science, nature and environmental issues. Google Map mashups, explorations, video and audio clips and podcasts ...
Harris Educational - Reinventing Science Identify It!... just in case you missed it while you were away on the 1st... go make a guess about what this week's Identify-It! object is/was. Even if you have no clue, add your ideas to the list maybe you'll help someone else figure it out!
01-01-2010 Identify It!
Identify the Science or Technology Related Item. Answers posted to our blog! See: http://reinventingscience.wordpress.com/2009/10/28/a-new-feature-for-our-fan-page-and-blog/ for more information.
Harris Educational - Reinventing Science Audio Recording History: In the video clip below you see a "Dormiphone" brand audio recording device from the 1950's. It used a single-loop tape cartridge called a Cousino Cart that was an evolutionary predecessor to the 8-track tape and the "Cart" used at radio stations. See the comments for more information
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Harris Educational - Reinventing Science Getting More People INTO Science and Technology: Neil deGrasse Tyson's comments in this PBS Newshour article are very sobering. As you start your new year think about what we all can do in 2010 to help engage more people, promote citizen science, and get more kids involved and interested in science technology engineering and mathematics!
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What Were the Science Breakthroughs of 2009?: As 2009 wound to a close, the PBS NewsHour asked scientists and science journalists to discuss the most significant science stories of the year.
Harris Educational - Reinventing Science Happy Approximate Return to an Arbitrary Orbital Position about our Star, may you all have good health, safe experiments, and shared experiences with family, friends, and the youth in your lives until we again return to this spot. Thanks for being fans, and help us get even more fans in 2010!
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3D Printing: We've covered all kinds of 3D printers and CNC machines this year, but this one tops them all, a Biological Printer for building custom tissue out of living cells. Its just a prototype but could offer surgeons replacement tissue for all kinds of surgeries.
(via Gizmodo)
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Or, as they call it, a "3D bio-printer." Essentially, it allows scientists to build tissue cell by cell. It's that cool sci-fi medical stuff we all dream about.
Harris Educational - Reinventing Science Retro Computing: Now you too can key in noun/verb pairs to control a virtual Apollo Guidance Computer! The project, hosted at ibiblio, is a fully open source virtual Apollo Guidance Computer. A great tool to learn about early computer hardware and software, or for anyone who is REALLY REALLY interested in the technology of the moon landings.
www.ibiblio.org
The purpose of this project is to provide a computer simulation of the onboard guidance computers used in the Apollo Program's lunar missions, and to generally allow you to learn about these guidance computers. ...
Harris Educational - Reinventing Science Computer History: An interesting article about the history of modems. Did you know modem stands for modulator/demodulator? With high speed internet and even fiber optics straight to some houses now these large slow machines might seem out of place, but there is a lot to be learned from these predecessors to today's technology!
www.techradar.com
Getting connected: a history of modems 011101010010000001100111 011001010110010101101011 : TechRadar UK
Harris Educational - Reinventing Science Reinventing Morse: A great collection of images of early telegraph equipment at the Spark Museum. The Spark Museum also has other collections of early electrical apparatus.
www.sparkmuseum.com
A full size replica of first Samuel F.B. Morse's demonstration model of 1837. This is a copy of the apparatus built from a series of measurements and photos from the collection of the Science Museum in London. The pen register receiver is below. ...
Harris Educational - Reinventing Science Happy Holidays Everyone, be safe, enjoy your family and friends, and thanks for being fans of Harris Educational - Reinventing Science!
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A physics fanatic down under is having a very Tesla Christmas this year, creating a 30-foot electrifying display of yuletide cheer by attaching a rotating rod to the top of a Tesla coil, making for quite the colorful Christmas tree. ...
Harris Educational - Reinventing Science On this Day: December 23 1947 Bardeen, Brattain, and Shockley successfully demonstrate the operation of the first transistor (a point contact transistor). Thanks to millions of transistors on microchips in your Monitor, PC, router, modem, across the infrastructure of the internet, and back at FB on other computers you are now reading this article!
www.wired.com
1947: John Bardeen and Walter Brattain, with support from colleague William Shockley, demonstrate the transistor at Bell Laboratories in Murray Hill, New
Harris Educational - Reinventing Science Green Energy: The following link is a set of plans for a foot powered scroll saw that uses a bicycle wheel as a flywheel drive mechanism. Part 1 is the frame and overall design, part 2 (in the comments) contains details of the flywheel mechanism and assembly.
1nailbender.tripod.com
Harris Educational - Reinventing Science Retro Innovation: When you think of hand woodworking you usually think "old fashioned" but as I watched this week's episode of Roy Underhill's The Woodwright's Shop I was reminded how much innovation is still going on in this ancient craft. Brian Boggs' shaving horse, spoke shaves, and other tools combine ergonomics a...nd good technique with the science of the wood.
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Dovetailed Grease Pot Secrets of the Whirlygig Shaker Rocker Frame Shaker Rocker Seat Mary May, Woodcarver Wood & Water 2906 Steam Power Sawmill Harvard Side Table A Crutch in Time Hancock Pedestal Table Brian Boggs, Chairmaker Corner Cupboard, Pt.1 Corner Cupboard, Pt.2
Harris Educational - Reinventing Science Microscopes: I just posted an article in response to a fan's question about the best microscope for his children to use at home. The article gives some tips and information to consider when looking for a microscope for home use. Please feel free to add your own knowledge or experience in the comments (especially on the blog entry itself)
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A friend who is a parent recently asked me for advice on how to pick a good microscope for use at home for his children. (I think some lucky kids might be getting an interesting Christmas present this year) I thought I’d publish my thoughts here so that more parents might benefit. ...
