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Phylosophical Thoughts of Mingling Cultures

June 9th, 2008

The Brazilian government published pictures of isolated Amazonian tribes. This issued a conversation in our lab: is it a good policy, to let those tribes stay isolated from the rest of the world? Read the rest of this entry »

Viral Infections

June 5th, 2008

I spent the last two days in Jerusalem, attending a nice conference that my advisor unexpectedly found two days earlier.

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A Few Pictures from Italy

May 4th, 2008

Just some pics from Italy

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Italy in Points

May 4th, 2008

About two thirds of the honeymoon behind us, now we have a few minuts to summarize the highlights until now in a few points.

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One Insight

April 15th, 2008

I received today my marriage certificate from the Rabbinate. This means that officially I finished my business with the Rabbinate for (hopefully) the coming few years. Now I can share one insight with the world.

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I Know How To Make One Of These

April 10th, 2008

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Kill The Camels

March 27th, 2008

“Good news for the Camels”, the weatherman said in Yesterday’s new.”At last, they will have some rain, that will grow them grass”.

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Leviated Frogs

February 12th, 2008

Dust is probably the most severe problem when it comes to adhesives. If you don’t treat your surface properly, you can glue your stuff to dust, and it will peel off.

 

So how can a gecko run through sand and dust, and then climb walls without a stop?

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Signs and Books

February 11th, 2008

The first day of the Russel Berrie NanoTechnology Institute (RBNI) 2008 Winter School held only a single lecture. It was a rather good one, though.

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Diamonds Aren’t Forever

February 5th, 2008

Grafite is far more stable then diamond. Among the forms of carbon found in nature, all diamonds are bound to turn into grafite, given enough time. Not that is will save you any money: the timeframes discussed are measured in thousands of years. At least, this is one of the nice things I learned in school last week.

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