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ALMA takes front row seat as galaxies collide
Posted Tue, 04 Oct 2011 07:45:00 GMT by Dale KieferNew images from the ALMA radio telescope array show galaxies colliding, stars forming, with unprecedented detail. Although not yet complete, the massive ALMA radio telescope complex under construction high in Chile's Atacama desert is already providing breathtaking images of celestial phenomena.
ALMA takes front row seat as galaxies collide
Mercury's secrets revealed by the MESSENGER
Posted Mon, 03 Oct 2011 07:20:00 GMT by Dale KieferPlanet Mercury's secrets are unraveling, thanks to a flood of new information from NASA's orbital spacecraft, MESSENGER. Launched some six years ago, MESSENGER, or the MErcury Surface, Space ENvironment, GEochemistry, and Ranging spacecraft, is the first in history to orbit the fiery, innermost planet.
Mercury's secrets revealed by the MESSENGER
Purdue energy pioneer to receive medal from President Obama
Posted Wed, 28 Sep 2011 18:44:00 GMT by Dale KieferGreen energy pioneer, Dr. Rakesh Agrawal, of Purdue University, will receive a National Medal of Technology and Innovation from President Barack Obama later this year, in recognition of Agrawal's contributions to sustainable energy technologies.
Purdue energy pioneer to receive medal from President Obama
Nanotubes and the dawn of the flexible solar cell
Posted Wed, 28 Sep 2011 09:22:00 GMT by Dave CollierThe development of a transparent, flexible conductor could have interesting implications for solar cell design. Northwestern University in the United States, has come up with a novel solution: an application of nano-technology to create a flexible material that is both transparent and conductive.
Nanotubes and the dawn of the flexible solar cell
Breaking the Cosmic Speed Limit
Posted Sun, 25 Sep 2011 20:00:00 GMT by Dave ArmstrongWhile the speed of light is accurately measured at 299,792,458 metres per sec (700 million mph) neutrinos have just been policed at an unexpected higher rate over a 450 mile test. While the rate is a mere 60 nanoseconds faster, the incredible fact is that the speed difference is actually 12,000 mph!
Breaking the Cosmic Speed Limit
Scientists revise long-held beliefs about plant biodiversity and biomass
Posted Sun, 25 Sep 2011 09:00:00 GMT by Dale KieferFor decades, scientists have believed there is a particular relationship between the biomass produced by plants and the number of different plant species in a given habitat. New research published in the journal Science shows that a long held belief about the relationship between plant biomass and plant diversity is flat wrong.
Scientists revise long-held beliefs about plant biodiversity and biomass
NASA Aquarius satellite maps ocean salinity
Posted Sun, 25 Sep 2011 03:10:00 GMT by Dave ArmstrongSo relevant to all life forms and our climate, the sea's salt has now been estimated by NASA's Aquarius/SAC-D satellite observatory. After two and a half weeks, since only August 25th, the preliminary data have been exemplary, providing us with an early view of large-scale ocean patterns.
NASA Aquarius satellite maps ocean salinity
Look out below: Satellite coming back to Earth
Posted Wed, 21 Sep 2011 11:50:00 GMT by Dale KieferNASA's UARS sattelite is expected to plunge back to Earth in the very near future, but no one knows exactly when, or where, debris may land. Although the satellite will break up upon re-entry, not all of the pieces are expected to burn up in the atmosphere.
Look out below: Satellite coming back to Earth
NASA tests sunshield for Webb telescope
Posted Tue, 20 Sep 2011 13:21:00 GMT by Sharon GillNASA is conducting tests on the James Webb Space Telescope's sunshield, which will protect its mirrors and instruments whilst on its mission to observe remote objects in the universe.
NASA tests sunshield for Webb telescope
All in the game: online players open up AIDS drug research
Posted Mon, 19 Sep 2011 14:18:00 GMT by Colin RickettsFar from being a waste of time, online games have proved vital in new research which could help design new AIDS drugs. Research results could prove a vital tool in developing new AIDS drugs as the players used a specially designed game called Foldit to come up with an accurate model of an enzyme from a virus similar to the deadly immune system condition.
All in the game: online players open up AIDS drug research
Oldest woolly rhino emerges from frozen wilderness
Posted Sat, 17 Sep 2011 15:05:01 GMT by Colin RickettsAn expedition to some of Tibet's remotest and most inhospitable country has yielded a wonderful result in the shape of a previously unknown giant woolly rhino fossil. At 3.7 million years old, it's also the oldest woolly rhino ever found by some distance, predating the previous earliest find by some 1.1 million years.
Oldest woolly rhino emerges from frozen wilderness
Young scientists float new carbon capture plans - Updated
Posted Thu, 15 Sep 2011 17:05:00 GMT by Colin RickettsA panel of young scientists convened from around the globe to discuss the vital role of carbon capture in fighting climate change have come up with floating power stations and green cities.
Young scientists float new carbon capture plans - Updated
Evolution measured in decades not centuries
Posted Thu, 15 Sep 2011 16:55:00 GMT by Colin RickettsStudies of an endangered species of fish which has been moved to a new habitat in order to save it show that evolution can move extremely quickly, causing measurable changes in just decades.
Evolution measured in decades not centuries
Sprinkle of seaweed to make more powerful, less toxic batteries
Posted Fri, 09 Sep 2011 14:40:00 GMT by Martin LeggettA team from Clemson University and the Georgia Institute of Technology has turned to seaweed for help with pushing lithium batteries onto the next level - silicon-based electrodes that could boost charging capacity significantly. The work, published in today's online version of Science, also promises to slash costs, and ditch toxic chemicals previously needed in the manufacture of rechargeable lithium batteries.
Sprinkle of seaweed to make more powerful, less toxic batteries
Flame retardants that fight fire and pollution
Posted Wed, 31 Aug 2011 16:31:00 GMT by Martin LeggettScientists at Texas A&M University believe they have taken the first steps towards a more effective flame-retardant for clothes - one that shouldn't be as damaging to the environment as previous types of fire-proofing. The work is being presented today at the American Chemical Society, which is meeting for the 242nd time, in Denver, Colorado, all this week.
Flame retardants that fight fire and pollution
How coral could be the secret for sunscreen pill
Posted Wed, 31 Aug 2011 13:41:00 GMT by Laura BrownThree year study discovered a chemical providing a natural sunscreen which could be manufactured for humans. The role of photosynthesis within the process means the coral needs to live close to the surface of the water, raising the risk of sunburn and damage from direct sunlight.
How coral could be the secret for sunscreen pill
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Look at those modified wings and the bee antennae. But this is no stinger or biter. Its a clearwing moth, and you can find similar species near your own location worldwide. Its all about the mimic, and its model- in this case a generalised stingless bee. Trouble is, you wont find this guy. Good luck, but he seems to be almost extinct. One of those many new species that will disappear rapidly, just like many others that have been seen just as we destroy their habitat.
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