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Climategate 2.0: New E-Mails Rock The Global Warming Debate
Post Date: 2011-11-26 11:38:18 by bush_is_a_moonie
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A new batch of 5,000 emails among scientists central to the assertion that humans are causing a global warming crisis were anonymously released to the public yesterday, igniting a new firestorm of controversy nearly two years to the day after similar emails ignited the Climategate scandal. Three themes are emerging from the newly released emails: (1) prominent scientists central to the global warming debate are taking measures to conceal rather than disseminate underlying data and discussions; (2) these scientists view global warming as a political “cause” rather than a balanced scientific inquiry and (3) many of these scientists frankly admit to each other that much of the ...
3-D Moon a 'roadmap' for lunar missions
Post Date: 2011-11-26 03:57:57 by Tatarewicz
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German researchers have created a stunning 3D model of the Moon, using 70,000 images from NASA. They hope it will help lay the groundwork for future manned and unmanned lunar missions. The model by the German Aerospace Centre (DLR) – Germany’s equivalent to America's NASA space agency – was created using 70,000 images from a NASA spacecraft orbiting the moon since 2009. Project scientist Frank Scholten reviewed the images pixel by pixel, figured out their exact locations and then calculated 100 billion 3D points in order to create the model. It covers 37 million square kilometres – more than 98 percent of the moon’s surface, DLR reported. The calculations, ...
Scientists find secret of limb regeneration
Post Date: 2011-11-26 01:20:49 by Tatarewicz
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Scientists at the University of Konstanz in southern Germany announced Thursday they have worked out how some animals can re-grow amputated limbs, successfully completing three decades of research. Many animals have the ability to re-grow limbs, but the undisputed champion of the art is the zebrafish, a tropical freshwater fish found in the southeastern Himalayan region. The minnow-sized fish can re-grow lost fins, organs, and heart-muscles. Scientists already knew that the tropical zebrafish somehow uses a special “retinoic acid” to rebuild its limbs, but no-one was sure exactly how this worked. Konstanz doctoral student Nicola Blum, part of a team led by researcher Gerrit ...
Andes study hints on Earth’s future
Post Date: 2011-11-26 00:35:38 by Tatarewicz
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Scientists are a step closer to predicting when and where earthquakes will occur after taking a fresh look at the formation of the Andes, which began 45 million years ago. Published today in Nature, research led by Dr Fabio Capitanio of Monash University's School of Geosciences describes a new approach to plate tectonics. It is the first model to go beyond illustrating how plates move, and explain why. Dr Capitanio said that although the theory had been applied only to one plate boundary so far, it had broader application. Understanding the forces driving tectonic plates will allow researchers to predict shifts and their consequences, including the formation of mountain ranges, ...
Less emissions from rebuilt tools
Post Date: 2011-11-25 05:00:50 by Tatarewicz
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A Curtin study has revealed re-manufactured refrigeration and air conditioning compressors produce up to 93 per cent less greenhouse gas emissions than new original equipment manufactured (OEM) compressors. Led by the Director of the Centre of Excellence in Cleaner Production, Associate Professor Michele Rosano, the research makes a case for the market development of re-manufactured compressors as a more sustainable alternative to traditional OEMs. According to A/Prof Rosano, switching to re-manufacturing would diminish the production of new OEM compressors, therefore avoiding the release of 1,590kg of CO2 emissions. “The replacement of a new OEM compressor with a re-manufactured ...
Chinooks can ease pain, research shows
Post Date: 2011-11-24 08:17:36 by Tatarewicz
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Dr. Cory Toth, left, checks reflexes of patient Val ShawLewis at Calgary's Health Sciences Building Wednesday. Photograph by: Grant Black, Calgary Herald, Calgary Herald While migraine sufferers may dread the arrival of Calgary's chinook winds, new research shows the weather event might actually help alleviate other types of pain. A neurosciences professor with the University of Calgary found that patients who suffer neuropathic pain, which can include pinched nerves, sciatica or nerve pain associated with diabetes, are 1.8 times as likely to have relief on a chinook day compared to a non-chinook day. And those who say they're feeling pain may only be feeling it as a result ...
