News tagged with underground
New Limits on the Origin of Dark Matter
Jan 27, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Determining the identity of dark matter, the mysterious stuff thought to make up the vast majority of matter in the universe, is one of the most fundamental challenges facing modern physics. Through theory ...
Researchers go underground to reveal 850 new species
Sep 28, 2009 |
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Australian researchers have discovered a huge number of new species of invertebrate animals living in underground water, caves and "micro-caverns" amid the harsh conditions of the Australian outback.
Jets on Saturn's moon Enceladus not geysers from underground ocean
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Jun 24, 2009 |
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Water vapor jets that spew from the surface of Saturn's icy moon Enceladus are not really geysers from an underground ocean as initially envisioned by planetary scientists, according to a study led by the ...
Carbon capture has a sparkling future
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Apr 01, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- New research shows that for millions of years carbon dioxide has been stored safely and naturally in underground water in gas fields saturated with the greenhouse gas. The findings - published ...
Egypt to open inner chambers of 'bent' pyramid
Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils
Mar 16, 2009 |
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(AP) -- Travelers to Egypt will soon be able to explore the inner chambers of the 4,500-year-old "bent" pyramid, known for its oddly shaped profile, and other nearby ancient tombs, Egypt's antiquities chief ...
New detector will aid dark matter search
Dec 10, 2008 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Several research projects are underway to try to detect particles that may make up the mysterious “dark matter” believed to dominate the universe’s mass. But the existing detectors have a ...
First Afghan fibre optic cable connects to Tajikistan
Jun 04, 2009 |
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Part of Afghanistan's first international fibre optic cable has opened in a project that will make the country millions of dollars and boost regional connectivity, a cabinet minister said Thursday.
New technique put to use to test clean up of contaminated groundwater
Jan 30, 2009 |
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Cleaning up the dangerous contaminants — dry-cleaning fluids, solvents and petroleum hydrocarbons — found in underground water presents one of the most urgent challenges facing environmental science. A report issued today ...
Satellites help locate water in Niger
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Jan 19, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Like most sub-Saharan African countries, Niger faces problems meeting its water needs. As part of ESA’s TIGER initiative, satellite data are being used to identify surface and underground ...
Underground lines that bypass monuments
Nov 11, 2009 |
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A team of mathematicians from the Engineering and Architecture Schools of the University of Seville has created a method to design underground lines whereby a city's historical buildings are unaffected. The ...
EPA's new green parking lot allows scientists to study permeable surfaces that may help the environment
Oct 28, 2009 |
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Paved parking lots and driveways make our lives easier, but they often create an easy pathway for pollutants to reach underground water sources and alter the natural flow of water back into the ground. The U.S. Environmental ...
