by d_admin | Jan 24, 2019 | Innovation, Janice Willson, Medical, Science Quirkiness, Technology
A dream is a succession of images, emotions, and sensations that occurs involuntarily in the deepest phase of sleep. Scientists are unsure of why we dream although there have been a number of theories hypothesized over the years and seers have looked to dreams as...
by d_admin | Jan 17, 2019 | Biology, Geology, Janice Willson
Amber is a semi-precious gemstone that is fossilized tree sap that has been appreciated for its colour and beauty since antiquity. It has been used in jewelry, perfumes, and as a treatment in folk medicine for a variety of ailments. It has even been an important plot...
by d_admin | Jan 10, 2019 | Art & Science Interplay, Art News, Janice Willson
We at DecoScience love it when a news story combines art and science and if it causes you to rethink your ideas of perception, all the better. Prepare yourself; in this week’s blog I will be talking about Leonardo da Vinci again in this blog (at least as a jumping off...
by d_admin | Jan 3, 2019 | Interesting People, Janice Willson, Women in Science
For our second foray into the subject of women in science we will talk about Carrie Matilda Derick, a trailblazer in academia, women’s’ rights and a Canadian to boot. She was Canada’s first university professor and seemed to have the calling to teach from early on;...
by d_admin | Dec 20, 2018 | Innovation, Janice Willson, Science in the Real World, Science News
The battery is not typically a subject that stirs the soul and makes people sit up and listen but there is a lot happening in the world of batteries and the area of renewable energy. Batteries currently (pun completely intended) come in all shapes and sizes and power,...
