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The Hobby of Energy Secretary Steven Chu

Posted by kdawson on from the needs-to-get-out-more dept.

quanminoan writes "Nobel Laureate and US Secretary of Energy Steven Chu has continued to publish even while in federal office. While previous research topics include gravitational redshift, Chu has coauthored a paper entitled 'Subnanometre single-molecule localization registration and distance measurements' which discusses a way to optically image objects as small as 0.5 nm — a major step down from the previous limit of 10 nm. Chu does this in his free time, claiming 'I just consider it my equivalent of ... vegging out in front of the TV.'"

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  1. bill richardsons hobby by ifeelswine · · Score: 5, Funny

    was doing fred flintstone impersonations

  2. Re:Easier to get published by Jah-Wren+Ryel · · Score: 5, Funny

    Oh, and get a grip, wanker.

    I think that's pretty much the definition of a wanker.

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  3. NO! by Yaos · · Score: 5, Funny

    It's disgusting that we allow this person to be in office. His pro-science methods are incompatible with energy policy, pure and simple.

    1. Re:NO! by Beelzebud · · Score: 5, Funny

      Fucking magnets, how do they work? And I don’t wanna talk to a scientist Y’all motherfuckers lying, and getting me pissed!

  4. Re:Right Wing and Moores Law by Jah-Wren+Ryel · · Score: 4, Funny

    Bingo, as a "rightwing nut" I couldn't care as long as he does his job when he's supposed to.

    That disqualifies you from being a "nut" - at least in this area.
    Now if you want to lay claim to believing Obama was born in Kenya and is a secret muslim terrorist, you can have that title back.

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  5. Bottles Preserves by Culture20 · · Score: 3, Funny

    He makes his own Chu Jelly. The blue's okay, but don't eat the purple.

  6. He reminds me of GW Bush by Z8 · · Score: 4, Funny

    http://www.theonion.com/articles/bush-finds-error-in-fermilab-calculations,1463/

    Funny, but the fact that it's funny is also sad (sad that it's so ridiculous to think he'd be interested in science). Glad that what was parody is now sorta true.

  7. Re:What about the oil spill? by MobileC · · Score: 2, Funny

    The oil spill is larger than 0.5 nm so there shouldn't be a problem.

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