Lies, Damn Lies and National Geographic
Post Date: 2011-11-22 12:31:26 by Ada
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I am shocked and staggered by this evening’s presentation of The Lost Bullet on National Geographic television. Sure, I expected it to be one-sided and misleading in its defense of the Warren Report concerning the murder of President Kennedy. But no, I did not think they would resort to such outrageous tactics and woefully corrupt reasoning. First, the program, which was directed by journalist Max Holland, started with a lie. That lie was that researchers, of all stripes, including conspiracy theorists, agree that only 3 shots were fired that day: one that went through Kennedy and Connally; one that blew Kennedy’s head off; and one that missed completely and nicked a bystander, ...
No such thing as empty space
Post Date: 2011-11-21 01:45:11 by Tatarewicz
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An ingenious experiment in which tiny parcels of light, or photons, are produced out of empty space has confirmed a long-standing theory that a vacuum contains quantum fluctuations of energy. In a landmark result published in the journal Nature, an international team of researchers has demonstrated for the first time a strange phenomenon known as the dynamical Casimir effect, or DCE for short. The DCE involves stimulating the vacuum to shed some of the myriad “virtual” particles that fleet in and out of existence, making them real and detectable. Moreover, the real photons produced by the DCE in their experiment collectively retain a peculiar quantum signature that ordinary ...
Neutrino experiment repeat at Cern finds same result
Post Date: 2011-11-19 12:14:39 by gengis gandhi
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Neutrino experiment repeat at Cern finds same result By Jason Palmer Science and technology reporter, BBC News Neutrinos travel through 700km of rock before reaching Gran Sasso's underground laboratories Continue reading the main story Related Stories Faster-than-light test runs again Cern mulls 'crazy' physics find Does it mean time travel is possible? The team which found that neutrinos may travel faster than light has carried out an improved version of their experiment - and confirmed the result. If confirmed by other experiments, the find could undermine one of the basic principles of modern physics. Critics of the first report in September had said that the long bunches ...
"Alps under the ice" gives clues to global warming
Post Date: 2011-11-18 01:58:25 by farmfriend
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I tell people we are at planetary historic lows for CO2 despite the recent rise but they don't always believe me. There was a nugget that caught my eye in this science piece."Alps under the ice" gives clues to global warming By Nina Chestney, Reuters Wed Nov 16, 1:09 PM EST LONDON — The mystery of how a subglacial mountain range the size of the Alps formed up to 250 million years ago has finally been solved, scientists said on Wednesday, which could help map the effects of climate change. The Gamburtsev subglacial mountains are buried 3 km below the East Antarctic Ice Sheet, the largest remaining body of ice on the planet. Experts are trying to learn more about the ...
Earth | Time Lapse View from Space, Fly Over | NASA, ISS
Post Date: 2011-11-17 23:35:20 by Flintlock
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Earth | Time Lapse View from Space, Fly Over | NASA, ISS from Michael König on Vimeo. Time lapse sequences of photographs taken by the crew of expeditions 28 & 29 onboard the International Space Station from August to October, 2011, who to my knowledge shot these pictures at an altitude of around 350 km. All credit goes to them. I intend to upload a FullHD-version presently. HD, refurbished, smoothed, retimed, denoised, deflickered, cut, etc. All in all I tried to keep the looks of the material as original as possible, avoided adjusting the colors and the like, since in my opinion the original footage itself already has an almost surreal and aestethical visual nature. ...
The 2013 Shelby GT500′s official top speed? 202 mph.
Post Date: 2011-11-16 23:10:58 by X-15
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Back in February of this year at the Chicago Auto Show we caught Jamal Hameedi, the SVT chief nameplate engineer, taking a quick look at the Camaro ZL1 at the Chevrolet booth. We began talking about what SVT had in store for the future to combat the ZL1, and while Hameedi wouldn’t give us specific details, he did say that they had something special planned. Fast forward nine months and we’re talking with Hameedi once again, this time in Los Angeles at the 2013 Mustang reveal party both admiring the new 650 horsepower 2013 Shelby GT500. This time he’s able to talk more about the GT500 and gave us a couple very cool details regarding the performance testing done with the car. ...
