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As this article points out, NASA and ESA are about to put the most expensive science experiment ever – the Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer (AMS) – on the International Space Station…
According to this article, there is a 75% chance that scientists have observed dark matter for the first time using a detector called the Cryogenic Dark Matter Search : Has dark matter finally been detected? For 80 years, it has eluded the finest minds in science. But tonight it appeared that the hunt may be [...]
Apple pushed Intel to develop Light Peak cabling – “it reviewed evidence that Apple began talks with Intel in 2007 to develop a new cabling standard with the capacity to handle “massive amounts of data” and replace a variety of existing ports, including USB, FireWire, and DisplayPort…” Canadian team makes cancer diagnostic breakthrough – “Researchers [...]
Early Risers Are Mutants – “Don’t hate those people who are perky and efficient after only a few hours of sleep. They can’t help it. New research suggests that a genetic mutation may explain why some people sleep less…” The Amazing Story of the Diver and the Whale – “The following incredible photos have been [...]
If you read the HSW article How Dark Matter Works, you realize that the whole thing with dark matter and dark energy is mysterious. Scientists have hypothesized these concepts because their equations don’t add up, but no one has ever detected dark matter. The article puts it this way: When astronomers measured the galactic rotation [...]
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