News tagged with heat radiation

Nasa study solves case of Earth's 'missing energy'

(PhysOrg.com) -- Two years ago, scientists at the National Center for Atmospheric Research in Boulder, Colo., released a study claiming that inconsistencies between satellite observations of Earth's heat and ...

Space & Earth / Earth Sciences

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Evaluating the energy balance of Saturn's moon Titan

To understand the weather and climate on Earth as well as on other planets and their moons, scientists need to know the global energy balance, the balance between energy coming in from solar radiation and thermal energy radiated ...

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

created Jan 02, 2012 | popularity 4 / 5 (4) | comments 2

No extraordinary effects from microwave and mobile phone heating

The effect of microwave heating and cell phone radiation on sample material is no different than a temperature increase, according to scientists from the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Arizona State University, ...

Physics / General Physics

created Nov 15, 2011 | popularity 3 / 5 (2) | comments 14 | with audio podcast

Testing geoengineering

Solar radiation management is a class of theoretical concepts for manipulating the climate in order to reduce the risks of global warming caused by greenhouse gasses. But its potential effectiveness and risks are uncertain, ...

Space & Earth / Environment

created Oct 26, 2011 | popularity 3.7 / 5 (3) | comments 1 | with audio podcast

Researchers study Terahertz radiation's impact on cellular function and gene expression

Terahertz (THz) technologies show promise for myriad medical, military, security, and research applications ranging from the detection of cancer to airport security systems to shipment inspection to spectroscopy. Relatively ...

Physics / Optics & Photonics

created Sep 13, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Shining a light on the elusive 'blackbody' of energy research

A designer metamaterial has shown it can engineer emitted "blackbody" radiation with an efficiency beyond the natural limits imposed by the material's temperature, a team of researchers led by Boston College ...

Physics / Condensed Matter

created Jul 22, 2011 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (16) | comments 7 | with audio podcast

Sounding rockets study how winds in space drive currents in the upper atmosphere

Some 50 miles up in the sky begins a dynamic region of the atmosphere known as the ionosphere. The region is filled with charged particles created by extreme ultraviolet radiation from the sun. At the base ...

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

created Jul 05, 2011 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (3) | comments 1 | with audio podcast

New technology improves greenhouse, plant microclimates

A study in HortTechnology featured a new technology that improved greenhouse climates by reducing solar heat radiation and temperatures during the hot summer season. The study, published by a team of Canadian researchers, was th ...

Space & Earth / Earth Sciences

created Dec 29, 2010 | popularity 4 / 5 (4) | comments 0

Heat-resistant ceramic coatings studied

AFOSR-supported research at the University of Arizona is investigating high temperature resistant ceramic coatings that will provide thermal protection for Air Force hypersonic flight vehicles.

Technology / Engineering

created Dec 22, 2010 | popularity 2 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Solar Probe Plus mission to plunge directly into Sun's atmosphere

NASA has begun development of a mission to visit and study the sun closer than ever before. The unprecedented project, named Solar Probe Plus, is slated to launch no later than 2018.

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

created Sep 02, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (4) | comments 6

Space telescope's new survey of outer galaxy helps astronomers study stars

The Spitzer Space Telescope is now taking aim at the outer reaches of the Milky Way and helping two Iowa State University astronomers advance their star studies.

Space & Earth / Astronomy

created Aug 30, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (5) | comments 0

NASA's SOFIA will likely help solve mysteries about our galaxy

(PhysOrg.com) -- How were millions of young stars able to form at the center of our Milky Way galaxy in the presence of an enormous black hole with a mass 4 million times that of the sun? This and other important ...

Space & Earth / Astronomy

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Scientists reveal how snakes 'see' at night

Scientists revealed Sunday for the first time how some snakes can detect the faint body heat exuded by a mouse a metre (three feet) away with enough precision and speed to hunt in the dark.

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Mar 15, 2010 | popularity 4.4 / 5 (7) | comments 0

Tumors may respond to extreme and moderate heat

Aided by ultrasound guidance, treating tumors with extreme heat or moderate heat may provide a possible therapeutic option, according to early research presented at the second AACR Dead Sea International Conference on Advances ...

Medicine & Health / Cancer

created Mar 11, 2010 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Computer model demonstrates that white roofs may successfully cool cities

Painting the roofs of buildings white has the potential to significantly cool cities and mitigate some impacts of global warming, a new study indicates. The research, which is the first computer modeling study to simulate ...

Space & Earth / Earth Sciences

created Feb 01, 2010 | popularity 3.8 / 5 (8) | comments 5 | with audio podcast