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Fracking Gag Rule Part I: Trade Secret?

Posted by Jeff Danner | May 26, 2014 | Common Science

I was in the middle of writing a column about the unique benefits and properties of fertilizer made from seaweed when I got distracted by the North Carolina General Assembly. A Republican-led senate committee has proposed to...

Renewable Energy is Sort of Like the Internet

Posted by Jeff Danner | May 18, 2014 | Common Science

I am often inspired to write a column when I feel that a science or technology topic has been covered incorrectly or incompletely in other media outlets. Lately, stories on renewable energy, such as solar and wind power, are...

Meanwhile, In The War On Science

Posted by Jeff Danner | May 12, 2014 | Common Science

Here they go again. Republicans in the United States House of Representatives are working on a bill called the Frontiers in Innovation, Research, Science, and Technology (FIRST) Act of 2014. In their typical Orwellian fashion,...

My Conflicting Thoughts on Beekeeping

Posted by Jeff Danner | May 4, 2014 | Common Science

In Part I of this series, I discussed the importance of pollinators to our food supply and the theories surrounding the alarming decline in their population. In Part II, I outlined ways in which we could improve local land use...

Cleaning Up The Coal Ash: What’s The Best Way?

Posted by Staff | Apr 30, 2014 | State

In the wake of the massive spill into the Dan River in February, environmental groups are demanding that the nation’s largest utility remove the more than 100 million tons of hazardous coal ash away from the sites.

The Vanishing of the Bees Part II: Local Efforts

Posted by Jeff Danner | Apr 27, 2014 | Common Science

Last week in Part I of my series on bees, I reviewed the importance of pollinators to our food supply, the science behind the dramatic reduction in global population of honey bees, and the status and psychology of attempts to...

The Vanishing of the Bees Part I: Psychology

Posted by Jeff Danner | Apr 20, 2014 | Common Science

I have been considering writing about the importance of honeybees and their mysterious and troubling population decline for some time, but have been waiting for an aspect of the story that I thought needed further exploration....

3D Printing Part III: A UNC Connection

Posted by Jeff Danner | Apr 13, 2014 | Common Science

In Part I of this series I reviewed the history and science of 3D printing. In Part II, I speculated on the future. Here in Part III, I’ve got a local connection for you. Dr. Jan Sumerel received her Ph.D. from UNC in...

3D Printing Part II: The Future

Posted by Jeff Danner | Apr 6, 2014 | Common Science

In Part I of this series, I discussed the history and science of 3D printing. This week I will move on to discussing the current uses of 3D printing, as well as some potentially exciting future applications.

3D Printing Part I: The Technology

Posted by Jeff Danner | Mar 23, 2014 | Common Science

For the past several years, 3D printing technology has been garnering quite a few headlines. Unfortunately, as is common for the main-stream media, many of the interesting science elements are left out of these stories. So I...

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