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popsci At the nuvera fuel cells lab in Cambridge, Massachusetts, 25-year-old chemical engineer Darryl Pollica stands in front of a prototype 5-kilowatt fuel cell -- a miniature powerplant that can make most of the electricity needed by a family of four. Its metal skin has been removed to reveal a cubical frame about 5 feet on each side, packed with tanks, valves, and electronics. Conspicuously taped to the outside of the frame is a Nokia cellphone. Journal home : Nature Raphael Lis, Charles C. Karrasch, Michael G. Poulos, Balvir Kunar, David Redmond, Jose G. The seven deadly sins of health and science reporting Benjamin Franklin said two things are certain in life: death and taxes. Another one we could add to this list is that on any given news website and in almost all print media there will be articles about health and nutrition that are complete garbage. Some articles that run under the health and nutrition “news” heading are thought provoking, well researched and unbiased, but unfortunately not all. And to help you traverse this maze – alongside an excellent article about 20 tips for interpreting scientific claims – we will look at seven clichés of improper or misguided reporting. If you spot any of these clichés in an article, we humbly suggest that you switch to reading LOLCats, which will be more entertaining and maybe more informative too. 1.

Fauquier News, Sports, Jobs, Events, Obituaries - Fauquier Times Funding - Core Techniques and Technologies for Advancing Big Data Science & Engineering Directorate for Computer & Information Science & Engineering Critical Techniques and Technologies for Advancing Big Data Science & Engineering (BIGDATA) Solicitation 14-543 Full Proposal Deadline Date: June 9, 2014 Agribusiness Pakistan Scientific Argumentation SCIENTIFIC ARGUMENTATION The Science Teacher, Summer 2013 vol. 80 no. 5 Excerpts of Six Articles ENSI Lessons for Argumentation Click Here for PDF Copy of This Page What is Scientific Argumentation? During the processes of scientific inquiry, scientists will make claims, based on observable evidence, and will clarify with justification of the evidence as relevant to the claims. Other scientists often make rebuttal claims, pointing to other evidence that counters the evidence for the previous claim.

Science Daily Agriculture Corner Subway DNA Survey Finds Microbes, Mozzarella and Mystery A 2014 analysis found that New York City’s Queens was the most ethnically diverse county in the continental U.S. But when it comes to the diversity of DNA found in each borough's subway stops--the Bronx takes the prize. "I live in Brooklyn so I was kind of hoping Brooklyn might be top of the list but we're second place. Welcome to the Turnbull Server