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Table Top Particle Accelerators

http://www.iflscience.com/physics/cheaper-more-compact-particle-accelerators-are-step-closer#

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How Were the Pyramids Built?

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Planet formation 450 light years from Earth

“In a vast disc of dust and gas, dark rings are clearly visible,” reports the BBC’s Jonathan Webb. “Gaps in the cloud, swept clear by brand new planets in orbit.

via Planet formation around HL Tau, 450 light years from Earth – Boing Boing.

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Room temperature (jet) fuel cell

University of Utah engineers developed the first room-temperature fuel cell that uses enzymes to help jet fuel produce electricity without needing to ignite the fuel. These new fuel cells can be used to power portable electronics, off-grid power and sensors.

Read more at: http://phys.org/news/2014-11-jet-fueled-electricity-room-temperature-fuel.html#jCp

 

http://phys.org/news/2014-11-jet-fueled-electricity-room-temperature-fuel.html

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Meteor seen over Japan

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BaBTJ6S7T10

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World’s biggest vacuum chamber

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Eel Larva Are Transparent. Who knew?

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Reflections off Titan’s Seas

A spectacular image of the sun reflecting off Titan’s seas.  Be sure to download a high resolution version.

http://photojournal.jpl.nasa.gov/catalog/PIA18432

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New solar material converts 90% of captured light into heat

Scientists have created the ‘black hole of sunlight’ – a new nanoparticle-based material that absorbs and converts more than 90 percent of captured sunlight to heat.

via New solar material converts 90% of captured light into heat.

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China completes first mission to moon and back

China completed its first return mission to the moon early Saturday with the successful re-entry and landing of an unmanned probe, state media reported, in the latest step forward for Beijing’s ambitious space programme.

Read more at: http://phys.org/news/2014-10-china-mission-moon_1.html#jCp

http://phys.org/news/2014-10-china-mission-moon_1.html