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Planck satellite fuels up

Planck satellite fuels up

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

created Apr 23, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- Tests conducted on Planck at Europe's Spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana, have confirmed that the satellite's subsystems work perfectly, and the helium dilution cooler tanks have now been ...





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Diviner Observes LCROSS Impact

Diviner Observes LCROSS Impact

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

created Oct 12, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (5) | comments 2

The LRO Diviner instrument obtained infrared observations of the LCROSS impact. LRO flew by the LCROSS Centaur impact site 90 seconds after impact at a distance of ~80 km. Diviner was commanded to observe ...


Spacewalkers Walheim and Schlegel Install New Nitrogen Tank Assembly

Spacewalkers Walheim and Schlegel Install New Nitrogen Tank Assembly

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

created Feb 13, 2008 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Astronauts Rex Walheim and Hans Schlegel completed the second of STS-122’s three scheduled spacewalks at 4:12 p.m. EST. The excursion lasted six hours and 45 minutes.


Is somatic hypersensitivity a predictor of irritable bowel syndrome?

Medicine & Health / Diseases

created Jul 22, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Although visceral hypersensitivity is considered a hallmark feature of IBS, conflicting evidence exists regarding somatic hypersensitivity in this patient population. Several investigators have found no evidence for heightened ...


New national study finds more than half of cheerleading injuries in US due to stunts

Medicine & Health / Health

created Nov 13, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 1

Whether rallying the crowd at a sporting event or participating in competition, cheerleading can be both fun and physically demanding. Although integral to cheerleading routines, performing stunts can lead to injury. Stunt-related ...


Toshiba to complete construction of carbon capture pilot plant

Toshiba to complete construction of carbon capture pilot plant

Technology / Engineering

created Sep 29, 2009 | popularity 3 / 5 (3) | comments 1

Toshiba Corporation today announced that it has completed construction of a pilot plant to support development and validation of its carbon capture technology. Final commissioning testing prior to plant operation ...


NASA NuSTAR Telescope Being Built at Nevis

NASA NuSTAR Telescope Being Built at Nevis

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

created Dec 17, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (4) | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- It's an unlikely place to build a NASA telescope: a leafy estate in Irvington, N.Y., that once belonged to the son of Alexander Hamilton. Inside a hangar-like building on the site, which is ...


Hybrid bluegrasses analyzed for use in transition zone

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Nov 04, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

The transition zone can be one of the most challenging places to maintain high-quality turfgrass; changeable growing conditions in these regions often prove too hot for some grasses and too cold for others. Finding turfgrass ...


Adapting space-industry technology to treat breast cancer

Medicine & Health / Cancer

created Nov 02, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Researchers at Rush University Medical Center and Argonne National Laboratory are collaborating on a study to determine if an imaging technique used by NASA to inspect the space shuttle can be used to predict tissue damage ...


Seals like it hot

Seals like it hot

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Sep 10, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- Using innovative thermal imaging techniques and CCTV recording, a St Andrews academic has shed new light on previously unseen aspects of the life of seals.


Computation helps predict heat transfer in diamond

Physics / Condensed Matter

created Sep 22, 2009 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (8) | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- Cornell researcher Derek Stewart and collaborators have calculated the exact mechanism by which diamond conducts heat, a breakthrough that could lend insight into many fields, including electronics.



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