Astronomers have found the smallest extrasolar planet by using the CoRoT space telescope. It is about less than twice the size of the Earth. Its surface temperature is over one thousand degrees!!! This exoplanet circles a star about four hundred from earth. It was detected by measuring the slight dimming of a star each time [...]
Entries from February 5th, 2009
Plant Power Plants
February 5th, 2009 · 2 Comments · Biology, Chemistry, Physics
Charles Darwin’s 200th birthday arrives on February 12, 2009, and while his theory of evolution has stood the test of two centuries, scientists at the University of California, Berkeley, are now are working to circumvent evolution, at least a bit, by introducing some non-accidental changes into the tiniest of all plants. The scientists want to [...]
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Plastic Made to Conduct Electricity
February 5th, 2009 · No Comments · Chemistry
Plastic is light and inexpensive, it also holds an electric current. Since Metal is heavy and expensive it has been impossible to combine both plastic and metal. The IFAM in Bremen has come up with a solution to combine this two components without needing any new machinary.The researchers faced many challenges including getting plastic to [...]
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