Archive for January, 2008
Light Echo Show From Wrenching Gravity Outside Black Hole Predicted
It?s well known that black holes can slow time to a crawl and tidally stretch large objects into spaghetti-like strands. But according to new theoretical research from two NASA astrophysicists, the wrenching gravity just outside the outer boundary of a black hole can produce yet another bizarre effect: light echoes.
Growing Artificial Skin From Hair Roots
There is new hope for patients with chronic wounds: euroderm GmbH and the Fraunhofer Institute for Cell Therapy and Immunology IZI in Leipzig have been granted approval to produce artificial skin from patients? own cells.
Nerve Rewiring Restores Most Movement Post?Spinal Injury
When nerves connecting the brain and spinal cord are severed, rerouting signals through local nerve cells can make movement possible again.
BBC on Safe Disposal of CFLs
The question of mercury in Compact Fluorescent Lamps (CFLs) has kicked up a debate on TreeHugger before, but now we hear from the BBC that the UK?s Environment Agency wants to put warnings on CFL packaging about safe disposal, and what to do if a bulb is broken.
The Hypersonic Age is Near
Recent breakthroughs in scramjet engines could mean two-hour flights from New York to Tokyo. They could also mean missiles capable of striking any continent in a moment’s notice. No wonder the race to develop them is as fierce as ever
The Green Side of the Moon
Scientists design a self-sustaining lunar habitat that would make Al Gore proud. See our interactive infographic inside
Seeds to Save a Species
Around the world, scientists are risking their lives to retrieve seeds destined for a massive vault near the North Pole. Their work just might save mankind.
Microsoft Money Pushes Time-Lapse Space Camera Closer to Action
Bill Gates and ex-Microsoft executive Charles Simonyi have donated a combined $30 million to the Large Synoptic Survey Telescope, which will feature the largest digital camera ever constructed. Scientists say it will provide a “color movie” of the universe.
Next Big Bang in 2008
The 17-mile-long tunnel on the Swiss-France border could usher in another miracle year. Physicists hope that the LHC, which is the biggest and highest energy particle accelerator, will be able to find the elusive Higgs boson and other mysterious particles that hold the key to a clear picture of the Universe ? from its beginning to the present.
Hawking to host new TV series
His show ? Stephen Hawking: Master Of The Universe ? will see the 65-year-old Cambridge professor explain his own and other boffins? ideas in a way we can all understand. It starts in March.
Test tube universe hints at unifying theory
A “universe in a test tube” that could be used to assess theories of everything has been created by physicists.
The Big Bang Wasn’t the Beginning
What if the Big Bang wasn’t the beginning of the universe, but only one stage in an endlessly repeated cycle of universal expansion and contraction? Read Article at Wired.com
Football field sized asteroid heading for Mars
The odds of a huge asteroid hitting Mars next month have increased according to scientists. Read more at dbTechno
Robots Taking Over The Job On Offshore Oil Drilling Platforms
?In the future, offshore platforms could be run by robots alone, with human beings staying on land. Read more at ScienceDaily.com
Triple Cosmic Collision Of Galaxies Stuns Astronomers
Using ESO’s Very Large Telescope, an international team of astronomers has discovered a stunning rare case of a triple merger of galaxies.
Read more at ScienceDaily.com