US Scientists boost battery strength with small holes
Post Date: 2011-11-16 02:48:32 by Tatarewicz
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Power plug Batteries built from the novel material mix could be fully charged from flat in 15 minutes Batteries for phones and laptops could soon recharge ten times faster and hold a charge ten times larger than current technology allows. Scientists at Northwestern University in the US have changed the materials in lithium-ion batteries to boost their abilities. One change involves poking millions of minuscule holes in the battery. Batteries built using the novel technique could be in the shops within five years, estimate the scientists. Fast movers A mobile phone battery built using the Northwestern techniques would charge from flat in 15 minutes and last a week before needing a ...
Stem cell transplant to curb Parkinson's
Post Date: 2011-11-14 07:33:42 by Tatarewicz
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Australian scientists have developed a new technique using stem cells, in the hope to replace damaged cells in Parkinson’s disease. The technique could be developed for application in other degenerative conditions. Drs Clare Parish and Lachlan Thompson lead the research from the Florey Neuroscience Institutes and the University of Melbourne. They are members of the newly established Stem Cells Australia collaboration launched at the University of Melbourne. Stem Cells Australia is a new $21m Australian Research Council Special Research Initiative bringing together Australia’s leading stem cell scientists. Led by internationally renowned stem cell expert Professor Martin Pera ...
Prospects for small wind power generators
Post Date: 2011-11-14 01:29:17 by Tatarewicz
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Eighty years ago, the landscape of Western Canada was dotted with windmills, primitive devices mainly used to pump water out of the ground. If Darryl Jessie gets his way, that vista would be recreated in the coming years, with small power-generating wind turbines popping up on just about every farm. Mr. Jessie’s company, Raum Energy Inc., is one the many innovative firms that make up Canada’s “small wind” sector – companies that make turbines that are minuscule compared to the towering giants going up in huge wind farms around the world. Poll Should Canada be using more wind turbines? 46% 1756 votes - Yes 54% 2091 votes - No While a large turbine can generate ...
Parallel Universes & Quantum Immortality
Post Date: 2011-11-11 22:30:17 by Tatarewicz
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Date: 11-17-11 Host: George Noory Guests: Clifford Pickover Author of forty books on such topics as mathematics, black holes, and alien life, Cliff Pickover, will discuss his latest work, The Physics Book, exploring the fabric of reality, as well as parallel universes, higher dimensions, time travel, quantum immortality, resurrection, Dyson spheres, and the fact that we really could be living in the Matrix. Website(s): pickover.com Book(s): The Physics Book A Beginner's Guide to Immortality Sex, Drugs, Einstein, and Elves Poster Comment:May shed some light on the multi-universe/time travel nonsense. If more than one universe, what is the overall entity called?
X-ray simulation of the earth's core
Post Date: 2011-11-11 21:35:42 by Tatarewicz
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An experiment to recreate the extreme conditions of the centre of the Earth was officially opened on Thursday. The ID24 beam line at the European Synchrotron Radiation Facility (ESRF) will use X-ray beams to subject iron and other materials to extraordinary temperatures and pressures. How the X-rays are absorbed should give insight into the mysterious processes going on at and near the Earth's core. For example, the work could unravel why the Earth's magnetic field can "flip". The Earth's core, some 3,000km (1,900 miles) below sea level, will never be reached directly by scientists. In fact, research continues in an attempt to drill through the Earth's ...
Fossils From Animals And Plants Are Not Necessary For Crude Oil And Natural Gas, Swedish Researchers Find
Post Date: 2011-11-10 19:45:46 by Original_Intent
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ScienceDaily (Sep. 10, 2009) — Researchers at the Royal Institute of Technology (KTH) in Stockholm have managed to prove that fossils from animals and plants are not necessary for crude oil and natural gas to be generated. The findings are revolutionary since this means, on the one hand, that it will be much easier to find these sources of energy and, on the other hand, that they can be found all over the globe. “Using our research we can even say where oil could be found in Sweden,” says Vladimir Kutcherov, a professor at the Division of Energy Technology at KTH. Together with two research colleagues, Vladimir Kutcherov has simulated the process involving pressure and heat ...
