It has been discovered that monitoring quakes from moving magma in active volcanoes can help to accurately forecast an eruption. The magma inside of a volcano is the main thing that indicates when an eruption will happen. It was discovered that the time between the beginning of the pre-eruption of a volcano and the actual [...]
Entries from March 24th, 2010
Volcanic Quakes Help Forecast Eruptions.
March 24th, 2010 · 1 Comment · Other Science, Physics
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Sparkly Spiders and Photonic Fish
March 24th, 2010 · No Comments · Biology, Physics
Scientists have discovered how certain spiders and fish create their iridescent skin and scales. It has been shown that biological materials are made and put together in the skin of animals. The arrangement in the pattern of the skin if very different but yet they result in the same effectiveness. This shows how much of [...]
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Researchers Create ‘Handshaking’ Particles
March 24th, 2010 · No Comments · Chemistry, Physics
Physicists at NYU have created particles called handshaking particles. This means that these particles link together based on their certain shapes rather than randomly. This is something that could be able to improve the creation of synthetic materials. This process is done by manipulating colloids. Colloids are particles suspended within a fluid. What the researchers [...]
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Lasers Help Create Fiber-Reinforced Thermoplastics
March 24th, 2010 · No Comments · Chemistry, Physics
Fraunhofer researchers from Paris have discovered a way of creating fiber-reinforced thermoplastics that doesn’t involve glass or carbon fiber matting, siphoning air, and huge ovens. Instead they have come up with a way of using lasers. They take kilometer long strips of thermoplastic resin and melt them with the lasers. They are stacked on top [...]
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Particles shape the future!
March 24th, 2010 · 1 Comment · Physics
Scientists in New York have recently discovered a way to make particles link together with other particles of similar shape. Normally however particles have only been know to link together randomly. This is a valuable discovery that will help us discover more about how particles react with one another. This can help us improve our [...]
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