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A new type of atomic bond has been discovered
Post Date: 2016-11-05 06:31:42 by Tatarewicz
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ScienceAlert... For the first time, physicists have observed a strange molecule called the butterfly Rydberg molecule - a weak pairing of highly excitable atoms that was first predicted back in 2002. The find not only confirms a 14-year-old prediction - it also confirms the existence of a whole new type of atomic bond. Rydberg molecules form when an electron is kicked far from an atom's nucleus, making them super electronically excited. On their own, they're common enough. But back in 2002, a team of researchers from Purdue University in Indiana predicted that a Rydberg molecule could attract and bind to another atom - something that was thought impossible according to our ...
China company to launch suborbital tourists by 2020
Post Date: 2016-11-05 02:47:16 by Tatarewicz
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The competition heats up: A Chinese company has announced that it is building a reusable suborbital spaceship to fly suborbital tourists by 2020. Han Qingping, president of ChinaRocket Co Ltd in Beijing, said the company first will develop a 10-metric-ton reusable spacecraft and use it to ferry three to five travelers to a height of 80 km for a new perspective on the mother planet and experience weightlessness. That is the upper part of the mesosphere, higher than jets and balloons can travel, but just below the height where satellites fly. No prices were given. “By 2025, a 100-ton reusable spacecraft will be produced to send up to 20 passengers to an orbit as high as 140 km above ...
Astronomers have a new explanation for how the Moon was formed
Post Date: 2016-11-04 03:36:19 by Tatarewicz
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ScienceAlert... The most popular hypothesis for how our Moon came to be is the giant impact hypothesis: the idea that a Mars-sized planet smashed into Earth about 4.5 billion years ago, throwing breakaway chunks of crust into space that eventually bonded to form the Moon. There's good evidence to back up that idea, but now scientists have developed an alternative hypothesis - one that suggests that Earth and the Moon both formed from the same molten material. The new model, put forward by researchers from the University of California, Davis, helps to explain why Earth and the Moon have a largely similar chemical composition. It suggests that the original 'giant impact' ...
Physicists Think They’ve Just Found a Self-Destruct Button for the Universe Home
Post Date: 2016-11-03 19:48:47 by Ada
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(ANTIMEDIA) The bad news is physicists believe the universe could have its own self-destruct button. The good news is it probably won’t get pushed for billions of years. The so-called self-destruct mechanism revolves around the Higgs boson, or “God particle,” which was finally discovered by scientists at the Large Hadron Collider in 2012. In the documentary film, Particle Fever, which chronicled the historic discovery, scientists found that the mass of the particle was 125 GeV. This is significant because it split the difference between two competing schools of thought: one proposed a Higgs mass of 140 GeV, which would support the idea that our universe is situated inside a ...
Potayto, potahto: Controversial new ‘anti-famine’ GMO potato strains approved
Post Date: 2016-11-03 06:41:19 by Tatarewicz
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© Reuters/RT... The US Department of Agriculture has given its seal of approval to two new strains of genetically engineered potatoes. By using double stranded RNA, the potatoes have been engineered to resist the pathogen responsible for the Irish potato famine. There could be two new potatoes hitting the soil next spring after the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) signed off on two more genetically modified potatoes from Simplot, an agribusiness based in Idaho, on Monday. The only obstacle for the new potatoes becoming available on the market is a voluntary review process from the FDA, much to the chagrin of GMO skeptics. Jeffrey Smith, founder of the Institute for Responsible ...
Bermuda Triangle 'Solution' Disputed
Post Date: 2016-11-02 05:53:12 by Tatarewicz
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C2C... Last week's highly publicized claims that meteorologists had solved the mystery of the Bermuda Triangle are being called into question by the very scientist who was credited with finding the answer. The proposed hypothesis, that microbursts conjured from hexagonal-shaped clouds over the Triangle were responsible for downing ships and planes, garnered considerable media attention after it was featured on the Science Channel. As tends to happen, the story quickly spread throughout the press and morphed, in many places, into a declaration that the legendary mystery had finally been solved. However, the expert featured on the segment that started it all has stepped forward to ...
