Monday 17 July 2017

Fast, cheap method to make supercapacitor electrodes

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Researchers have developed a fast, inexpensive method to make electrodes for supercapacitors, with applications in electric cars, wireless telecommunications and high-powered lasers.
via Science Daily

Space sound waves around Earth: Electrons whistle while they work?

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NASA's Van Allen Probes have observed a new population of space sound waves, called plasmaspheric hiss, which are important in removing high-energy particles from around Earth that can damage satellites.
via Science Daily
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Moon Shadow versus Sun Reflection

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What are those lights and shadows crossing the Earth? As the featured five-second time-lapse video progresses, a full day on planet Earth is depicted as seen from Japan's Himawari-8 satellite in geostationary orbit high above the Pacific Ocean. The Sun rises to the right and sets to the left, illuminating the half of Earth that is most directly below. A reflected image of the Sun -- a Sun glint -- is visible as a bright spot that moves from right to left. More unusual, though, is the dark spot that moves from the lower left to upper right That is the shadow of the Moon, and it can only appear when the Moon goes directly between the Earth and the Sun. Last year, on the day these images were taken, the most deeply shadowed region experienced a total eclipse of the Sun. Next month a similarly dark shadow will sweep right across the USA.

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Introducing Juice

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Space Science Image of the Week: Presenting the latest design of our Jupiter Icy Moons Explorer, Juice
via ESA Space Science
http://www.esa.int/spaceinimages/Images/2017/07/Exploring_Jupiter