A study in New Zealand tested the tearing of knickers, and found that meaningful results are not easy to obtain if one examines only the fabric itself: “Tearing of Knicker Fabrics,” T.J. Dann, D.J. Carr, R.M. Laing, B.E. Niven and J. Kieser, Forensic Science International, 217 (2012) 93–100. (Thanks to investigator Erwin Kompanje for bringing this […]
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Gunbarrel testing in the big city
Where does one test gunbarrels in a big city? In London, one tests them at the Proof House of the Gunmakers Company, explains the Caroline’s Miscellany blog: On Commercial Road, E1 is a rather curious-looking little building, out of scale with the structures surrounding it… The current building of 1757 replaces one damaged by repeated […]
Kapow! Israeli army emulates Troy Hurtubise?
News reports (in the Israeli newspaper Globes, in the NANOJV defense intelligence blog, and elsewhere) say that on Wednesday, December 22, Israel’s army is going to test a new tank-defense system by firing live anti-tank missiles at a tank that contains two of its own soldiers. (Thanks to investigator Yossi Levi for bringing this to […]
Students, DNA, and hot dogs
Flora Lichtman of Science Friday interviewed “Brenda Tan and Matthew Cost, high school seniors from Trinity School in New York City, used a technique called DNA barcoding to find out what species were present in over 200 animal products.” A surprising finding: most street vendors’ hot dogs — at least the ones the students tested […]