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Nicholas Lan

ignobel winners 2010 - 2 views

improbable.com/winners

fun

shared by Nicholas Lan on 14 Oct 10 - Cached
  • Nicholas Lan on 14 Oct 10
     
    cheers to luca for pointing out the management one. netlogo model "demonstrating mathematically that organizations would become more efficient if they promoted people at random."
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  • LeopoldS on 14 Oct 10
     
    do you trust netlogo for this? :-)
  • nikolas smyrlakis on 14 Oct 10
     
    for the ignobel or the random promotions ? :P
  • Ma Ru on 14 Oct 10
     
    Nah... Marek's recognition reward definitively goes to: "Microbiological Laboratory Hazard of Bearded Men" (...) WHO ATTENDED THE CEREMONY: Manuel S. Barbeito was unable to travel, due to health reasons. :D
  • jmlloren on 15 Oct 10
     
    The page itself should be awarded with the ugliest layout. I have suggested to our management the implementation of the random promotion. Perhaps it is the future of democracy: representatives chosen at random.
  • LeopoldS on 15 Oct 10
     
    you mean "your management" at your current place?
  • jmlloren on 15 Oct 10
     
    Yes, it is not what is written? Indeed, it is already implemented. You are talking with the director of the Institute. I have been unlucky with the toss.
Joris _

American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics - Space and the Biological Economy - 0 views

www.aiaa.org/content.cfm

BIO MAD space science

shared by Joris _ on 11 Oct 10 - No Cached
  • the U.S. space program has a robust life science program that is diligently working to innovate new approaches, research and technologies in the fields of biotechnology and bio-nanotechnology science, which are providing new solutions for old problems – including food security, medical needs and energy needs
  • more money be allocated to develop environmentally sound and energy efficient engine programs for commercial and private aviation
  • waste water program
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  • we lack fundamental knowledge about the entire effect of the photosynthesis system on food growth, and that space-based research could provide vital clues to scientists on how to streamline the process to spur more efficient food growth
  • From the start of the space age until 2010 only around 500 people have journeyed into space, but with the advent of private space travel in the next 24 months another 500 people are expected to go into space
  • Wagner indentified prize systems that award monetary prizes to companies or individuals as an effective way to spur innovation and creativity, and urged the Congressional staffers present to consider creating more prize systems to stimulate needed innovation
  • Joris _ on 11 Oct 10
     
    a bunch of ideas, iinitiatives, and good points about upcoming changes in space ...
Eduardo Martin Moraud

On whether to re-brand space junk as "historical heritage"... - 3 views

www.latimes.com/...nk29-2010jan29,0,5698181.story

shared by Eduardo Martin Moraud on 29 Jan 10 - Cached
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  • Eduardo Martin Moraud on 29 Jan 10
     
    For those working on space debris removal... Watch out for moon-protection activists that will accuse you of distroying a historical heritage: "There are countless places on Earth that have been awarded protection to preserve their historic or cultural importance. The moon has none. But that may be about to change...."
nikolas smyrlakis

mentored by the Advanced Concepts Team for Google Summer of Code 2010 - 4 views

socghop.appspot.com/...advancedconceptsteam

pagmo google summerofcode

shared by nikolas smyrlakis on 19 Mar 10 - Cached
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  • nikolas smyrlakis on 19 Mar 10
     
    you propably already know,I post it for the twitter account and for your comments
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  • LeopoldS on 20 Mar 10
     
    once again one of these initiatives that came up from a situation and that would never have been possible with a top-down approach .... fantastic! and as Dario said: we are apparently where NASA still has to go with this :-)
  • Joris _ on 20 Mar 10
     
    Actually, NASA Ames did that already within the NASA Open Source Agreement in 2008 for a V&V software!
  • Joris _ on 20 Mar 10
  • LeopoldS on 20 Mar 10
     
    indeed ... you are right .... interesting project btw - they started in 1999, were in 2005 the first NASA project on Sourceforge and won several awards .... then this entry why they did not participate last year: "05/01/09: Skipping this years Google Summer-of-Code - many of you have asked why we are not participating in this years Summer of Code. The answer is that both John and Peter were too busy with other assignments to set this up in time. We will be back in 2010. At least we were able to compensate with a limited number of NASA internships to continue some of last years projects." .... but I could not find them in this years selected list - any clue?
  • LeopoldS on 20 Mar 10
     
    but in any case, according to the apple guru, Java is a dying technology, so their project might as well ...
  • Joris _ on 21 Mar 10
     
    They participate under the name "The Java Pathfinder Team" (http://babelfish.arc.nasa.gov/trac/jpf/wiki/events/soc2010). It is actually a very useful project for both education and industry (Airbus created a consortium on model checking soft, and there is a lot of research on it) As far as I know, TAS had some plans of using Java onboard spacecrafts, 2 years ago. Not sure the industry is really sensible about Jobs' opinions ;) particularly if there is no better alternative!
Joris _

