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NanoSolar Rap

August 6, 2009 – 6:57 pm

My friend Cheryl Hogue at Chemical & Engineering News just mentioned this video. Brilliant, brilliant! (Hah! Pun intended!)
Science definitely needs more rap. Definitely.

Note: This video is part of the second American Chemical Society Nanotation NanoTube Video Contest. You better believe I’m gonna watch the other entries.

By Amy Gahran | Also posted in environment, fun stuff, music, research, science, video | Comments (2)

Baiing out the US auto industry for good?

November 17, 2008 – 7:17 am

As I read the headlines this morning about the proposed US auto industry bailout — the latest version of which is this, according to the Boston Herald:
“Democrats want to use part of the $700 billion Wall Street bailout for emergency loans to help prop up the Big Three carmakers. General Motors Corp., Ford Motor Co. [...]

By Amy Gahran | Also posted in environment, government, money/funding, random thought | Comments (1)

TechStars Investor Day and other good stuff today

August 20, 2008 – 3:05 pm

This morning I had the privilege of attending some of the morning presentations from this year’s crop of TechStars startup companies in an event called “Investor Day,” held at the Boulder Theater. TechStars is a Boulder, CO-based program that provides seed capital and mentorship for tech startups. SocialThing (which just got bought by AOL) and [...]