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DOI: 10.1063/1.2218550
http://biocurious.com
Two physics graduate students, André Brown and Philip Johnson, run BioCurious, a blog devoted to biology and its relationship with physics. Their inaugural post, “What Is Systems Biology?” appeared in February 2005. Since then, Brown and Johnson have ranged over such topics as open access publishing, atomic force microscopy, and the potential pitfalls of naming one’s own yeast strain.
http://www.droidlogic.com
Walking is easy for humans but hard for robots. On his website Droid Logic, computer scientist Eric Vaughan describes and illustrates his research into evolving circuitry and grid computing to develop walking machines.
http://www.npl.co.uk/thelearningroom
The UK’s National Physical Laboratory conducts research into measurement standards. Like NIST, its US equivalent, NPL also supports physics education. NPL’s Learning Room features experiments, tutorials, and other resources for physics teachers and their students.
More about the Authors
Charles Day. American Center for Physics, One Physics Ellipse, College Park, Maryland 20740-3842, US .
