water in a nanotube

February 24, 2005

It’s generally agreed that water has unusual properties. When water is put in a carbon nanotube, it behaves in a surprising manner.

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one more whistler

The whistle of supercooled helium.

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other whistlers

marmot
duck
hawk
dolphin
swan

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the whistling thorn tree and the ants

Man is not the only living organism that whistles.

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Kendall Buster, the microbiologist who became a sculptor

From the NPR archives.

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a rainy Presidents’ Day in SF

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morning playlist

Night Ride Across the Caucausus, Loreena McKennitt
Do You Wanna Dance, Bette Midler
Do You Wanna Dance, The Mamas and The Papas
Dante’s Prayer, Loreena McKennitt
Dark-eyed Molly, Eva Cassidy
Pirate Looks at 40, Jack Johnson

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Southern California storm aftermath

Check the photo gallery at the LA Times.

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Theo Jansen’s Beach Animals

The creative process gets a little more so. From a Wired.com article

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Sally Matthews’ animal art

A portfolio of her work.

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