Friday 19 July 2013

Stellar Cluster - NGC 2467, Constellation Puppis Post Cards

Merging Galaxies - The Antennae Galaxies Postcards

2013 NASA Advanced Technology Phase I Concepts Selected For Study

NASA has selected 12 proposals for study under Phase I of the NASA Innovative Advanced Concepts (NIAC) Program, which aims to turn science fiction into fact.

via NASA Breaking News

http://www.nasa.gov/press/2013/july/2013-nasa-advanced-technology-phase-i-concepts-selected-for-study

NASA to Host Google+ Hangout on Hurricane Research Flights

NASA will host a Google+ Hangout from several NASA centers at 2 p.m. EDT Tuesday, July 23 as the agency prepares to fly two unmanned aircraft over Atlantic Ocean hurricanes this summer.

via NASA Breaking News

http://www.nasa.gov/press/2013/july/nasa-to-host-google-hangout-on-hurricane-research-flights

Searching for quantum physics in all the right places

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An improved method for measuring quantum properties offers new insight into the unique characteristics of quantum systems.



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Controlling friction by tuning van der Waals forces

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For a car to accelerate there has to be friction between the tire and the surface of the road. The amount of friction generated depends on numerous factors, including the minute intermolecular forces acting between the two surfaces in contact – so-called van der Waals forces. The importance of these intermolecular interactions in generating friction has long been known, but has now been demonstrated experimentally for the first time by a research team led by Physics Professor Karin Jacobs from Saarland University and Professor Roland Bennewitz from the Leibniz Institute for New Materials (INM). Interestingly, the research team has shown that the friction acting at a material surface is influenced by the structure of the sub-surface layers.



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Desktop printing at the nano level

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A new low-cost, high-resolution tool is primed to revolutionize how nanotechnology is produced from the desktop, according to a new study by Northwestern University researchers.



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A warmer planetary haven around cool stars, as ice warms rather than cools

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(Phys.org) —In a bit of cosmic irony, planets orbiting cooler stars may be more likely to remain ice-free than planets around hotter stars. This is due to the interaction of a star's light with ice and snow on the planet's surface.



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