Ah, my lovely chelas, I have most assuredly been missing you, too. Please accept a Flower Power Forever Sundae as a partial apology. Sometime I will be telling you of my near-death experiences in the past year. But now I must be sharing my joy over my most recent adventure. I spent the last two weeks in a foreign city (Texas is its own country, is it not?). There I joined a community of learners that included a past President of the National Science Teachers, a contributor to NASA's Deep Impact and Stardust missions, a martial arts expert afraid of hot sauce, and a wild woman who "only poisons her husband occasionally."
Our shared purpose in gathering was to learn the latest developments in nanotechnology (the science of the very small). At the same time, we were learning techniques to help interest young people in this emerging field and to practice the scientific process as they learn. I'm excited about the porspects for medical and energy applications for these new materials (treating cancers and greatly expanding solar energy) But the fun of it all is the infinite possibilities - we just don't know what's around the next corner. http://www.ted.com/talks/justin_hall_tipping_freeing_energy_from_the_grid.html
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