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INL scientist is harnessing the power of plasma

Most schoolchildren learn that everything in the universe is a solid, a liquid or a gas. But those lessons miss the fourth and by far most common state of matter: plasma.

Physics / Plasma Physics

created Oct 27, 2009 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (16) | comments 5




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Flipped from head to toe: 100 years of continental drift theory

Exactly 100 years ago, on 6 January 1912, Alfred Wegener presented his theory of continental drift to the public for the first time. At a meeting of the Geological Association in Frankfurt's Senckenberg Museum, he revealed ...

Space & Earth / Earth Sciences

created Jan 04, 2012 | popularity 3.3 / 5 (3) | comments 2

In the Dragonfish's mouth: Next generation of superstars to stir up our galaxy

(PhysOrg.com) -- Three astronomers at the University of Toronto have found the most numerous batch of young, supermassive stars yet observed in our galaxy: hundreds of thousands of stars, including several ...

Space & Earth / Astronomy

created Nov 30, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (4) | comments 3 | with audio podcast

Taming the flame: Electrical wave 'blaster' could provide new way to extinguish fires

A curtain of flame halts firefighters trying to rescue a family inside a burning home. One with a special backpack steps to the front, points a wand at the flame, and shoots a beam of electricity that opens a path through ...

Chemistry / Other

created Mar 28, 2011 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (15) | comments 12 | with audio podcast

Welders can breathe easier with chromium-free alloy

A new alloy promises to lessen welders' risk of breathing toxic fumes on the job.

Chemistry / Materials Science

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

50 Years Of Lasers

This weekend marked the 50th anniversary of the invention of the first working laser. Today, lasers can be found almost everywhere, from telephone lines to cutting edge scientific research, supermarket scanners, ...

Physics / Optics & Photonics

created May 17, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (5) | comments 1 | with audio podcast

New welding discovery could radically improve manufacturing practices

(PhysOrg.com) -- A new welding technique for manufacturing horizontal and inclined structures discovered by Cranfield University could radically improve weld-based manufacturing practices, without the need ...

Technology / Engineering

created Mar 18, 2010 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (4) | comments 0


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