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...company typically uses moldable plastic over several layers of metal, but the details depend on the application. Creating the sensors hasn't been easy. Vice president of engineering Jonathan Luke says that rather than any one eureka moment, there has been "a lot of trial and error"--right out of the Thomas Edison playbook...
...us—we won’t say who—unsuspectingly tried to order one of the so-called “Pupcakes,” only to be tactfully informed that she was of the wrong species to eat it. The error was perhaps understandable, since the pet treats look every bit as delectable as their human counterparts.Kickass Cupcakes doesn’t have any seating area, making a bench outside the bakery the best place to enjoy their treats. As the weather gets brisker, this sitting spot means that fuzzy hats and mittens are a prerequisite...
CORRECTION: Last Thursday’s comment “Cowardice on Display” said Senator Charles E. Schumer graduated in 1968. In fact, he graduated in 1971. The Crimson regrets the error...
...synbio research and plans to challenge Venter’s patent application. Two commonly cited risks of this research include the possibility for “bio-terror,” which is the use of new and potentially devastating bioweaponry by terrorist groups, and “bio-error,” which includes any inadvertent injury done to the environment by escaped synthetic material. Both supporters and critics of synthetic biology acknowledge the potential dangers with research in this field.George Church, professor of genetics at the Harvard Medical School, confesses he is a “chronic worrier...
...Colbert Report.” When host Stephen Colbert asked him to summarize how the brain worked in five words, Pinker said, “Brain cells fire in patterns,” to thunderous applause from the audience. The most common error made by student writers is addressing the wrong audience, Pinker said. Writers must act as better intuitive psychologists in order to anticipate readers’ mental processes, he explained. “Considering the audience is at the core of writing,” said Gregory A. Harris, preceptor in expository writing and last year?...