International Fusion Reactor Consortium
New Scientist report that representatives from China, the European Union, India, Japan, Russia, South Korea and the United States signed a pact to build a fusion reactor. The EU will put up 50% of the cost and the reactor will be built in Cardache in Southern France. (more…)
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YouTube for Biologists
November 25, 2006, 11:31 am
Filed under: Network-knowledge, Philosophy of Science, Scientific Method
Filed under: Network-knowledge, Philosophy of Science, Scientific Method
The New Scientist Technology Blog report that a new Web site, the Journal of Visualized Experiments, allows scientists to upload videos of experimental practice. The site is designed to help overcome the difficulties encountered learning scientific practice which can often involve a lot of tacit knowledge. Although it is already possible to upload such videos to YouTube and Google these sites offer none of the advantages of specialised, peer-reviewed filters on content.
