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Earth Sciences Jun 26, 2014

NASA/NOAA water vapor animations over oceans

Knowing where water vapor is in the atmosphere is one of many factors forecasters use to identify weather features. The NASA/NOAA GOES Project has now created two new types of animations based on satellite data that indicate ...

Earth Sciences Apr 28, 2014

Satellite movie shows US tornado outbreak from space

NASA has just released an animation of visible and infrared satellite data from NOAA's GOES-East satellite that shows the development and movement of the weather system that spawned tornadoes affecting seven central and southern ...

General Physics Nov 19, 2013

Researchers simulate electrons in astrophysical plasma jets

Physicists of Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf have been able to simulate the motion of billions of electrons within astrophysical plasma jets and calculate the light they emit with the help of a high-performance computer. ...

Hi Tech & Innovation Oct 17, 2013

A mega to giga year storage medium can outlive the human race

Mankind has been storing information for thousands of years. From carvings on marble to today's magnetic data storage. Although the amount of data that can be stored has increased immensely during the past few decades, it ...

Nanomaterials Jul 17, 2013

Electronics: Graphene makes a magnetic switch

(Phys.org) —Tiny nanoribbons of carbon could be used to make a magnetic field sensor for novel electronic devices.

Quantum Physics May 8, 2013

In first head-to-head speed test with conventional computing, quantum computer wins

(Phys.org) —A computer science professor at Amherst College who recently devised and conducted experiments to test the speed of a quantum computing system against conventional computing methods will soon be presenting a ...

Condensed Matter Apr 25, 2013

New phase of water could dominate the interiors of Uranus and Neptune

(Phys.org) —While everyone is familiar with water in the liquid, ice, and gas phases, water can also exist in many other phases over a vast range of temperature and pressure conditions. One lesser known phase of water is ...

Space Exploration Apr 18, 2013

Solar satellite arrives at Vandenberg AFB for launch

(Phys.org) —NASA's Interface Region Imaging Spectrograph (IRIS) satellite arrived at Vandenberg Air Force Base in California on Tuesday, April 16, to begin its final preparations for launch currently scheduled no earlier ...

Quantum Physics Dec 4, 2012

Quantum thermodynamics: A better understanding of how atoms soak up their surroundings

The best yet calculations of the effect of blackbody radiation on the wavefunction of ytterbium atoms, should help produce a better atomic clock.

Materials Science Dec 23, 2011

Foam bubbles finally brought to order

Scientists have succeeded for the first time to turn the Weaire-Phelan foam model – a celebrated geometrical concept which received additional notoriety when used in Beijing’s Olympic Games iconic building the Water ...

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