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Tim’s Bookmarks

Copper Art Designs would like to say, Congratulations Tim Pruitt!

Our good friend Tim has just recently been accepted into the doctorate program at Buffalo University in upstate New York. He will be continuing his studies in Cognitive Psychology and expanding his already long list of places he has called home. Shortly after being accepted into the program he came to us to have some special gifts made for professors and other key people who helped make his dream possible.

And what else do you get members of the academic arena…bookmarks of course!

Timmy we wish you the best with your research, classwork and keeping your sanity in check. We are sad to have you leave us but ecstatic to know you are pushing your pursuit of knowledge as much as you possibly can. Make us proud friend.

Douglas

Natural Selections – Time to evolve, all you Etsy organisms

Found out today our Ida bookmarks were included in one of the coolest Etsy treasuries I’ve seen yet. We love to see other artists out there exploring how Science and Art intersect and compliment each other.

Thanks to Fata, an an Etsy buyer “interested in things that meld science and art and useful stuff.” We encourage all the science geeks out there to check out the Natural Selections treasury. Treasuries only last for a few days. Head over to our Etsy Store to see our newest artwork.

Thanks for stopping by the blog!

JSuar

Ida: Our New Fossil Friend

Although it has been over two decades since the discovery and excavation of Ida, the basal primate specimen found in the Messel area of Germany, its emergence into the public was just recently realized.

At the time its discovery was announced in the scientific and the popular press, the fossil was characterized as the “most complete fossil primate ever discovered”; Sir David Attenborough has described it as “extraordinary”. Google commemorated the unveiling with a themed logo on May 20, 2009. During a ceremony at the American Museum of Natural History Hurum said that “This specimen is like finding the Lost Ark for archeologists” and “It is the scientific equivalent of the Holy Grail. This fossil will probably be the one that will be pictured in all textbooks for the next 100 years.”

The genus Darwinius was named to celebrate Charles Darwin on his bicentenary and the species name masillae honors Messel where the specimen was found.[1]

After hearing about the fossil and watching specials that chronicled the implications of coming across such a great find we felt compelled to put the wonderful Ida into copper. Ida our new fossil friend was reborn as the next addition to our mini book mark collection. We hope that this marks not only the pages in the books you read but also a prominent step in science that will lead to new and more fascinating discoveries.

Douglas

[1] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Darwinius

Watch Out Bacteria: Copper Kills Germs

This story highlights new research coming out about Copper’s antimicrobial properties. Give it a listen.

Talk of the Nation, January 16, 2009 · New research suggests that using copper for some surfaces could decrease infections acquired in hospitals. Michael Schmidt, a microbiologist at the Medical University of South Carolina, explains the findings and how they might be applied.

Watch Out Bacteria: Copper Kills Germs
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=99458486

- Douglas