09/18/2008
Dr. Bortrum
Mud
A 70-year legacy of mud for scuffing up baseballs
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09/11/2008
Dr. Bortrum
Collisions, Small and Humongous
Swatting a fly; galaxies collide
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09/04/2008
Dr. Bortrum
Crime, Mellow and Otherwise
Unusual intrusions in Hawaii and potential cosmic destruction of offspring
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08/28/2008
Dr. Bortrum
Adventures in Communication Technologies
Bortrum tries to enter the world of cell phones, communications package deals and the like
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08/21/2008
Dr. Bortrum
Trash Talk
Dealing with trash in the body's cells
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08/14/2008
Dr. Bortrum
Clones They're Not
Identical twins don't necessarily share identical DNA, at least later in life.
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08/07/2008
Dr. Bortrum
Another Odd Animal
Platypus genome decoded
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07/24/2008
Dr. Bortrum
An Odd Old Animal
Before finishing and posting this column, I loaded the
dishwasher and used a sponge to clean up the counter top.
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07/17/2008
Dr. Bortrum
Fruity Matters
Scans of pears and apples; apples breathe easier
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07/15/2008
Dr. Bortrum
Another Odd Animal
Platypus genome decoded
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07/10/2008
Dr. Bortrum
Elusive Hot Energy
Can infrared radiation from the Sun be converted to electricity?
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07/03/2008
Dr. Bortrum
Projections, Perceptions and Illusions
Mercator and other map projections; illusions about gas mileage
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06/26/2008
Dr. Bortrum
Passing of a Pioneer
Morgan Sparks dies - my first Bell Labs boss, a key player in early transistor days
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06/19/2008
Dr. Bortrum
Potpourri
Diamonds, gay brains, golf, Phoenix, high-pressure bacteria
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06/12/2008
Dr. Bortrum
Sporting Dilemma
Gaming the doping scandals in sports
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