Physics

US Investigation into Gravity Weapons 'Nonsense'

Greg Schnippel — Tue, 23 Dec 2008 17:42:15 -0800

The JASON Defense Advisory Group has issued a report assessing whether high-frequency gravitational waves could pose a threat to US security, be used to image the centre of the Earth, or be used for telecommunications.

JASON Study Debunks Gravitational Wave “Threat”

Greg Schnippel — Mon, 15 Dec 2008 08:40:59 -0800

An elite defense science advisory panel dismissed claims that high frequency gravitational waves (HFGW) could pose any kind of national security threat by being used for faster-than-light vehicle propulsion, enhancing GPS signals, or even long-range imaging.

NSA and Army on Quest for Quantum Physics Jackpot

Greg Schnippel — Wed, 29 Oct 2008 07:17:15 -0700

The US Army Research Office and the National Security Agency (NSA) are together looking for some answers to their quantum physics questions on quantum computing and cryptography.

Astronomers Record 'Music' from Stars

Greg Schnippel — Fri, 31 Oct 2008 11:33:26 -0700

Scientists have recorded the sound of three stars similar to our Sun using France's Corot space telescope. The technique, called "stellar seismology", is becoming increasingly popular among astronomers because the sounds give an indication of what is going on in the stars' interior.

Chinese Scientists Demonstrate How To Uncloak An Invisible Object

Greg Schnippel — Fri, 05 Sep 2008 17:42:07 -0700

Harry Potter beware! A team of Chinese scientists has developed a way to unmask your invisibility cloak. According to new research, certain materials underneath an invisibility cloak would allow invisible objects be seen again.
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First particles injected into Large Hadron Collider atom smasher

Greg Schnippel — Fri, 22 Aug 2008 18:23:02 -0700

The first particles have been injected into the biggest atom smasher on the planet, marking the start of the countdown to probing the secrets of the universe.

Scientists are pushing ahead with powering up the machine, shrugging off speculative fears that it could destroy all life on Earth by sucking it into a black hole.

Representation of the first beam as seen at Interaction Point 3 in the LHC. The yellow indicates the position of the proton beam
Representation of the first beam as seen at Interaction Point 3 in the LHC. The yellow indicates the position of the proton beam

Some Fear Debut of Powerful Atom-Smasher

Greg Schnippel — Sat, 05 Jul 2008 19:35:02 -0700

Earth 'Not at Risk' from Collider

Greg Schnippel — Sat, 05 Jul 2008 19:35:02 -0700

Scientists Now Expect to Find Gravitational Waves

Greg Schnippel — Sat, 05 Jul 2008 19:35:00 -0700

Scientists simulate 'black hole'

Greg Schnippel — Sat, 05 Jul 2008 19:34:59 -0700