Another interesting topic that I learned during my sabbatical in Russia is Metamaterials based on Triply periodic minimal surfaces. For metamaterials, their properties are dependent on their structure rather than on their chemistry. Arsentev, M.; Topalov, E.; Balabanov, S.; Sysoev,… Read More
One of the founding fathers of the Nanotechnology, Professor Charles Lieber from Harvard University, got arrested last week in Boston for his international scientific collaboration. Dr. Lieber is the Chair of the Chemistry Department at Harvard. He was awarded (together… Read More
A message from our college’s research support team about an NSF report on its programs supporting scientific buisnesses and the commercialization of science caused me to read other NSF reports including the NSF Office of Inspector General latest report (https://www.nsf.gov/oig/_pdf/NSF_OIG_SAR_60.pdf)…. Read More
The intellectual life of every nation is shaped by its national philosophical tradition. Kant, Hegel, and Heidegger for the Germans. Descartes, Pascal, and Derrida for the French. Dostoevsky and Berdyaev for the Russians. In America, the original local branch of… Read More
My another unusual article has been published in an open access journal. Nosonovsky M. Cultural implications of biomimetics: changing the perception of living and non-living. MOJ Appl. Bionics Biomech. 2018;2(4):230‒236. http://medcraveonline.com/MOJABB/MOJABB-02-00072.pdf I am cautious with open access journals, since many… Read More
Now I can look at the educational process from the two sides of the aisle: as a faculty member and as a parent. My son Mark became a new freshman in the department of Civil Engineering (congratulations, Mark!). I pay… Read More
There is a very old question, when it comes to faculty evaluations and promotions: whether we measure scientific accomplishments by the quality of publications or by the amount of money raised? The question may sound weird, but there is a… Read More