Thursday, 9 February, 2012

Alpine Iceman’s home range is detailed through isotopic analysis. How did he make a living 5k years ago?

Edward Teller helped invent the hydrogen bomb, then pushed missile defense. By public advocacy and secret research, he changed the 20th century.

An international team of scientists selected the Homestake goldmine to be the world’s deepest underground lab, but the project may sink.

Austrian researchers show quantum entanglement across the Danube River, providing new promise in cryptography and computing. At the smallest scale, you can throw out the usual rules of engagement. What’s up with spooky action at a distance?

Chandra links gamma-ray bursts to supernovas. What really causes these gigantic explosions?

Existing nukes may not exhaust the possible nukes. What other weapons could appear on the nuclear shelf?

Chandra, the X-ray astronomy telescope, is three years old. We ogle some of its greatest hits. Caution: These bangs are BIG!

Suspect arrested, may be charged with trying to develop a dirty bomb. What is a dirty bomb, and how badly would it harm us?

Throw a curve ball. Evade the rainstorm. And don’t get mouth cancer. It’s all in an afternoon’s ball game.

New photovoltaic (PV) cells combine polymer and inorganic semiconductors — could be cheaper to manufacture.