Spirit of Innovation Awards - 6 views

www.conradawards.org

space science innovation

shared by Joris _ on 20 Mar 10 - Cached
  • Joris _ on 20 Mar 10
     
    The outcome should be interesting. Voting starts march 29th.
Giusi Schiavone

coming back to the Moon - 2 views

www.googlelunarxprize.org/...about-the-prize

shared by Giusi Schiavone on 28 Feb 11 - Cached
  • Giusi Schiavone on 28 Feb 11
     
    The $30 million Google Lunar X PRIZE will be awarded to the first privately funded teams to build robots that successfully land on the lunar surface, explore the Moon by moving at least 500 meters (~1/3 of a mile), and return high definition video and imagery. The Google Lunar X PRIZE expires whenever all prizes are claimed, or at the end of 2015. As of midnight on December 31st, 2010, the team registration for the Google Lunar X PRIZE is closed. No additional applicants will be accepted to join the competition. ...too late
  • LeopoldS on 02 Mar 11
     
    please see the act report on this from a few years ago - its on the wiki - should we maybe make an update analysis? any volunteers? Giusi?
  • Giusi Schiavone on 02 Mar 11
     
    I'll have a look
pacome delva

Innovation: Award-winning product design of 2009 - New Scientist - 0 views

www.newscientist.com/...dn17541-idea-competition

innovation technology

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  • pacome delva on 05 Aug 09
     
    see especially the personal cycle lane, would be useful here !
LeopoldS

SBIR/STTR Additional Phase 2 Selection Announcement - 0 views

sbir.gsfc.nasa.gov/...firm.html

technology innovation NASA high-tech

shared by LeopoldS on 28 Aug 09 - Cached
  • LeopoldS on 28 Aug 09
     
    intersting list of new NASA ITI like technology developments ...
ESA ACT

2007 Micro/Nano 25 Winners - 0 views

www.rdmag.com/...RD0707_Materials.pdf

NAN Technology Awards

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  • ESA ACT on 24 Apr 09
     
    The 25 most relevant micro and nanotechnologies of 2007 according to Research & Development Magazine
ESA ACT

SEOmoz's Web 2.0 Awards - 0 views

www.seomoz.org/web2.0

web2.0

shared by ESA ACT on 24 Apr 09 - Cached
  • ESA ACT on 24 Apr 09
     
    best web2.0 web sites
Juxi Leitner

Rocketeers take lead in $1 million race - Cosmic Log - msnbc.com - 1 views

cosmiclog.msnbc.msn.com/...2111070.aspx

prizes lunar lander technology

shared by Juxi Leitner on 02 Nov 09 - Cached
  • The judges will weigh all this over the next few days, in advance of an awards ceremony scheduled Thursday in Washington.
Christophe Praz

Gallery of Fluid Motion - 0 views

gfm.aps.org

PHY fluid hydrodynamics slowmotion

shared by Christophe Praz on 28 Nov 14 - No Cached
  • Christophe Praz on 28 Nov 14
     
    Awarded videos of fluid motion presented at the APS DVD meeting. Very cool stuff. #0084 is done with the setup I used for my master thesis.
Daniel Hennes

NASA Funds Electricity-Harvesting Robotic Space Eel With Explosive Jet Thrusters and El... - 3 views

spectrum.ieee.org/...y-harvesting-robotic-space-eel

shared by Daniel Hennes on 19 May 15 - No Cached
  • Daniel Hennes on 19 May 15
     
    This concept for a "soft-robotic rover with electrodynamic power scavenging" comes from Cornell University, and NASA has awarded it a grant under the NASA Innovative Advanced Concepts (NIAC) program to hoist itself up from TRL 1 to TRL 2.
jcunha

'Disruptive' science has declined - 2 views

www.nature.com/...d41586-022-04577-5

disruptive science technology

shared by jcunha on 07 Jan 23 - No Cached
  • jcunha on 07 Jan 23
     
    About "Papers and patents are becoming less disruptive over time" https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-022-05543-x. "Overall, our results deepen understanding of the evolution of knowledge and may guide career planning and science policy. To promote disruptive science and technology, scholars may be encouraged to read widely and given time to keep up with the rapidly expanding knowledge frontier. Universities may forgo the focus on quantity, and more strongly reward research quality56, and perhaps more fully subsidize year-long sabbaticals. Federal agencies may invest in the riskier and longer-term individual awards that support careers and not simply specific projects57, giving scholars the gift of time needed to step outside the fray, inoculate themselves from the publish or perish culture, and produce truly consequential work. Understanding the decline in disruptive science and technology more fully permits a much-needed rethinking of strategies for organizing the production of science and technology in the future."
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