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Blast Wave from 1843 Eruption of Eta Carinae

1843 stellar eruption may be new type of star explosion

Space & Earth / Astronomy

created Sep 10, 2008 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (28) | comments 0

Eta Carinae, the galaxy's biggest, brightest and perhaps most studied star after the sun, has been keeping a secret: Its giant outbursts appear to be driven by an entirely new type of stellar explosion that ...


How blast waves cause human brain injury even without direct head impacts?

How blast waves cause human brain injury even without direct head impacts?

Physics / General Physics

created Aug 26, 2009 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (9) | comments 1

New research on the effects of blast waves could lead to an enhanced understanding of head injuries and improved military helmet design.


The Physics of Explosives and Blast Helmets

Physics / General Physics

created Nov 25, 2008 | popularity 3.8 / 5 (5) | comments 0

Of all the threats facing U.S. soldiers in combat, among the most dangerous are roadside bombs and other improvised explosive devices (IED's). At the 61st Meeting of the American Physical Society's Division of Fluid Dynamics ...


Out of Iraq emerges hope for those with the severest of head injuries

Medicine & Health / Other

created Sep 24, 2008 | popularity 3.8 / 5 (4) | comments 2

There may be more hope than has been recognized for some people with severe brain injuries, according to a U.S. neurosurgeon who earlier this year spent four months in Iraq treating soldiers and civilians. Jason Huang, M.D., ...


Blast overpressure is generated from the firing of weapons and may cause brain injury

Medicine & Health / Diseases

created Jan 28, 2009 | popularity 1 / 5 (1) | comments 0

The brain may be injured by the noise, which is produced when, for example, an anti-tank weapon (Bazooka, Karl Gustav) or a howitzer (Haubits) is fired. Scientists at the Sahlgrenska Academy demonstrated mild injury to brain ...


Scientists Uncover Indicator that Warns Leukemia is Progressing to More Dangerous Form

Medicine & Health / Cancer

created Feb 17, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- Scientists at the Moores Cancer Center at the University of California, San Diego, Stanford University School of Medicine and other centers have identified a mechanism by which a chronic form of leukemia ...