Slow light.
University of Glasgow physicists haven’t gone faster than the speed of light… but they have done something almost as remarkable. They’ve slowed light down to the speed… Read the rest “Slow light.”
Month: July 2011
A decent illustration’s worth a dozen pictures.
That’s what this Scientific American column is saying, pretty much. I can’t beat illustrator Kalliopi Monoyios’ blog-ready headline: 5 Reasons Your Camera Won’t… Read the rest “A decent illustration’s worth a dozen pictures.”
Shamrocks, Saint Patrick, and… Polar Bears?
What could be more Irish than a polar bear? Nothing, say Penn State gene researchers. Because all polar bears are Irish immigrants:
… Read the rest “Shamrocks, Saint Patrick, and… Polar Bears?”Polar and brown bears are vastly different species in
Moved by music
Wired, uh, gets physical (their phrase!) while looking at the way music affects our bodies:
… Read the rest “Moved by music”Biorhythm: Music and the Body is an exhibition of sonic experiments and installations from artists
Science Art: Reflections by NASA/Bill Ingalls
This is it.
… Read the rest “Science Art: Reflections by NASA/Bill Ingalls”This image of space shuttle Atlantis was taken shortly after the rotating service structure was rolled back at Launch Pad 39A, Thursday, July 7, 2011. Atlantis
Where’s Atlantis now?
Live shuttle tracking is going on here, so you’ll know when to wave as the flight passes overhead!
Happy Neptune Day!
Nature reminds us that Neptune’s about to complete its first orbit since it was discovered:
… Read the rest “Happy Neptune Day!”Next week, Neptune will complete its first full orbit of the Sun since it was discovered
Germ-free fabric
PhysOrg keeps itself clean with shirts, towels and unmentionables that’ll remain germ-free for good:
… Read the rest “Germ-free fabric”University of Georgia researcher [Jason Locklin… an assistant professor
Treasure in the mud.
Nature uncovers a wealth of rare earth lying beneath the ocean floor:
… Read the rest “Treasure in the mud.”The rare-earth elements — metals such as lanthanum and neodymium — are used to make strong magnets, which help to drive
Zombie stars and dark energy
There’s a new kind of star in the skies… or at least a new name for some of them, reports Universe Today. They’re larger-than-usual Type Ia supernovas, more commonly … Read the rest “Zombie stars and dark energy”
Science Art: Fig. 179. – Profile view of a human embryo of about three weeks, showing the cephalic visceral arches and clefts and their relations to the arterial arches, from Quain’s Elements of Anatomy, 1898
This is a human embryo, from the first volume of an 1898 textbook for college students. The book was actually first published in the 1840s, meaning it’s probably best if we don’t… Read the rest “Science Art: Fig. 179. – Profile view of a human embryo of about three weeks, showing the cephalic visceral arches and clefts and their relations to the arterial arches, from Quain’s Elements of Anatomy, 1898”
A window of skin
New Scientist sees through me like glass. In fact, my skin could be better than glass:
… Read the rest “A window of skin”In 2007, Allard Mosk and colleagues at Twente University in Enschede, the Netherlands, demonstrated