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Why Does Water Expand When it Cools? A New Explanation

(PhysOrg.com) -- Most of us, when we take our first science classes, learn that when things cool down, they shrink. (When they heat up, we learn, they usually expand.) However, water seems to be the exception ...

Physics / Condensed Matter

created Jul 17, 2009 | popularity 4.2 / 5 (39) | comments 16 feature




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ESA declares end of mission for Envisat satellite

Just weeks after celebrating its tenth year in orbit, communication with the Envisat satellite was suddenly lost on 8 April. Following rigorous attempts to re-establish contact and the investigation of failure ...

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

created May 09, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

With climate and vegetation data, geographers closer to predicting droughts in Africa

What might happen if droughts were predicted months ahead of time? Food aid and other humanitarian efforts could be put together sooner and executed better, say UC Santa Barbara geographers Chris Funk, Greg ...

Space & Earth / Environment

created May 01, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Image: The Milky Way's 100 billion planets

(Phys.org) -- This artist's illustration gives an impression of how common planets are around the stars in the Milky Way. The planets, their orbits and their host stars are all vastly magnified compared to ...

Space & Earth / Astronomy

created Apr 26, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 1

Fukushima faces increased quake risk - study

Japan's crippled nuclear plant at Fukushima needs to beef up safety measures to face the risk of a large earthquake, scientists said on Tuesday.

Space & Earth / Earth Sciences

created Feb 14, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

The Milky Way contains at least 100 billion planets according to survey

(PhysOrg.com) -- Our Milky Way galaxy contains a minimum of 100 billion planets according to a detailed statistical study based on the detection of three extrasolar planets by an observational technique called ...

Space & Earth / Astronomy

created Jan 12, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (5) | comments 1

2010 spike in Greenland ice loss lifted bedrock, GPS reveals

(PhysOrg.com) -- An unusually hot melting season in 2010 accelerated ice loss in southern Greenland by 100 billion tons – and large portions of the island's bedrock rose an additional quarter of an inch ...

Space & Earth / Earth Sciences

created Dec 09, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (21) | comments 20 | with audio podcast

Interactive map of sea level changes launched

A new interactive map that allows users to explore changes in sea level worldwide over five decades has been launched by the UK's Permanent Service for Mean Sea Level (PSMSL).

Space & Earth / Earth Sciences

created Nov 23, 2011 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (3) | comments 1

A bright idea: Energy-saving apps

It's possible that Tanya Morris has become something of a pest. And she delights in it. Wherever she goes, she's likely to whip out her iPad and open her favorite app: the Light Bulb Finder.

Technology / Energy & Green Tech

created Nov 21, 2011 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0

New system will detect insider threats from massive data sets

When a soldier in good mental health becomes homicidal or a government employee abuses access privileges to share classified information, we often wonder why no one saw it coming. When looking through the ...

Technology / Computer Sciences

created Nov 10, 2011 | popularity 1 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Tiny new tool to track heart rate in real time on a smartphone (w/ video)

Thanks to an invention from two EPFL laboratories, patients and their doctors can now immediately be made aware of heart rate anomalies and can thus quickly take any necessary medical measures. The device is very small, non-invasive ...

Technology / Engineering

created Oct 19, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0


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