OK, this is a lazy post.
Popular Science's Most Amazing Medical Images.
Some of these are cheesy, others touching, and others very, very cool.
This is pretty cool just from an experimental setup standpoint. I briefly worked in a neuroscience lab where we had mastered how to image clusters of neurons in genetically engineered mice -- every time the neuron was activated, it fluoresced, and we could see local-scale firing patterns. The problem was being able to do this while the mice ran in mazes, etc. We used fiber optics, but they would often either pull the tube out of their heads or push it further in and kill themselves. This solution reminds me of the "locomotion compensator," invented by Ernst Kramer and Peter Heinecke in the 70's to track insect movement. (Can't find the original article but here are articles that cite it.) Insert joke here about "reinventing the sphere."
Monday, October 19, 2009
Wednesday, October 14, 2009
The Sabotuer
(A response to Adrienne's post and this article.)
Excerpts from the diary of Holger Nielsen
LHC construction day 197
Setbacks again! The external heatsink pumps are fried. Turns out they were put in backwards. ($10 million oopsy!) Ninomiya swore that he checked them, but he's been so clumsy lately. Too clumsy. I'm a bit suspicious.
LHC construction day 210
It does't even surprise me anymore when the flexor coils fail. Except this time, we found something really weird--a monogramed handkerchief, right between the 3rd and 4th layers! "H.B." was all it said. Hank Binslow was promptly fired. Find the problem and fix it; that's my motto.
LHC construction day 234
Reviewing the schematics in my living room last night, I had the eery sensation of someone watching me from the window. I didn't see anyone when I turned around, but then I heard a car screech away from the curb. Stuck to my front door with a Bowie knife was a note. "STOP THE PROJECT -- HIGGS."
LHC construction day 275
When I got to my computer today, I noticed that someone was still logged into FaceBook: "Higgs.Boson@particles.com. Birthday: July 2, 2011. Interests: homemade pasta, photography, creating black holes (J/K GUYS, LOL!)" Also, my entire hard drive was erased.
Excerpts from the diary of Holger Nielsen
LHC construction day 197
Setbacks again! The external heatsink pumps are fried. Turns out they were put in backwards. ($10 million oopsy!) Ninomiya swore that he checked them, but he's been so clumsy lately. Too clumsy. I'm a bit suspicious.
LHC construction day 210
It does't even surprise me anymore when the flexor coils fail. Except this time, we found something really weird--a monogramed handkerchief, right between the 3rd and 4th layers! "H.B." was all it said. Hank Binslow was promptly fired. Find the problem and fix it; that's my motto.
LHC construction day 234
Reviewing the schematics in my living room last night, I had the eery sensation of someone watching me from the window. I didn't see anyone when I turned around, but then I heard a car screech away from the curb. Stuck to my front door with a Bowie knife was a note. "STOP THE PROJECT -- HIGGS."
LHC construction day 275
When I got to my computer today, I noticed that someone was still logged into FaceBook: "Higgs.Boson@particles.com. Birthday: July 2, 2011. Interests: homemade pasta, photography, creating black holes (J/K GUYS, LOL!)" Also, my entire hard drive was erased.
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