There's something strange going on inside the US's deadliest volcano
Post Date: 2016-11-02 05:48:01 by Tatarewicz
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ScienceAlert... Researchers have found something strange going on inside Washington's Mount St. Helens. Despite being responsible for the deadliest eruption in US history, and the most active volcano in North America's Cascade Arc, the volcano is actually cold inside. It appears Mount St. Helens is stealing its heat from somewhere else, but researchers still aren't sure why or how. "This hasn't really been seen below any active arc volcanoes before," geologist Steven Hansen from the University of New Mexico told Science News. The new mystery adds to the anomaly that is Mount St. Helens - the volcano that caused the US's deadliest eruption in 1980, killing ...
Study details newly discovered mineral merelaniite
Post Date: 2016-11-01 04:24:02 by Tatarewicz
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HOUGHTON, Mich., Oct. 31 (UPI) -- Most seemingly novel minerals turn out to be variations of existing minerals, but merelaniite is unlike any other. Researchers named the new chemical compound for the Merelani mining district of Tanzania, a region rich in rare minerals. "The Merelani district has been famous since the late 1960s for the blue gem variety of zoisite known as tanzanite, but this is really a mineral collector's paradise and an exciting place to look for new minerals," John Jaszczak, a physics professor at Michigan Tech, explained in a news release. "The importance of the area is the reason we wanted to give tribute to the miners and name merelaniite for ...
This new hypothesis claims to solve 5 of the biggest problems in physics
Post Date: 2016-10-31 08:44:17 by Tatarewicz
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ScienceAlert... Physicists have come up with a new model that they say solves five of the biggest unanswered questions in modern physics, explaining the weirdness of dark matter, neutrino oscillations, baryogenesis, cosmic inflation, and the strong CP problem all at once. The new model, called SMASH, proposes that we only need six new particles to reconcile all of these gaps in the standard model of physics, and the team behind it says it won’t be that hard to test. The model has been developed by a team of French and German physicists, and they say it doesn’t require any major tweaks to the standard model - just a few new additions. It’s early days yet, but that’s a ...
Elon Musk just unveiled his brand new solar home roof
Post Date: 2016-10-31 07:59:32 by Tatarewicz
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ScienceAlert... Musk has been hyping the solar roof ahead of its shareholder vote for a SolarCity merger that’s scheduled for November 17, calling it a "fundamental part of achieving differentiated product strategy." The solar roofs that Musk showed off were installed on houses on Universal Studio’s famous backlot, which recreates a suburban environment. In his presentation, Musk showcases a variety of roofing designs, ranging from traditional to modern a Tuscan tile application, all constructed of glass solar panels that look unlike solar panels have ever looked before. Musk has already said that it’s essential for the roof design to be beautiful, and the ...
"Spooky Action": Did Einstein Invent a Hack-Proof Network?
Post Date: 2016-10-31 07:09:56 by BTP Holdings
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"Spooky Action": Did Einstein Invent a Hack-Proof Network? > The Chinese are putting the finishing touches on an unhackable network built on principles of quantum theory. > They've also launched a satellite to support this "quantum network." > Our long-term cyber security may depend on quantum computing. On August 16, 2016, the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) launched the world's first quantum communications satellite. It was a huge step for the Chinese. And it may have enormous implications for all of us. The $100 million Quantum Experiments at Space Scale (QUESS) project is a joint effort between the Chinese Academy of Sciences and the ...
Faster Firefox? Mozilla's Quantum Shoots for Quicker Page Loads, Smoother Scrolling
Post Date: 2016-10-30 08:37:06 by Tatarewicz
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TEHRAN (FNA)- Mozilla is overhauling its Gecko-based web engine so that it's better at handling the dynamic features of modern websites. Mozilla has announced project Quantum, kicking off a major overhaul of its web engine to deliver a faster browsing experience by the end of 2017. The new Quantum engine will improve Firefox's ability to handle modern website features, such as auto-playing video, rich animations, and instant messaging. Because users expect these features to just work, and developers want to use them, Mozilla thinks it's time to do a better job of supporting the needs of both groups. The engine aims to harness the hardware the browser runs on more ...
Risk of Earth’s destruction by asteroid increasing as astronomers find 5,000 new risky comets
Post Date: 2016-10-29 03:45:24 by Tatarewicz
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RT... Astronomers have identified an increasing number of asteroids which “pose a threat” to Earth, according to the European Space Agency. Near-Earth Objects, or NEOs, are asteroids or comets whose orbits are close to ours, meaning there is a risk they could hit Earth. Ranging in size from meters to tens of kilometres, astronomers are discovering more and more asteroids that could threaten our planet. Since 2010, an additional 5,000 have been discovered, bringing the total known number of NEOs to 15,000. “The rate of discovery has been high in the past few years, and teams worldwide have been discovering on average 30 new ones per week,” Ettore Perozzi of the ...
