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by William Atkins
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CERN announces that the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) will start up in November 2009 at about 3.5 teraelectron-volt (TeV), well off its top energy level but at least it will allow scientists to use the world’s largest particle accelerator/collider.
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by William Atkins
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The Kepler Mission to find exosolar planets is just out of the starting gate, and it has already verified that it is up to the challenge of finding exoplanets (those that orbit stars other than the Sun) about the size of Earth. Kepler is the Exoplanet-Hunter!
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by William Atkins
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An Oregon State University study has shown that automobile tires could someday be made partially out of trees—and they would perform better than silica-based rubber tires, save people money on fuel costs, and cost less to purchase. It sounds like they are "barking up the right tree"!
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by David Heath
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Today, a Dick Smith funded advertisement appeared in The Australian warning parents that the Australian Vaccination Network is wrong in its claims of various toxins in vaccines. A formal complaint regarding the behaviour of the AVN has also been lodged with the NSW Health Care Complaints Commission.
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by William Atkins
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According to NASA, the number of meteors seen shooting across the sky as part of the 2009 Perseid meteor shower is expected to be double the normal amount for one hour on August 11-12, 2009.
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by William Atkins
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A new U.S. study finds that high cholesterol levels in the middle of your life can greatly increase your chances of getting dementia, such as Alzheimer's disease or vascular dementia, later in your life.
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by William Atkins
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NASA and the Comparative Aircraft Flight Efficiency Foundation announce a competition for aircraft makers in which their “green aircraft” must achieve both speed and fuel efficiency in order to win the $1.5 million prize.
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by William Atkins
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The U.S.-based company Aerojet and the Japan-based company NEC Corporation are joining forces to provide low power ion propulsion systems for the U.S. and Japanese aerospace markets.
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by William Atkins
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The International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC), part of the World Health Organization (WHO), has raised the safety and health concern over the use of tanning beds to its highest risk category of "carcinogenic to humans." Carcinogenic is defined as "cancer causing."
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by William Atkins
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The space shuttle Endeavour made touchdown at the Kennedy Space Center on Friday, July 31, 2009, at approximately 10:50 a.m. Eastern Daylight Time.
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by William Atkins
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It’s time again for the annual Perseid meteor shower. However, you have plenty of time because the peak of the Perseids isn’t until August 11th and 12th, but a few per hour are observable before then in the first ten days of August 2009.
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by William Atkins
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If U.S. lawmakers have their way, then texting while driving your motorized vehicle will be illegal in the United States. It’s just another example that when people are not responsible for their own health and safety, then government must come in with new laws to force health and safety upon its citizens. Such actions should be applauded because they keep responsible citizens safe from irresponsible people!
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by David Heath
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Sometimes America's spy satellites have to pass over 'friendly territory.' When they do, they can still be put to good use – in this case, monitoring sea ice for evidence of climate change.
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by William Atkins
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The new element temporarily called ununbium (Uub) was first created in 1996 in Germany. As the highest numbered element to be recognized, its discoverers have named it after Nicolaus Copernicus: copernicium.
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