A note of discord in the definition of a 'planet' USA Today
An upcoming report in the journal Planetary and Space Science proposes new criteria by which planets should be defined this time adding atmosphere to the mix and this incarnation would restore poor Pluto to its former glory.
NASA Hubble Space Telescope Daily Report #4256 SpaceRef
NASA Hubble Space Telescope Daily Report #4256 - SpaceRef
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Why a hydrogen economy doesn't make sense PhysOrg
In a recent study, fuel cell expert Ulf Bossel explains that a hydrogen economy is a wasteful economy. The large amount of energy required to isolate hydrogen from natural compounds (water, natural gas, biomass), package the light gas by compression or liquefaction, fer the energy carrier to the user, plus the energy lost when it is converted to useful electricity with fuel cells, leaves
Fixing the BCS as easy as quantum physics in Sanskrit Macon Telegraph
Some problems in life are easy to fix. Thursday night, I splashed candle wax on my couch and a call to Mom solved everything. (By the way, if wax ever gets on a fabric, wait for it to get hard, put two clean paper towels in between the fabric and a warm iron and the wax will come off. Neat trick.)
Pressure on Bush to do about-turn on Iraq as study reveals bloodshed is under-reported The Scotsman
VIOLENCE in Iraq is being drastically under-reported by US forces in a bid to keep a lid on the extent of the bloodbath, a damning assessment of the Bush administration's policy in the country revealed.
Q& A: Blimey! Games' Ian Bell On Racing Sim's Halo Gamasutra
After officially forming in 2005, Blimey! Games have recently announced the establishment of a development studio in Central London, as well as their acquisition of the Ferrari license, to be used in a next-gen racing sim "focusing exclusively on Ferrari's finest automobiles throughout history". The company began in 2001 as modding group SimBin and released PC title GTR in early 2005, before
NASA Hubble Space Telescope Daily Status Report #4251 SpaceRef
NASA Hubble Space Telescope Daily Status Report #4251 - SpaceRef
Garden Grove gives theme park another look Orange County Register
Developer has 90 days to drum up support. GARDEN GROVE – The city has entered into an agreement with a Los Angeles developer to flesh out a preliminary concept for a 160-acre theme park on Harbor Boulevard.
Book Review: Please, Mr. Einstein International Herald Tribune
"Please, Mr. Einstein," unobtrusively lated from the French by John Brownjohn, isn't so much a novel about physics as it is a novel about how people feel about physics - presumably Jean-Claude Carrière, who gives his fictional Einstein all the best lines.
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