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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?
“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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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
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.