Hey, want to be considered for a Scholarship to Promote Diversity in Engineering? If you’re a high-school senior from an ethnic minority and have been accepted into an ABET-accredited program, hurry over to http://www.nspe.org/Students/Resources/blitman.html for info. Chop-chop! Deadline is March 1, 2009.
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Thu, 02/12/2009 - 16:56 — TechTechBoomTech No-Wasteland
Thu, 02/12/2009 - 16:37 — TechTechBoomDoing right by the environment by using compact fluorescent bulbs and rechargeable batteries? Great! But how to responsibly dispose of them? Not a prob! Just hop on over to http://green.yahoo.com/blog/the_conscious_consumer/46/five-recycling-mysteries-solved.html for step-by-steps.
Little Green Men?
Thu, 02/12/2009 - 16:32 — TechTechBoomHere’s a first: NASA is launching a spacecraft dedicated to studying carbon dioxide. Set for launch Feb. 23, 2009, from Vandenberg Air Force Base in California, the experimental Orbiting Carbon Observatory will map the global distribution of CO2, the leading human-produced greenhouse gas driving changes in Earth’s climates. Learn more at http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/oco/news/oco-20090113.html.
Howard Who?
Thu, 02/12/2009 - 16:15 — TechTechBoomYou’ve seen The Aviator with Leonardo DiCaprio, right? In the film, Leo portrays real-life eccentric aviator/moviemaker Howard Hughes. Well, the 2008 Howard Hughes Memorial Award, which recognizes aerospace accomplishments, was just doled out in L.A. to the Chairman/CEO of Northrup Grumman. Check it out at http://www.northropgrumman.com.
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Jack Sparrow Wannabes, Begone!
Thu, 02/12/2009 - 13:38 — TechTechBoomArgh! Pirates aren’t just fictional characters in a movie. They really exist. Swear. Find out at http://www.navy.mil/search/display.asp?story_id=42397 exactly what it is U.S. Naval Forces are doing to help a merchant vessel and its crew that was overtaken by Somali pirates. Real ones.
Former Science Teachers to Fly on Next Space Shuttle Mission
Tue, 02/10/2009 - 11:25 — TechTechBoomTwo former science teachers dedicated their newfound free time to becoming NASA astronauts, and are preparing for their first departure to space in the Discovery space shuttle on February 12th.
Research in Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) Education
Tue, 02/10/2009 - 09:00 — TechTechBoomEleven researchers attending an event at to NFS hope to better understand the latest in STEM learning and determining the best approaches for teaching STEM subjects.
America's CTO: U.S. joins other global companies, 21st century
Mon, 02/09/2009 - 10:12 — TechTechBoomOpinions on America’s first CTO share similar goals in the need for a clear vision to what sciences , technology, engineering, mathematics really mean in strengthening America’s youth, and the impact they can have on our local, national, and global communities.
Make the Spit List
Fri, 02/06/2009 - 17:41 — TechTechBoomThe new “it” event? Celebrity spit parties are all the rage, hosted by 23andMe, a company co-founded by the wife of one of the guys behind Google. The company sells do-it-yourself genetic testing gadgets at $399 a pop, claiming to uncover info on nearly 100 DNA markers by analyzing…well, loogies. (Take that, Party Monsters: Cabo!) 
TIME magazine bestowed the honor of 2008 Invention of the Year on this nifty little DNA testing kit. But finding out if you’re prone to Parkinson’s disease or multiple sclerosis or colorectal cancer or age-related macular degeneration? Um, doesn’t exactly sound like a barrel of laughs to us. Bring on the Pictionary! But we’d love to make the invite list just to have the opportunity to see the likes of Ivanka Trump (The Celebrity Apprentice, NBC) drop saliva into a test tube. It gives us giddy thoughts of enrolling her in VH1’s Charm School.
“I have a very low chance of becoming obese,” said The Donald’s daughter after hocking one up at a recent spit-fest. “That makes me exceedingly happy.” Yeah, Ivanka, we’re jumping with joy.
“Ivanka is right that genes are important for obesity,” says geneticist Claire Haworth, King’s College, London. “However, the DNA test 23andMe offers only looks at one particular gene associated with obesity risk. There are some other genes we already know about that contribute toward obesity, and there might be even more we don’t know about yet. Also, it’s not all in the genes. Lifestyle is equally important, and so is the interplay between genes and environment.” Say it; don’t spray it!
NASA Go For Aerospace!
Fri, 02/06/2009 - 14:26 — TechTechBoomEight high school students were selected to go on five day-long field trips to aerospace facilities, and will participate in the Summer Institute program.