by Darlene Cavalier | Mar 1, 2011 | Blog, News
Back story: I used to run the Discover Magazine Awards for Technological Innovation, once Disney Publishing’s largest signature event (Disney owned Discover Mag then). The coolest emerging technologies were showcased in the magazine, on a TV show hosted by Penn...
by Darlene Cavalier | Jul 2, 2010 | Blog, News, Science Policy
Check out the federal government’s new crop of smart phone applications! Find alternative fuel locations, on the go with the U.S. Department of Energy’s Alternative Fueling Station Locator. The locator works on any mobile Internet-ready device and allows drivers...
by Darlene Cavalier | May 27, 2010 | Blog, News
As I prepare an update to this Discover piece re: the development of a process to harness American ingenuity and apply it to help fix an immediate, national crisis (e.g. the Deepwater Horizon disaster), I came across this statement from the Society of Wetland...
by Darlene Cavalier | May 27, 2010 | Dr. John Reports, News
Our own Dr. John Ohab was invited to speak at Tim O’Reilly’s Gov 2.0 conference in D.C. this week. He demonstrated how federal government agencies (the Department of Defense, in particular) are applying social media strategies to inform and engage the...
by Darlene Cavalier | May 20, 2010 | Blog, News, Photo Gallery
A friend’s daughter, pictured here, created this lovely prom gown using Duct Tape. That’s right, Duct Tape. Now through June 7th, prom-goers are invited to send in pictures of their creative duct tape gowns or suits to win scholarship money as part of the...
by Darlene Cavalier | Apr 27, 2010 | News, Science Education, Writings
Here’s a short piece I wrote for DiscoverMagazine.com, yesterday, about a promising new use for Pokeberry weeds. Their berries’ highly absorbent dye is being used to coat fiber solar cells. Turns out their dye can trap lots of the sun’s energy in...
