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Large Hadron Collider could test hyperdrive propulsion

(PhysOrg.com) -- The world's most powerful particle accelerator, the Large Hadron Collider (LHC), could be used to test the principles behind hyperdrive, a possible future form of spacecraft propulsion that could drive spacecraft ...

Physics / General Physics

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Opportunity rover rolling again after fifth Mars winter

(Phys.org) -- With its daily supply of solar energy increasing, NASA's durable Mars Exploration Rover Opportunity has driven off the sunward-tilted outcrop, called Greeley Haven, where it worked during its ...

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

created May 09, 2012 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (8) | comments 5 | with audio podcast

First Mars Express gravity results plot volcanic history

(Phys.org) -- Five years of Mars Express gravity mapping data are providing unique insights into what lies beneath the Red Planet’s largest volcanoes. The results show that the lava grew denser over time ...

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

created Apr 26, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 3 | with audio podcast

South Pole Telescope hones in on dark energy, neutrinos

Analysis of data from the 10-meter South Pole Telescope is providing new support for the most widely accepted explanation of dark energy — the source of the mysterious force that is responsible for the ...

Space & Earth / Astronomy

created Apr 02, 2012 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (11) | comments 7 | with audio podcast

Researchers discover 'green' pesticide effective against citrus pests

University of Florida researchers have discovered a key amino acid essential for human nutrition is also an effective insecticide against caterpillars that threaten the citrus industry.

Biology / Ecology

created Jan 17, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

Pions don't want to decay into faster-than-light neutrinos, study finds

When an international collaboration of physicists came up with a result that punched a hole in Einstein's theory of special relativity and couldn't find any mistakes in their work, they asked the world to ...

Physics / General Physics

created Dec 23, 2011 | popularity 4.4 / 5 (35) | comments 170 | with audio podcast

Beacons in space

Pulsars are among the most exotic objects in the universe. They resemble gigantic atomic nuclei and rotate around their own axis at an incredible speed. These cosmic beacons mark the end of massive suns. Theoretically ...

Space & Earth / Astronomy

created Nov 03, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 6

Biography of a star

Nuclear fusion is a virtually inexhaustible source of energy, and for decades now scientists have been working on exploiting it. A process that continues to present difficulties in laboratories on Earth has ...

Space & Earth / Astronomy

created Nov 03, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (4) | comments 4

A second look at supernovae light: Universe's expansion may be understood without dark energy

(PhysOrg.com) -- The 2011 Nobel Prize in physics, awarded just a few weeks ago, went to research on the light from Type 1a supernovae, which shows that the universe is expanding at an accelerating rate. The ...

Space & Earth / Astronomy

created Oct 24, 2011 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (52) | comments 185 | with audio podcast feature

Inside the innards of a nuclear reactor: Tiny robots may monitor underground pipes for radioactive leaks

As workers continue to grapple with the damaged Fukushima Daiichi nuclear powerplant in Japan, the crisis has shone a spotlight on nuclear reactors around the world. In June, The Associated Press released ...

Electronics / Robotics

created Jul 21, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 2 | with audio podcast

Researchers apply NMR/MRI to microfluidic chromatography

By pairing an award-winning remote-detection version of NMR/MRI technology with a unique version of chromatography specifically designed for microfluidic chips, researchers with the U.S. Department of Energy ...

Chemistry / Analytical Chemistry

created Jul 06, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast


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