by Darlene Cavalier | Jun 16, 2011 | Blog, News
Join me on June 24 in Washington, D.C. for a Capitol Hill briefing focusing on the science and engineering required to achieve the nation’s energy goals. The topic: Biofuels from Algae: “It took nature millions of years to create petroleum. Scientists are...
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 | Oct 22, 2010 | Blog, Events, In the News, Science Education
Pro-Cheerleaders Turned Scientists Shatter Stereotypes October 22, 2010. Washington, DC. Science Cheerleaders from across the nation are headed for Washington, DC’s National Mall this October 23-24, 2010 to prove it’s cool to be cool and love science. Cheerleaders...
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...
by Darlene Cavalier | Mar 17, 2010 | Writings
Here’s a piece I recently wrote for DiscoverMagazine.com about research that suggests infants have rhythm. (I love the dancing baby in the closing video.)