Gary Bishop » Science http://wwwx.cs.unc.edu/~gb/wp Geeks making the world a bit better Wed, 14 Oct 2009 00:31:31 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 en hourly 1 Reversal of symptoms in an autism spectrum disorder http://wwwx.cs.unc.edu/~gb/wp/blog/2007/02/09/reversal-of-symptoms-in-an-autism-spectrum-disorder/ http://wwwx.cs.unc.edu/~gb/wp/blog/2007/02/09/reversal-of-symptoms-in-an-autism-spectrum-disorder/#comments Fri, 09 Feb 2007 13:20:22 +0000 gb http://wwwx.cs.unc.edu/~gb/wp/blog/2007/02/09/reversal-of-symptoms-in-an-autism-spectrum-disorder/ A press release from the Rett Syndrome Research Foundation announces results of a landmark study reversing the symptoms of Rett Syndrome (RTT) in a genetic mouse model. Wow!

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  • Kelvin’s Water Drop Electrostatic Generator I have always wanted to build one of these.
  • Electrostatic Motor A low friction version of this would be fun to attempt.
  • A simpler motor using a PVC cap
  • A nice implementation
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  • http://www.physics.sfasu.edu/astro/courses/egr112/StirlingEngine/stirling.html
  • http://www.bekkoame.ne.jp/~khirata/english/make.htm
  • http://www.boydhouse.com/darryl/stirling/
  • Rotary Stirling Plans
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    Candle Display Front ViewBack View Candle Display

    A video of the display in action.

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