Funny juxtaposition today in one of the sites I regularly watch. This article describes new research in a type of material that can capture and store gases, which is summarized as: Chemists report the “ultimate porosity of a nano material” and records for carbon dioxide storage capacity and porosity in an important class of materials known as MOFs [or metal-organic frameworks]. Porosity in materials is essential for capturing carbon dioxide. […]
So I returned, after my horrible first experience at the Phonetics Lab, for a second session, because I’d paid for it (mostly) but also because I thought maybe the second time would be more useful and not quite so discouraging. Wrong. If anything, it was even worse. I was greeted this time by a friendly, vivacious, middle-aged woman whom I’ll call “D”, who asked me for the results of my […]
Today had to be the low point of my time in Paris. Where to begin? Well, first of all, I’m getting sick, or am sick, or am fighting off sickness, I’m not quite sure which. I’ve picked up Suzie’s cold, which makes me feel like I’m running at fifty percent. This morning I woke up and my throat felt like sandpaper and I wondered how I could possibly get out […]