News tagged with internal waves

New phenomenon found in internal waves

(PhysOrg.com) -- Internal waves -- huge but nearly invisible ripples that occur in the oceans, the atmosphere and stars -- can play an important role in climate change and other processes, but there is plenty ...

Physics / General Physics

created Apr 28, 2010 | popularity 4.4 / 5 (10) | comments 6 | with audio podcast

Astronomers hit a telescopic jackpot

Astronomers this year are about to get a windfall of new and improved telescopes of unprecedented power with which to explore the universe. The bonanza arrives 400 years after Galileo spied craters on the moon through the ...

Space & Earth / Astronomy

created Jan 12, 2009 | popularity 4.2 / 5 (10) | comments 1

Impact study: Princeton model shows fallout of a giant meteorite strike

(PhysOrg.com) -- Seeking to better understand the level of death and destruction that would result from a large meteorite striking the Earth, Princeton University researchers have developed a new model that ...

Space & Earth / Earth Sciences

created Oct 19, 2011 | popularity 4.1 / 5 (10) | comments 5 | with audio podcast

Evidence of liquid water in comets reveals possible origin of life

Comets contained vast oceans of liquid water in their interiors during the first million years of their formation, a new study claims.

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

created Jul 30, 2009 | popularity 3.2 / 5 (5) | comments 6

Countries agree on new mobile spectrum at radio conference

The International Telecommunication Union said Friday its World Radiocommunications Conference (WRC-12) has agreed a treaty aimed at revising the radio frequency spectrum to speed up mobile services.

Technology / Telecom

created Feb 17, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 2

Scientists reveal interaction between supersonic fuel spray and its shock wave

(PhysOrg.com) -- Shock waves are a well tested phenomenon on a large scale, but scientists at the Argonne National Laboratory and their collaborators from Wayne State University and Cornell University have ...

Physics / General Physics

created Mar 12, 2009 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (3) | comments 0

Italian physicist honoured by European space truck

Europe's third space freighter will be named after Italian physicist Edoardo Amaldi, the European Space Agency (ESA) said on Tuesday.

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

created Mar 16, 2010 | popularity 4 / 5 (2) | comments 3

Today's plants far safer than Fukushima: US expert

Today's nuclear reactors are "much safer" than the Japanese plant damaged in this year's earthquake and tsunami, a US expert said Thursday, citing dramatic improvements that could prevent similar disasters.

Technology / Energy & Green Tech

created Sep 15, 2011 | popularity 2.3 / 5 (3) | comments 16

Dusty stellar nurseries from the dark side of a galaxy

(Phys.org) -- A new multi-million pound camera is producing its first detailed pictures of our neighboring galaxies, revealing vast, dusty stellar nurseries where the next generation of stars is being created. ...

Space & Earth / Astronomy

created Apr 18, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 4