Would YOU visit a robot gynecologist? The four-armed device to operate on women that's controlled by a doctor using foot pedals
Post Date: 2016-10-27 17:56:28 by Horse
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Elmhurst Hospital in Queens, New York, has bought a 'da Vinci' robot The device gives doctors a 3D view of the surgical site; they can control the robot's arms using hand and foot pedals It will be used for gynecological operations, such as uterus tumor removal Doctors say the device will allow women to leave hospital within two days A robot gynecologist will soon be treating patients in New York. The da Vinci robot has performed a number of minor operations since it was approved for use by the FDA in 2000. Now, Elmhurst Hospital in Queens has purchased one - to join their team of obstetricians and gynecologists. The robot will be used to perform non-invasive procedures ...
A massive hole in the Sun's corona is supercharging aurorae right now
Post Date: 2016-10-27 01:26:48 by Tatarewicz
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ScienceAlert... Yesterday, officials announced that a "moderate" geomagnetic storm would hit Earth, and then gradually weaken over the next 24 to 48 hours. Caused by Earth's transition into strong solar winds blasted from a hole in the Sun’s corona, the solar storm failed to disrupt power grids, satellites, and radio navigation systems as feared, but it’s been putting on a hell of a show in the night sky instead. Solar storms like the one we’re experiencing right now are caused by coronal holes on the Sun, which look like ominous, black patches in the outer atmosphere. But rather than a physical 'hole' in the atmosphere that exposes the surface, a ...
This brilliant teen figured out how to make clean energy using a device that costs $5
Post Date: 2016-10-24 04:09:05 by Tatarewicz
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ScienceAlert... Maanasa Mendu thinks she’s cracked the code on how to make wind and solar energy affordable. On Tuesday, Mendu - a 13-year-old from Ohio - won the grand prize in the Discovery Education 3M Young Scientist Challenge for her work in creating a cost-effective 'solar leaves' design to create energy. In addition to winning the title of America’s Top Young Scientist, she gets $25,000 for her achievement. The leaves, designed to help developing areas in need of cheaper power sources, cost roughly US $5 to make. Over the past three months, Mendu and nine other finalists worked on their projects alongside a mentor provided by 3M. Mendu was inspired to come up ...
New type of solar cell replaces silicon with inexpensive perovskite
Post Date: 2016-10-24 03:56:18 by Tatarewicz
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SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 23 (Xinhua) -- A new design for solar cells that uses inexpensive, commonly available materials, including tin and other abundant elements, could rival and even outperform conventional cells made of silicon. The resulting new type of solar cell, which replaces silicon with a crystal called perovskite, converts sunlight to electricity at efficiencies similar to current technology but at much lower cost, said researchers from Stanford University in the United States and Oxford University in Britain. Perovskite is a photovoltaic crystalline material that is thinner, more flexible and easier to manufacture than silicon crystals. The new device consists of two perovskite ...
How Soviets fumbled their "internet"
Post Date: 2016-10-24 00:19:41 by Tatarewicz
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RI... Soviet scientists tried for decades to network their nation. What stalemated them is now fracturing the global internet as well On the morning of 1 October 1970, the computer scientist Viktor Glushkov walked into the Kremlin to meet with the Politburo. He was an alert man with piercing eyes rimmed in black glasses, with the kind of mind that, given one problem, would derive a method for solving all similar problems. And at that moment the Soviet Union had a serious problem. A year earlier, the United States launched ARPANET, the first packet-switching distributed computer network that would in time seed the internet as we know it. The distributed network was originally designed to ...
Mysterious Planet 9 may be ‘twisting’ the solar system, scientists say
Post Date: 2016-10-22 06:27:50 by Tatarewicz
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RT A planet, believed to be the ninth in our solar system, but which has remained mysteriously elusive to astronomers could be causing the “wobble” in our solar system that causes planets to move at a different angle to the sun, according to new research. “Because Planet Nine is so massive and has an orbit tilted compared to the other planets, the solar system has no choice but to slowly twist out of alignment,” lead author of the study from Caltech Elizabeth Bailey said in a statement. All planets in our solar system (excluding the hypothetical Planet 9) move around the sun on the same plane, but this plane differs by six degrees to the sun which is tilted from ...
