August 2004 - Posts
On one of the many email lists I am on Kama writes: Many times in physics, we are prone to claiming the description of an effect as its cause. Case in point: gravity. regardless of how profound our space curvature mathematics, and calculus used to create
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Surface Physics Technique Reveals Complex Chemical Reactions on Icy Surfaces A technique borrowed from the surface physics community is helping chemists and atmospheric scientists understand the complex chemical reactions that occur on low-temperature
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...and using a 4" telescope no less! The astronomer observed the light fluctuations from the star, determined there was a planet orbiting the star, and then the telescopes at Mauna Kea confirmed his discovery. The planet is 14 times the size of Earth
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Earth warned on 'tipping points' The risk of humans triggering catastrophic change in unstable Earth systems is largely ignored, a climate scientist says. Source: http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/click/rss/0.91/public/-/1/hi/sci/tech/3597584.stm Share this post:
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Scientists in the US have developed a novel technique to make bulk quantities of glass from alumina for the first time. Anatoly Rosenflanz and colleagues at 3M in Minnesota used a "flame-spray" technique to alloy alumina (aluminium oxide) with rare-earth
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There's nothing routine about working in space, as astronaut Mike Fincke found out recently when he did some soldering onboard the International Space Station. August 16, 2004: Richard Grugel, a materials scientist at the Marshall Space Flight Center,
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