Physics education research, electronic materials, and the musings of Christopher Moore, Ph.D.
Jul 3rd, 2011
It took an entire bag of Sweet Sixteens and a full day of stirring, filtering, and baking. However, it appears that we have been successful in our first attempt at extracting TiO2 nanoparticles from powdered sugar doughnuts.
Jan 1st, 2011
Powdered doughnuts are good for you! At least, if you’re interested in solar power. Yes, even you can build your own solar cell using powdered doughnuts and tea leaves.
Jun 12th, 2007
Epsori Space Systems announced today that its Free Seeds Experiment will be flying aboard the Up Aerospace SL-2 launch, scheduled for Saturday, April 28 th 2007 . Epsori Space Systems will distribute the experiment to 2500 classrooms in the fall of 2007. The payload contains 22 ounces of mixed vegetable seeds. Teachers in grades 3-5 [...]
Oct 23rd, 2006
Edmund Scientific recently asked me to review some products for them, so the first item I picked was one I’ve had my eye on for years: a hydrogen fuel cell model car. Recently I wrote an article about advances in fuel cell catalyst technology, so fuel cells are an interest of mine that may one [...]