07/10/2001
Dr. Bortrum
Dwarfs and Other Cool Stuff
Large ''rock'' beyond Pluto and brown dwarfs really far out
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07/03/2001
Dr. Bortrum
Annoying Cellphones and Speedy Transistors
World''s fastest transistors - Moore''s Law still holds
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06/26/2001
Dr. Bortrum
Stars and Starstuff
Eddie Bracken and golden neutron star mergers
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06/19/2001
Dr. Bortrum
Warming, Longevity and Slingshots
Prolonging the useful life of our planet by moving it away from the sun
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06/12/2001
Dr. Bortrum
Remember Oppau!
More on ammonia, from Haber to McVeigh
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06/05/2001
Dr. Bortrum
Dead Leaves and Haber's Ammonia
Fritz Haber's ammonia process affects the course of history
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05/29/2001
Dr. Bortrum
Mars and the Right Stuff
What does it take to get to Mars?
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05/22/2001
Dr. Bortrum
Sandwiches, Wind and SUVs
Importance of center of gravity in the air and on the road
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05/15/2001
Dr. Bortrum
Wanderings
Molten lava in Hawaii, as it moves closer to Japan
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05/01/2001
Dr. Bortrum
Thermal Budgets
The road to smallness
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04/24/2001
Dr. Bortrum
Einstein Comes Through Again
Magnetic fields and lasers
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04/17/2001
Dr. Bortrum
Coldness -Part 2
Laser cooling down to nearly Absolute Zero
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04/10/2001
Dr. Bortrum
Absolute Zero - It's Cold!
The quest to achieve and measure the lowest possible temperature
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04/03/2001
Dr. Bortrum
Thank You, Dr. Kelsey
Thalidomide and Frances Kelsey - both are still around
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03/27/2001
Dr. Bortrum
Please Do Not Send Money
The power of persuasion
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