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A great event occurred on 11/1/2011 in China which almost went unnoticed and which I would like to discuss, "Phantom Sun" aka "Sun Dog" aka "Parhelia". Firstly, before jumping what is it, check the video link below for a primary idea what is it: The Phantom Sun [iTN News] Now goes the explanation: Basically, when the hexagonal snow crystals deflect the sunlight at an angle of minimum 22o, the crystals will act like a prism and will deflect light in such a manner that they will form a halo like reflection. But as the sun reaches at higher heights, the halo gets transformed to horizontal cup like reflections causing the Phantom Sun situation as below…

http://socyberty.com/issues/science-the-art-of-banana-vaccines/ Another share. This might have not been extremely recent, but scientists have finally figured out how to use genetic engineering on bananas to implement vaccines. Read more to find out.

Does anyone have any knowledge about the new conclusions how it is plasma and electric currents with magnetic fields that are the cause and effect of what we can see in the cosmos. Not gravity.

This is a relatively new discovery that is opening up a whole area of reseach. http://wattsupwiththat.com/2010/08/15/plankton-cause-hurricanes-urgent-action-required/ Plankton has more to do with weather than we preivously thought. Not all plankton is the same. We need to do more reseach before we can use this information effectively. I am wondering if we are doing something that has increased the growth of plankton and therefore contributes to global warming and the destructiveness of hurricanes?

WASHINGTON — German researchers who used a bone marrow transplant to treat a cancer patient with the AIDS virus, have declared him cured of the virus—a stunning claim in a field where the word “cure” is barely whispered. The patient, who had both HIV infection and leukemia, received the bone marrow transplant in 2007 from a donor who had a genetic mutation known to give patients a natural immunity to the virus. Nearly four years after the transplant, the patient is free of the virus and it does not appear to be hiding anywhere in his body, Thomas Schneider of Berlin Charite hospital and colleagues said. “Our results strongly suggest that cure of HIV has been a…

Discovery of new molecule can lead to more efficient rocket fuel Trinitramid – that's the name of the new molecule that may be a component in future rocket fuel. This fuel could be 20-30 percent more efficient in comparison with the best rocket fuels we have today. The discovery was made at the Royal Institute of Technology (KTH) in Sweden. http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2010-12/src-don122210.php

Prions Mutate and Adapt to Host Environment This light photomicrograph of brain tissue reveals the presence of typical amyloid plaques found in a case of variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (vCJD). (Credit: Sherif Zaki; MD; PhD; Wun-Ju Shieh; MD; PhD; MPH) ScienceDaily (Dec. 18, 2010) — Scientists from the Florida campus of The Scripps Research Institute have shown that prions, bits of infectious protein that can cause fatal neurodegenerative disease such as bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE) or "mad cow disease," have the ability to adapt to survive in a new host environment. http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2010/12/101217083232.htm

Total Lunar Eclipse and Winter Solstice Coincide on Dec. 21 Path of the Moon through Earth's umbral and penumbral shadows during the Total Lunar Eclipse of Dec. 21, 2010. (Credit: Fred Espenak/NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center) ScienceDaily (Dec. 17, 2010) — With frigid temperatures already blanketing much of the United States, the arrival of the winter solstice on December 21 may not be an occasion many people feel like celebrating. But a dazzling total lunar eclipse to start the day might just raise a few chilled spirits. http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2010/12/101217192856.htm

Recently published news from a German human rights group says that an oil company in southern Sudan is spoiling the drinking water by their oil drilling processes. The group warns that if this is not checked on time the activities of the company shall create serious ecological disasters in southern Sudan. The company has responded to this by starting their actions to curb the pollution caused by the oil production. Sign of hope, the German human right group, took samples of water from two major oil fields located at southern Sudan. The locals had complained that the water available had become salty. After conducting tests it was found that the samples of drinkin…

As expected, Acer announced not one, but three tablets today. However, even the company's CEO, Gianfranco Lanci, admitted that the 5-incher it also unveiled is primarily a phone. All these devices were in scarce supply at Acer's downtown Manhattan product unveiling, but we managed to grab a few moments with the still-unnamed 10-inch Android tablet. Roughly a half-inch thick and somewhat long longer (or narrower—it has a 16:9 aspect ratio) and heavier than the Apple iPad, the Acer tablet runs Android, though it wasn't clear which version. Acer execs said its release schedule for these Android tablets is dependent on when the tablet version of Android (code-named Honey…

