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Posted by Michael Bradbury in Astronomy, Discoveries, Space, Video on 08 31st, 2010 | No Comments

New Planets on the Horizon

Pluto may be out a full-fledged member of the planet pack, but NASA officials said they’ve discovered two new planets for the first time outside our solar system. The two new worlds circling a nearby star are hot and gassy so incapable of sustaining life as we know it. While the discovery isn’t...

Posted by Michael Bradbury in SciArt, Space, Video on 08 30th, 2010 | 1 Comment

Space Rock: Help NASA Choose Wake up Music for Last Two Shuttle Flights

NASA is holding a contest to pick the wake up songs for astronauts on the space shuttle’s last two missions. Usually, this honor is reserved for the shuttle crew family and friends. Visit the Wakeup Song Contest website to select songs from a list of the top 40 previous wakeup calls or to submit...

Posted by Michael Bradbury in Anthropology, Discoveries, Marine Science, Oceanography, Video on 08 27th, 2010 | No Comments

Scientists Plan 3-D Map of Titanic

A team of scientists is on a mission to provide 3D maps and models of the wreckage of the Titanic before it disappears. The nearly 100 year old shipwreck is falling apart. To preserve the famous ship as it is the Waitt Institute is using side-sensing autonomous underwater vehicles to map the Titanic....

Posted by Michael Bradbury in Anthropology, Biology, Climate, Climate Change, Diseases, Health and Medicine, Math, Plants, Scientainment, Space, Video on 08 20th, 2010 | 1 Comment

Scientists are People Too

The race is on to humanize scientists. Mad, messy-haired white men in white coats in a dark, cold laboratory are out. Long distance running, singer-photographer, daredevils are in. These are the new faces of science. mechanical engineer and an all-purpose daredevil, Nate Ball is also an accomplished...

Posted by Michael Bradbury in Environment, Horizon Oil Spill, Marine Science, Oceanography, Physics and Chemistry, Politics, Video on 08 19th, 2010 | 1 Comment

Scientists Say Toxic BP Oil Mix Sits on Gulf Floor and Floats Below the Surface

After one of their research vessels returned from the Gulf, University of South Florida scientists say they found significant amounts of toxic oil sitting on the Gulf floor – and it is killing sea life. Small oil droplets speckle the Gulf floor and are hard to detect. Best seen under ultraviolet...

Posted by Michael Bradbury in Engineering, Inventions, Physics and Chemistry, Space, Video on 08 18th, 2010 | No Comments

AMPERE Project to Watch Space Weather

WARNING: Video Press Release The National Science Foundation, Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Lab, Boeing and Iridium successfully demonstrate space weather observation system, Active Magnetosphere and Planetary Electrodynamics Response Experiment (AMPERE). The new NSF-funded Boeing AMPERE project is...

Posted by Michael Bradbury in Adaptation and Extinction, Climate, Climate Change, Food and Nutrition, Health and Medicine, Video on 08 17th, 2010 | 1 Comment

Fake Steak for the Future

21 papers produced from scientists in different fields released a report this week saying that technology may be one of the best fixes for a growing problem. Members of Britain’s Royal Society concluded that artificial meat — created in giant vats using vegetable protein — may be one...

Posted by Michael Bradbury in Climate Change, Engineering, Environment, Greenovation, Video on 08 16th, 2010 | No Comments

E-car Teams Race Around the World on Zero Emissions

A round-the-world race aimed at showcasing green technologies began Monday in Switzerland. The aim is to complete the 18,642-mile trip without pumping carbon into the atmosphere. The electric cars, which will pass through 150 cities, including Los Angeles, will power up using regular outlets and offset...

Posted by Michael Bradbury in Astronomy, Citizen science, Computer Science, Discoveries, Space, Video on 08 13th, 2010 | No Comments

Citizen Scis Make Big Astronomical Discovery Using Computer Down Time

Citizen scientists Chris and Helen Colvin from Ames, Iowa, and Daniel Gebhardt from Mainz, Germany participate in Einstein@Home, a distributed computing program that involves a quarter of a million volunteers worldwide. They donated their idle computer time to analyze data gathered by the world’s...

Posted by Michael Bradbury in Atmospheric science, Climate, Climate Change, Oceanography, Video on 08 12th, 2010 | No Comments

10 Indicators Point to Warming World

A joint report put out by NOAA and the UK Met Office have looked at the atmospheric and ocean research of 300 scientists around the world and concludes global warming is a fact. Scientists from 48 countries say 10 indicators that are related to surface temperatures all tell the same story: Global warming...

Posted by Michael Bradbury in Diseases, Health and Medicine, The Brain, Video on 08 11th, 2010 | 1 Comment

New Microchip Talks to Brain Cells

The science fiction world of bionic hybrid people is one step closer to reality now that a University of Calgary team has discovered how to get brain cells to “talk” to a silicon microchip. The applications range from an implantable chip eventually being able to help people control chronic...

Posted by Michael Bradbury in Backyard Science, Citizen science, Engineering, Environment, Physics and Chemistry, Space, Video on 08 10th, 2010 | 1 Comment

Droid-1 Blows into Illegal Operation

Science enthusiast Bobby Russell launched his Quest for Stars program last week by sending a helium-filled weather balloon about 107,000 feet up, to the edge of space. On board, Russell outfitted the styrofoam payload bay with cameras, GPS and a Motorola Droid smartphone set to take pictures every seven...

Posted by Michael Bradbury in Backyard Science, Engineering, Environment, Physics and Chemistry, Space, Video on 08 9th, 2010 | 1 Comment

Science Buff Sends Balloon to Edge of Space

San Diego science buff Bobby Russell thought it would be a great experiment to attach cameras, sensors, GPS and a smartphone to a weather balloon and launch it to the edge of space. He even received permission from the Federal Aviation Administration to conduct his launch. But instead of collecting...

Posted by Michael Bradbury in Astronomy, Space, Video on 08 6th, 2010 | 1 Comment

Solar Tsunami Shoots Plasma at Earth

Solar eruptions send gases directly toward earth but scientists say they pose no direct threat to us. But for science, it was quite a spectacular cosmic display. On August 1, a large sunspot created a coronal mass ejection from the northern hemisphere of the sun. This discharge of gas and particles...

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