Monday 19 December 2016

Take a Number: Penetrating Storm Walls With 8 Powerful New Eyes

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NASA has launched eight microsatellites that will help scientists predict hurricanes and tropical storms.
via New York Times

First use of graphene to detect cancer cells

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By interfacing brain cells onto graphene, researchers have shown they can differentiate a single hyperactive cancerous cell from a normal cell, pointing the way to developing a simple, noninvasive tool for early cancer diagnosis.
via Science Daily

Tortoise electrons trying to catch up with hare photons give graphene its conductivity

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How electrons interact with other electrons at quantum scale in graphene affects how quickly they travel in the material, leading to its high conductivity. Now, researchers have developed a model attributing the greater conductivity in graphene to the accelerating effect of electrons interacting with photons under a weak magnetic field.
via Science Daily

Trilobites: 3-D Printing the Young Universe as a Lumpy Softball

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Scientists have devised a blueprint for the early universe that can be brought to life with a 3-D printer.
via New York Times

An invisible electrode

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A flexible transparent conductor free of reflection and scattering has been developed by researchers.
via Science Daily

Astronomers release largest digital survey of the visible universe

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The world's largest digital survey of the visible Universe, mapping billions of stars and galaxies, has been publicly released.
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No trace of dark matter in gamma-ray background

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Researchers have just published the most precise analysis of the fluctuations in the gamma-ray background to date. By making use of more than six years of data, the researchers found two different source classes contributing to the gamma-ray background. No traces of a contribution of dark matter particles were found in the analysis.
via Science Daily
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ALPHA observes light spectrum of antimatter for first time

Supermoon over Spanish Castle

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Space Telescope Science Institute to Host Data from World's Largest Digital Sky Survey


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Data from the world's largest digital sky survey is being publicly released today by the Space Telescope Science Institute (STScI) in Baltimore, Maryland, in conjunction with the University of Hawaii Institute for Astronomy in Honolulu, Hawaii. Data from the Pan-STARRS1 Surveys will allow anyone to access millions of images and use the database and catalogs containing precision measurements of billions of stars and galaxies. The four years of data comprise 3 billion separate sources, including stars, galaxies, and various other objects. The immense collection contains 2 petabytes of data, which is equivalent to one billion selfies, or one hundred times the total content of Wikipedia.


via HubbleSite NewsCenter -- Latest News Releases
http://hubblesite.org/newscenter/archive/releases/2016/41/

Black hole aligns with Sun and CERN telescope

Twinkle twinkle

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Space Science Image of the Week: A familiar galaxy pair takes on an unusual appearance with bright points and delicate rays
via ESA Space Science
http://www.esa.int/ESA_Multimedia/Images/2016/12/False-colour_view_of_galaxy_M81

Many muons: Imaging the underground with help from the cosmos

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Muons, once used to explore the inside of pyramids and volcanoes alike, are enabling researchers to see deep underground with a technological breakthrough.
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Lunar sonic booms

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Physicist have new findings on the physics surrounding mini shock waves produced on the moon.
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