- Whimpers from the Sun?
- ëSolar physicists have
observed the smallest ever coronal mass ejection (CME) ââ¬â a type of explosion
where plasma from the Sun is thrown out into space, sometimes striking the
Earth and damaging orbiting satellites. The observation has come as a great
surprise to scientists and has turned previous ideas up-side-down. û
- Well, that explains why
the Aurora was seen only very far north.
- Astronomy &
Astrophysics,
Particle Physics & Astronomy Research
Council via EurekAlert ;
also Mini-belches from the Sun
- Oxygenated Levitation strongest yet
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ëScientists at the University of Nottingham
have successfully levitated diamond and some of the heaviest elements [u]sing liquid oxygen to
increase the buoyancy created by a specially designed superconducting
magnet.
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- I haven't found a good reference for
the magneto-Archimedes effect yet.
Gold was levitated this way 2 years
ago; they've extended this well beyond what is required for any real
material at standard pressures.
- New Journal of Physics,
Basic Technology Scheme of Research Councils,
Institute of Physics
via EurekAlert
- Hand gestures linked to better
speaking
- ëCan't find the right word?
You might want to start moving your hands. New research at the University of
Alberta suggests that gesturing while you talk may improve your access to
language. û
- Darn, my sister was right.
- Gestures
University of
Alberta via EurekAlert
- Short Gama Ray Burst caught in the act - is it the
formation of a new Black Hole?
- ëAstronomers may have for the first time witnessed
the colossal crash of two neutron stars on the fringes of a distant galaxy. A
NASA satellite detected a sharp flare of energy just moments after 12 midnight
EDT on 9 May, triggering hours of intense research by telescopes on the
ground. Analysis is ongoing, but a neutron-star merger--if confirmed--would
help explain a type of explosion that has puzzled researchers for years û
- XRay Telescope and UV
Optical instruments may have caught same event. Some sources speculate it
may be the creation of a black-hole (or merger of 2) .
- Science Magzine News, with picture, in website of AAAS Science magazine;
Current Observations;
also The Birth of a New Black Hole?; Blast hints at black hole birth; Swift satellite spies cosmic crash [simulation
picture]
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