At around 6am this morning (BST) the last Skylark sounding rocket blasted off from Swedish Space Corporation’s Esrange site, near Kiruna Sweeden. The Skylark was the last wholly designed UK rocket. First concived in 1955, the Skylark was at the forefront of low budget UK space science. In the 50 years since it first flew, …
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RCA cleaning silicon
I’m sure the RCA process for cleaning silicon wafers was invented when Werner Kern got drunk in the lab one day and decided to have some fun… How else would any sane man come up with the idea of taking a half litre each of several of the most corrosive things you can image then …
The joys of trying to publish a scientific paper…
So, you’ve got some decent results at last and want to let the world know? Then you want to publish a paper. You write it, submit it to the journal, they send it to 2 or more referees who being conscientious professionals, read it and report back promptly. Corrections are made and the process is …
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Some photos.
I work in a surface science lab. My work involves blowing up and etching lots of silicon; the results can look quite good. Some of my favourite images are now here: Pictures!
If Jack Chick did particle physics…
The truth is known. CERN can be closed down and turned into a waterslide. Particle physicists need a new job. The Jebons did it. The Jebons did it. [via pharyngula]