World has five years to avoid severe warming: IEA
Post Date: 2011-11-10 00:05:35 by Tatarewicz
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The world has just five years to avoid being trapped in a scenario of perilous climate change and extreme weather events, the International Energy Agency (IEA) warned on Wednesday. On current trends, "rising fossil energy use will lead to irreversible and potentially catastrophic climate change," the IEA concluded in its annual World Energy Outlook report. "The door to 2.0 C is closing," it said, referring to the 2.0 Celsius (3.6 Fahrenheit) cap on global warming widely accepted by scientists and governments as the ceiling for averting unmanageable climate damage. Without further action, by 2017 the total CO2 emissions compatible with the 2.0 C goal will be ...
Thirty Years of Misleading the Public on Iranian Nuclear Capabilities
Post Date: 2011-11-09 06:21:02 by Ada
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The Christian Science Monitor has a brilliant timeline up covering warnings of Iranian nuclear weapons capability for over thirty years. According to western intelligence, they’ve pretty much always been on the verge of having the bomb. Below is a summary. 1984: West German intelligence sources say Iran’s production of a bomb “is entering its final stages.” 1992: Israeli parliamentarian Benjamin Netanyahu tells his colleagues that Iran is 3 to 5 years from being able to produce a nuclear weapon. Foreign Minister Shimon Peres tells French TV that Iran was set to have nuclear warheads by 1999. 1995: New York Times reports US and Israeli concerns that ”Iran is much ...
This Brilliant Tool Could Be The Ultimate Safe Computing Environment
Post Date: 2011-11-08 18:55:31 by gengis gandhi
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This Brilliant Tool Could Be The Ultimate Safe Computing Environment Updated 31. October 2011 - 10:33 by r.schifreen There are lots of software products around which claim to provide a safe computing environment by preventing malware and viruses from ever accessing your hard disk. If you like the idea of such a product, then here's a great one to try. LPS, as it's called, stands for Lightweight Portable Security. It's actually produced by the US Department of Defense for use by military personnel, but the licence explicitly states that it's also for use by the public. LPS comes in the form of a CD image. Download it, burn it to disc, then reboot your computer. After a ...
They tried to make the world forget his name - Nikola Tesla
Post Date: 2011-11-08 18:16:54 by James Deffenbach
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See The Reptilian In Your Brain! (3d Pet Scan Type Rotating Image)
Post Date: 2011-11-07 14:05:08 by gengis gandhi
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Autism and possible intellectual advantages
Post Date: 2011-11-07 01:17:34 by Tatarewicz
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I was struck by a commentary published last week in the journal Nature that put forth the idea that autism, when it occurs with high intelligence, provides some individuals with certain intellectual advantages over those who do not have the disorder. The commentary author, Dr. Laurent Mottron, a professor of psychiatry and autism researcher at the University of Montreal, bases his conclusions on his own research as well as his experience working with an autistic researcher in his lab and several autistic research assistants. “Everyone knows stories of autistics with extraordinary savant abilities. None of my lab members is a savant,’’ Mottron wrote. “They are ...
Firefox 2 How to Disable Yahoo’s Theft of Firefox’s Open a New Tab
Post Date: 2011-11-06 15:24:57 by James Deffenbach
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If you like puzzles you might try to figure this one out. If you install a Yahoo toolbar into Mozilla’s Firefox you’ll discover that it hijacks Firefox’s new tab page. If you click the new tab button on Firefox you should get a blank and untitled page. But once you’ve installed the Yahoo toolbar instead of a blank page you’ll find that a new tab defaults to Yahoo’s search page. This appears to be part of Firefox forever, until the end of recorded time, or at least until you figure out how to get rid of it. You can disable the Yahoo toolbar – no luck. A new tab still goes to Yahoo search. You can uninstall the Yahoo toolbar. Nope, you’re still going ...
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