Satellites showing clouds of sulphur dioxide from Bardarbunga volcano
Satellites are showing clouds of sulphur dioxide from Iceland's restive Bardarbunga volcano.
Earth Sciences
Sep 5, 2014
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Variables of nature
Within physics there are certain physical quantities that play a central role. These are things such as the mass of an electron, or the speed of light, or the universal constant of gravity. We aren't sure why these constants ...
General Physics
Sep 5, 2014
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Marine experts suggest IWC learn from ICJ ruling when reviewing whale research proposals
(Phys.org) —A trio of marine scientists has printed a Policy Forum piece in the journal Science, detailing the recent history of Japan's research projects in the Antarctic region, and suggesting that the International Whaling ...
Neural network-based forecasting for renewable energy transmission
Everything was simpler in the past. Power plants were distributed throughout countries and their output was adjusted according to energy demand. Power plants used calendars and weather forecasts, among other means, to predict ...
Energy & Green Tech
Sep 5, 2014
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Ground surveying digs deep for Batavia secrets
A group of WA researchers are hopeful they will find remains from the wreck of the infamous Dutch ship Batavia following the discovery of a tooth last year on Beacon Island off the Mid West coast.
Archaeology
Sep 5, 2014
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Gene sequencing refines threatening parasite list
Twenty-six species of Cryptosporidium have been recognised and 18 species declared non-valid in a recent shake-up of the parasite's taxonomy using DNA sequencing techniques.
Plants & Animals
Sep 5, 2014
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Tests confirm nickel-78 is a 'doubly magic' isotope
The stability of atoms can vary considerably from one element to the next, and also between isotopes of the same element (whose nuclei contain the same number of protons but different numbers of neutrons). While many isotopes ...
General Physics
Sep 5, 2014
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Success in test of ultra-high-speed optical transmission up to distances of 10,000km
Fujitsu Limited, NTT Corporation, and NEC Corporation today announced that they have achieved a successful transmission test of the world's top-level, 400Gbps/channel-class digital coherent optical transmissions technology, ...
Telecom
Sep 5, 2014
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Video: Sprites, gravity waves and airglow
Look! Fast! Sprite lightning occurs only at high altitudes above thunderstorms, only last for a thousandth of a second and emit light in the red portion of the visible spectrum, so they are really difficult to see. But one ...
Earth Sciences
Sep 5, 2014
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Loudspeakers in jet engines
Unless one is attending an aeronautics convention or going on a trip, noise associated with aircraft engines is rarely tolerable. Different means of significantly reducing that noise are being tested by EPFL's Electromagnetics ...
Engineering
Sep 5, 2014
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