Are Microscopes Too Sophisticated?

Two microscopes are better than one

T he cellular nuances revealed by electron microscopy (EM) and electron tomography (ET) would have thrilled microscope pioneer Anton van Leeuwenhoek. Today, researchers can see even more details by pairing up these techniques with fl uorescence microscopy. Kukulski et al. (1) describe a new procedure that further boosts the sensitivity and precision of this combination of imaging techniques. Ce...

When Deer Are Too Dear and Elk Are Too Elegant

Assertions Are Objects Too!

Software are Processes Too

A process defines the way activities are organized, managed, measured, supported and improved to reach a goal. It has been shown, 15 years ago [1] that processes are software too; more precisely that their description can also be software. We hypothesize that a system can be characterized by its goal and by answering the questions: why, what and how. We show that software process work investiga...

Are Movies Too Loud?

Over the past few years, the subject of movies getting louder has generated increasing concern within the film production community. In addition, it has become commonplace for movie-goers to claim that movies are too loud. Many theatres now project films at an audio fader setting below the calibration setting that would match that in the dubbing theatre, presumably because of audience complaints.