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Dark Matter May Be Lurking at Heart of the Sun
The latest study, led by Dr Stephen West from the Department of Physics at Royal Holloway, looks at the possible effects of dark matter on the properties of the sun, if these elusive particles become trapped at its centre. “Dark matter makes up more than 80 per cent of the total mass of the universe. [...]
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Spirit Rover may not live through bitter Martian winter
NASA’s Opportunity and Spirit rovers touched down on Mars in 2004 for a planned 90-day tour; six years and a few serious snags later, the latter of the two is facing its death of cold. Since March 22, 2010, Spirit’s been slumbering on the surface — stuck and unable to generate enough power to communicate [...]
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The World’s Most Expensive Suitcase by Henk Is a Rocker
Flying is never easy, though it actually is the easiest way to travel. Your plane might crash, or you might have the fear of dying in a crash even when the flight is smooth. Other times you have to deal with annoying passengers who bring their fake Gucci and Prada bags to impress everyone. At [...]
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What Would Happen If the Earth Stopped Spinning?
“The following is not a futuristic scenario. It is not science fiction. It is a demonstration of…an extremely* unlikely, yet intellectually fascinating query: What would happen if the earth stopped spinning?” SPOILER: Our continents become one. If that spoiler wasn’t enough, the slightly longer explanation is that, without centrifugal force, the ocean water near the [...]
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First full-face transplant completed in France: tear ducts, eyelids, and all
Doctors carried out the 12-hour operation June 26 and 27 on a patient — identified only as “Jerome” — afflicted with a face-disfiguring genetic disorder. The head surgeon, Laurent Lantieri, described the surgery as a world first because it included a difficult and unprecedented transplant of tear ducts and eyelids. A similar procedure carried out [...]
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This Space Nuke Explosion Was the Ultimate Firecracker
In 1962, the US government thought it might be a good idea to send a hydrogen bomb hundreds of miles into the air and detonate it. Just, you know, to see what happened. Decades later, now you can too. The recently declassified image was collected by Peter Kuran for his titillatingly titled documentary Nukes In [...]
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Iron Man 2 USB Flash Drives: Something For The Kids
Do you intend to wear on your sleeves your actual love for the Iron Man 2 movie that was recently shown in theaters? If you do, then here’s another chance for you to buy one of the most incredibly designed USB flash drives since the Steampunk USB. The Iron Man 2 ISB flash drive is [...]
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Planetary Scientists Solve 40-Year-Old Mysteries of Mars’ Northern Ice Cap
Scientists have reconstructed the formation of two curious features in the northern ice cap of Mars — a chasm larger than the Grand Canyon and a series of spiral troughs — solving a pair of mysteries dating back four decades while finding new evidence of climate change on Mars. In a pair of papers to [...]
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Quantum Mechanics Reveals New Details of Deep Earth
Scientists have used quantum mechanics to reveal that the most common mineral on Earth is relatively uncommon deep within the planet. Using several of the largest supercomputers in the nation, a team of physicists led by Ohio State University has been able to simulate the behavior of silica in a high-temperature, high-pressure form that is [...]
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Pentax Option M90 compact shows that VGA isn’t dead
Image sensors keep getting more and more pixels shoved onto their tiny surfaces, but still VGA video capture just won’t die. The latest to extend its legacy is the Pentax Optio M90, a 12.1 megapixel compact that gathers light through a 5x (28-140mm equivalent) lens up front and records to SD/SDHC cards. It naturally sports [...]
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