some science clips

2012 Ig Nobel Prizes Go To… A Shut-Up Machine, Spilled Coffee, and Dead Fish Brains

[link to blogs.discovermagazine.com]






Last Edited by Digital mix guy Spock on 09/21/2012 02:49 PM

What Caused the Recent Explosion at Jupiter?

by Nancy Atkinson on September 21, 2012

And another scientist, Dr. Tony Phillips, an astronomer and the person behind Spaceweather.com, was interviewed on NPR’s Science Friday last week and he said the explosion was probably a small asteroid hitting Jupiter, but added, “We’ll probably never know for sure,”



[link to www.universetoday.com]

The Last Days of the Nuclear Shuttle (1971)

[link to www.wired.com]

In Quebec It's Official: Mass Movement Leads to Victory for Students
Naomi Klein: 'This is why radical movements are mercilessly mocked. They can win.'


[link to www.commondreams.org]

Last Edited by Digital mix guy Spock on 09/21/2012 02:59 PM

Fusion Power Advances in Magnetic Crushing Test
TechNewsDaily Staff
Date: 20 September 2012 Time: 01:00 PM ET
The experiment at Sandia National Laboratories in New Mexico tested how well a tiny cylinder could withstand the crushing magnetic force from the lab's "Z machine" — a pulsed-power accelerator that zapped the cylinder with 25 million amperes of electric current. The "liner" cylinder collapsed on itself, as would be expected, but remained intact enough to theoretically squeeze together deuterium or tritium fuel, triggering nuclear fusion.

[link to www.livescience.com]

25 Secrets of Mona Lisa Revealed

Other revelations include:

Lace on Mona Lisa's dress
The transparency of the veil shows da Vinci first painted a landscape and then used transparency techniques to paint the veil atop it.
A change in the position of the left index and middle finger.
The elbow was repaired from damage due to a rock thrown at the painting in 1956.

[link to www.livescience.com]

Enormous Roman Mosaic Found Under Farmer's Field. A giant poolside mosaic featuring intricate geometric patterns has been unearthed in southern Turkey, revealing the far-reaching influence of the Roman Empire at its peak.

[link to www.livescience.com]

Warp Drive May Be More Feasible Than Thought, Scientists Say
Clara Moskowitz, SPACE.com Assistant Managing Editor


[link to www.livescience.com]

Thread: Breaking! - Scientists say Star Trek Warp Drive Possible and it may be easier and cheaper on fuel/energy then first thought!!