From superconductor.org I came across this today and it's something I've been hoping for news on for some time. Superconductivity at -8C or 17F, within the range of a household freezer. Beats the hell out of needing liquid N to keep it cool. While it would be nice to have it written up and published properly at least this is a start. The money quote from superconductors;

Eye-Popping Microscope Images ( 10 photos 1 of 10) http://news.yahoo.com/nphotos/Eye-Popping-Microscope-Images/ss/events/sc/111810bioscapesimage#photoViewer=/ydownload/20101118/photos_net_web_sc/1290096617 ( 4 of 10) http://news.yahoo.com/nphotos/Eye-Popping-Microscope-Images/ss/events/sc/111810bioscapesimage#photoViewer=/ydownload/20101118/photos_net_web_sc/1290096675 Note is this new technology that shows more detail than ever before ? Even parts of cells ? If so than do you think one day we can look at energy or each photon of light?

News and video of mysterious missile launch off California coast Well, here's a one-of-a-kind news item (let's hope). Any real news from the military is missing from this situation. Someone (ATCs, NORAD, etc) must know where the launch came from, how fast it was going, and where the missile came down ... they're just not saying right now. They're obvious not concerned that it's some sort of threat, so I'm leaning toward it being a US military mistake. Oops!! From it's trajectory, they can estimate its minimum weight and size.

Today, at 2pm EST, NASA will hold a press conference about a recently discovered life form with alien DNA. From Gizmodo: Does this mean it is possible that our sample size for life has gone from 1 to 2?

The Citizen Science Quarterly is holding an open call for open science equipment ideas. I've attached the full post below but basically if you have a good idea for a piece fo science equipment and are cool with it being open source, you should send it in and possibly get $50 to put towards building it. link to post ====================================================== Currently, most of the equipment in “garage” science labs come from auctions, craigslist and what ever people can scavenge. While occasionally you can find a gem that doesnt break the bank. Most of whats out there is usually outdated, broken or missing manuals. If citizen science is expected to…

A new discovery that says that the electric charge of fundamental particles would have been close to 0 when the universe was fractions of a second old because of the action of gravity. If this discovery is confirmed then it could help pave the way for a unified description of physical reality. The standard model of particle physics does a great job of accounting for the fundamental particles of nature and three of the forces that act upon them - the weak and strong nuclear forces, and the electromagnetic force but no one knows how to fit gravity into the model. In 2006, Wilczek and Sean Robinson, both at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, showed that the elect…

http://edition.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/europe/11/18/switzerland.cern.antimatter/

Scientists recently annouced that they found a black hole of around only 30 years of age! That could be younger than some of you reading this post! for more info go here http://www.dailygalaxy.com/my_weblog/2010/11/infant-30-year-old-black-hole-discovered-.html

I am a Computer Science and Engineering student in NIT Warnagal. I would like to know if companies from the US accept internship requests from students in India and if so how do I find out more about it.

See the full IOP news report here.

Hi guys! I am looking for some very interesting research articles in the areas of biochemistry or even physics! I would like to hear from you guys, and also, the difficulty of understanding the article shouldnt go beyond the level of a first year undergraduate please I want to read something that helps me understand a concept of science, not an article which has many other concepts related to it but is focused on one main concept! ( I do need to summerize this article in my own words as an assignment)

Hello, i was wondering if someone can answer me some questions: 1 Supose that we can do a hole from one side to another (including braking nucleous). You throw a piece of metal. It would fall till the nucleus but when it pass the nucleous the gravity turns to the other side so it returns to the other half of the nucleous. Would it be an eternal fall or would it be a point were the opposite gravities breake the piece of metal. 2 Supose that we can do a hole from one side to another (including braking nucleous). You throw a log of 1 tonne from 30 meters high and it goes on a speed of 100 K/h. Would it reach the burning point before it arrivesto the nucleous, on the n…

Prescott Blue http://prescottblu.blogspot.com/ Aggressive trees, out of control plant growth; these are often supporting or vilified roles in the world of sci-fi or fantasy. Dr. Lago, a Sao Paulo University biogenetic research professor, explains that this fantasy may have come true. Using gene splicing, amplification and second messenger systems, the rainforest advocate has invented a new possibility of plant repopulation.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-11692799 I read this article on BBC news site. It's interesting in that small amount of electric current to the brain can improve math ability. Later, somebody might develop a product that makes all of us math genius or poker genius by stimulating our brain with electric current.

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