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Energy simulation may explain turbulence mystery

Physics / General Physics

created Feb 26, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (7) | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- A new 3D model linking magnetic fields to the transfer of energy in space might help solve a physics mystery first observed in the solar wind 15 years ago.


Tropical cyclone or ISU Cyclone? Semantic science search engine knows that there is a difference

Technology / Computer Sciences

created Feb 04, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- Almost everyone who has used a major internet search engine has had the same experience: Search for "Dodge convertible" and 0.16 seconds later you have 4.3 million links to web pages on dodge ball, Dodge ...


Research Lab Combines Psychology with Technology

Research Lab Combines Psychology with Technology

Medicine & Health / Research

created Feb 03, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

A unique laboratory has been established at The University of Alabama in Huntsville that combines psychology with technology to focus on the interaction between humans and complex systems.





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Gravity Waves Make Tornados

Gravity Waves Make Tornados

Space & Earth / Earth Sciences

created Mar 19, 2008 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (20) | comments 3

Did you know that there's a new breakfast food that helps meteorologists predict severe storms? Down South they call it "GrITs."


Scientists explain mystery of observed turbulent density fluctuations in interplanetary space

Space & Earth / Astronomy

created Oct 28, 2009 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (4) | comments 2

(PhysOrg.com) -- Scientists at The University of Alabama in Huntsville have developed a three-dimensional simulation model to understand behavior of interplanetary charged particles in space.


Earth has warmed 0.4 C in 30 years

Earth has warmed 0.4 C in 30 years

Space & Earth / Earth Sciences

created Dec 11, 2008 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (56) | comments 37

(PhysOrg.com) -- Half of the globe has warmed at least one half of one degree Fahrenheit (0.3 C) in the past 30 years, while half of that -- a full quarter of the globe -- warmed at least one full degree Fahrenheit ...


Pilots may get help in avoiding turbulence

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created Feb 15, 2006 | popularity 3 / 5 (1) | comments 0

A University of Alabama-Huntsville study of data from weather satellites may soon help pilots avoid turbulence caused by convective thunderstorms.


Balloons 'bombard' North Alabama landfill to collect data, improve tornado warnings

Space & Earth / Earth Sciences

created May 06, 2008 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 0

Three hot-air balloons dropped asphalt shingles, lumber, sticks, leaves and pine needles onto the Morgan County Landfill near here on Sunday so scientists at The University of Alabama in Huntsville could gather data needed ...


Women's cancer outcomes improved by surgical evaluation

Medicine & Health / Cancer

created Feb 12, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Many women scheduled to undergo hysterectomy for pre-cancerous cell changes actually need a more comprehensive surgery, something they should discuss with a gynecologic oncologist, say researchers at the University of Alabama ...


Satellite view of cloud tops might warn of storms brewing

Space & Earth / Earth Sciences

created Jul 08, 2008 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0

For three years a new way to use data collected by NOAA weather satellites has been giving North Alabama short-term warnings of "pop-up" thunderstorms.


Study looks at effect of high foreclosure rates on local tax bases

Other Sciences / Economics

created Sep 29, 2009 | popularity 3 / 5 (1) | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- Foreclosed homes and unsustainable growth can wreck the tax base of local governments. That’s the warning being issued by Auburn University’s Center for Governmental Services following its study of newly ...


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PS3s help astrophysicists solve mystery of black hole vibrations

Physics / General Physics

created Dec 22, 2008 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (13) | comments 16

(PhysOrg.com) -- Using only the computing power of 16 Sony Playstation 3 gaming consoles, scientists at The University of Alabama in Huntsville and the University of Massachusetts, Dartmouth, have solved a ...


Research Continues for Deep Space Travel Propulsion

Research Continues for Deep Space Travel Propulsion

Physics / General Physics

created Jan 10, 2007 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (82) | comments 1

Graduate students and faculty researchers at The University of Alabama in Huntsville are investigating propulsion concepts that could eventually revolutionize deep space travel.



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