170mph ‘air bombs’ capable of downing planes and ships could unlock mystery of the BERMUDA TRIANGLE
Post Date: 2016-10-22 05:49:24 by Tatarewicz
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Sun... Bizarre hexagonal clouds suggest the devastating air bombs could be behind mystery disappearances in the notorious area STRANGE clouds forming above the Bermuda Triangle could explain why dozens of ships and planes have mysteriously vanished in the notorious patch of sea. The remarkable new theory suggests the clouds are linked to 170mph “air bombs” – capable of bringing down planes and ships. Bermuda Island is a tiny island located in the Atlantic Ocean Now the riddle could finally be solved after meteorologists speaking to the Science Channel’s What on Earth revealed their findings. Using radar satellite imagery, they discovered bizarre ...
Earth faces another ICE AGE within 15 YEARS as Russian scientists discover Sun 'cooling'
Post Date: 2016-10-21 20:29:08 by Ada
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THE Earth is heading towards another ice age as solar magnetic activity is set to drop by up to 60 per cent in the next 15 years. An ice age could be coming Experts say that solar activity as low as it currently is has not been seen since the mini-ice age that took place between 1645 and 1715 – a period known as the Maunder Munimum where the entire Thames froze over. A new model has allowed experts to predict solar activity with more accuracy than ever before and it suggests that magnetic activity will fall by 60 per cent between 2030 and 2040. The model looks at the Sun’s ’11-year heartbeat’ – the period it takes for magnetic activity to fluctuate. This ...
Physicist says our Universe could have spawned from a black hole
Post Date: 2016-10-21 04:31:02 by Tatarewicz
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ScienceAlert... According to our best understanding of the Universe, if you travel back in time as far as you can, around 13.8 billion years or so, you'll eventually reach a singularity - a super-dense, hot, and energetic point, where the laws that govern space-time breakdown. Despite our best attempts, we can't peer past that singularity to see what triggered the birth of our Universe - but we do know of only one other instance in the history of our Universe where a singularity exists, and that's inside a black hole. And the two events might have more in common than you've ever considered. It might sound a little crazy, but, as physicist Ethan Siegel explains over at ...
This new device lets you grow your own food from plant cells
Post Date: 2016-10-21 04:19:40 by Tatarewicz
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Researchers in Finland have invented an appliance that grows food ingredients - basically, all the healthy compounds found within veggies - using plant cells inside a bioreactor. The team says the system, known as the CellPod, works by growing plant cell material from a seed culture, producing proteins, fibres, and other plant-based compounds, to give the user the benefits of a greenhouse on their kitchen counter - no farm required. "Urbanisation and the environmental burden caused by agriculture are creating the need to develop new ways of producing food - CellPod is one of them. It may soon offer consumers a new and exciting way of producing local food in their own homes," ...
Stephen Hawking says most of our history is "the history of stupidity"
Post Date: 2016-10-21 04:04:18 by Tatarewicz
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ScienceAlert... In a lecture at the University of Cambridge this week, Stephen Hawking made the bold claim that the creation of artificial intelligence will be "either the best, or the worst thing, ever to happen to humanity". The talk was celebrating the opening of the new Leverhulme Centre of the Future of Intelligence, where some of the best minds in science will try to answer questions about the future of robots and artificial intelligence - something Hawking says we need to do a lot more of. “We spend a great deal of time studying history," Hawking told the lecture, "which, let’s face it, is mostly the history of stupidity." But despite all our ...
Experts believe mysterious aluminium object dating back 250,000 years 'could be part of ancient UFO
Post Date: 2016-10-20 12:03:00 by Horse
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Metallic aluminium was not produced by mankind until around 200 years ago - but this appears manufactured making the object a baffling find. A piece of aluminium that looks as if it was handmade is being hailed as 250,000-year-old proof that aliens once visited Earth. Metallic aluminium was not really produced by mankind until around 200 years ago, so the discovery of the large chunk that could be up to 250,000 years old is being held as a sensational find. The details of the discovery were never made public at the time because it was pulled out of the earth in communist Romania in 1973. Builders working on the shores of the Mures River not far from the central Romanian town of Aiud ...
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