News tagged with internal waves
Impact study: Princeton model shows fallout of a giant meteorite strike
(PhysOrg.com) -- Seeking to better understand the level of death and destruction that would result from a large meteorite striking the Earth, Princeton University researchers have developed a new model that ...
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Oct 19, 2011 |
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Today's plants far safer than Fukushima: US expert
Today's nuclear reactors are "much safer" than the Japanese plant damaged in this year's earthquake and tsunami, a US expert said Thursday, citing dramatic improvements that could prevent similar disasters.
Technology / Energy & Green Tech
Sep 15, 2011 |
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How extreme heat affects the body
The moment you step into oppressive heat, the body senses life-threatening danger and starts fighting to keep things cool.
Jul 22, 2011 |
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New phenomenon found in internal waves
(PhysOrg.com) -- Internal waves -- huge but nearly invisible ripples that occur in the oceans, the atmosphere and stars -- can play an important role in climate change and other processes, but there is plenty ...
Apr 28, 2010 |
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Italian physicist honoured by European space truck
Europe's third space freighter will be named after Italian physicist Edoardo Amaldi, the European Space Agency (ESA) said on Tuesday.
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Mar 16, 2010 |
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Evidence of liquid water in comets reveals possible origin of life
Comets contained vast oceans of liquid water in their interiors during the first million years of their formation, a new study claims.
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Jul 30, 2009 |
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Scientists reveal interaction between supersonic fuel spray and its shock wave
(PhysOrg.com) -- Shock waves are a well tested phenomenon on a large scale, but scientists at the Argonne National Laboratory and their collaborators from Wayne State University and Cornell University have ...
Mar 12, 2009 |
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Astronomers hit a telescopic jackpot
Astronomers this year are about to get a windfall of new and improved telescopes of unprecedented power with which to explore the universe. The bonanza arrives 400 years after Galileo spied craters on the moon through the ...
Jan 12, 2009 |
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