On the crest of a freak wave
It was on 1 January 1995 that a wave over 25 metres high was recorded at the Draupner platform in the North Sea off the coast of Norway.
It was on 1 January 1995 that a wave over 25 metres high was recorded at the Draupner platform in the North Sea off the coast of Norway.
Mathematics
Jun 15, 2011
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(PhysOrg.com) -- An international team, including Oxford University scientists, has discovered ten new planets. Amongst them is one orbiting a star perhaps only a few tens of million years old, twin Neptune-sized planets, ...
Astronomy
Jun 15, 2011
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The digital revolution is storming the barricades of privacy. In todays interconnected world, we are tracked, surveyed, watched, and followed at every turn. Our movements both inside and outside cyberspace are constantly ...
Internet
Jun 15, 2011
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A grocery store, greenhouse, hotel and community college will be among a diverse group of West Coast organizations testing the next generation of fuel cells that produce both electric power and heat while saving energy, thanks ...
Energy & Green Tech
Jun 15, 2011
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Where did all the matter in the universe come from? This is one of the biggest mysteries in fundamental physics and exciting results released on 15 June 2011 from the international T2K neutrino experiment ...
General Physics
Jun 15, 2011
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The NASA logo on Bldg. 703 at the Dryden Aircraft Operations Facility in Palmdale, Calif., is reflected in the 2.5-meter primary mirror of the SOFIA observatory's telescope.
Space Exploration
Jun 15, 2011
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NASA is inviting the public to view a test version of the agency's next spacecraft that will carry humans into deep space.
Space Exploration
Jun 15, 2011
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(PhysOrg.com) -- It is not the same as it used to be, the element finding business. We have discovered and named all the elements from hydrogen (element 1) up to element 112 (copernicium)[1], and last week IUPAC (International ...
Condensed Matter
Jun 15, 2011
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Taiwan's leading personal computer maker Acer said Wednesday that it plans to cut 300 jobs from its units in Europe following massive losses amid a slow economic recovery in the region.
Business
Jun 15, 2011
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Astronomers in parts of Europe, Africa, Central Asia and Australia were hoping for clear skies on Wednesday to enjoy a total lunar eclipse, the first of 2011 and the longest in nearly 11 years.
Space Exploration
Jun 15, 2011
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