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Hurricane season is here, and FSU scientists predict an active one

Scientists at the Florida State University Center for Ocean-Atmospheric Prediction Studies (COAPS) have released their fourth annual Atlantic hurricane season forecast, using a unique computer model with a knack for predicting ...

Space & Earth / Earth Sciences

created Jun 01, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

Oxygen isotopes improve weather predictability in Niger

For the African nation of Niger, the effect of seasonal atmospheric variability on the weather is poorly understood. Because most residents rely on local agriculture, improving the predictability of seasonal weather and precipitation ...

Space & Earth / Earth Sciences

created May 17, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

The new world of gamma-ray optics

Scientists discover that certain materials like silicon or gold exhibit a surprisingly large refractive index for extremely high energetic gamma-rays.

Physics / Condensed Matter

created May 14, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (6) | comments 0

A NASA weather 'Eye in the Sky' marks 10 years

For 10 years, it has silently swooped through space in its orbital perch 438 miles (705 kilometers) above Earth, its nearly 2,400 spectral "eyes" peering into Earth's atmosphere, watching. But there's nothing ...

Space & Earth / Earth Sciences

created May 04, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

The lives of stars, or astronomers as paparazzi

Stars live for a long time, with even the most massive stars having lifetimes measured in millions of years. But, for a mere few thousand years towards the end of their lives, some massive stars go through ...

Space & Earth / Astronomy

created Apr 17, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

3-D RNA modeling opens scientific doors

In a paper published today in the journal Nature Methods, a team from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill demonstrates a simple, cost-effective technique for three-dimensional RNA structure predic ...

Chemistry / Biochemistry

created Apr 15, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (6) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Fermions exhibit collective behavior in unexpected situations

Some people like company. Others prefer to be alone. The same holds true for the particles that constitute the matter around us: Some, called bosons, like to act in unison with others. Others, called fermions, have a mind ...

Physics / General Physics

created Mar 29, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (7) | comments 1 | with audio podcast

Simulating strongly correlated fermions opens the door to practical superconductor applications

Combining known factors in a new way, theoretical physicists Boris Svistunov and Nikolai Prokof'ev at the University of Massachusetts Amherst, with three alumni of their group, have solved an intractable 50-year-old ...

Physics / General Physics

created Mar 18, 2012 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (13) | comments 5 | with audio podcast

A strong backhand slap from end of solar storm (Update)

The solar storm that seemed to be more fizzle than fury got much stronger early Friday before fading again.

Space & Earth / Earth Sciences

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

Solar storm shakes Earth magnetic field

(AP) -- A solar storm shook the Earth's magnetic field early Friday, but scientists said they had no reports of any problems with electrical systems.

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

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

MSG-3 satellite ready to continue weather-monitoring service

(PhysOrg.com) -- International partners are looking ahead to the newest member in a series of weather satellites that deliver images to European forecasters: MSG-3 is set for launch this summer.

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

created Mar 08, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Garafolo tests spacecraft seal to verify computer models

An Akron researcher is designing computer prediction models to test potential new docking seals that will better preserve breathable cabin air for astronauts living aboard the International Space Station and ...

Technology / Computer Sciences

created Mar 07, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Biggest solar storm in years races toward Earth (Update 2)

The largest solar storm in five years was due to arrive on Earth early Thursday, promising to shake the globe's magnetic field while expanding the Northern Lights.

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

created Mar 07, 2012 | popularity 3.9 / 5 (14) | comments 4

Single-atom transistor is 'perfect'

In a remarkable feat of micro-engineering, UNSW physicists have created a working transistor consisting of a single atom placed precisely in a silicon crystal.

Nanotechnology / Nanophysics

created Feb 19, 2012 | popularity 4.9 / 5 (44) | comments 24 | with audio podcast

A new way to visualize Earth

As the state geologist for Arizona, Lee Allison knows granite from sandstone, a syncline from an anticline. But he has lacked the ability to look through rocks to visualize the inner workings of the Earth.

Space & Earth / Earth Sciences

created Feb 17, 2012 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 1