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Antigravity gets first test at Cern’s Alpha experiment

Researchers at Cern in Switzerland have tested a novel way to find out if antimatter is the source of a force termed “antigravity”. 

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New Flouresent bulbs on the way, no flicker no buzz!!

A team of material scientists from Wake Forest University in North Carolina have developed plastic light bulbs that are shatterproof, flicker-free, and seem to last forever. Furthermore, these plastic bulbs are about twice as efficient as fluorescent bulbs, on-par with … Continue reading

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Officials state skydiver has broken the speed of sound.

ROSWELL, New Mexico (Reuters) – An Austrian daredevil leapt into the stratosphere from a balloon near the edge of space 24 miles above Earth on Sunday and safely landed, setting a record for the highest skydive and breaking the sound … Continue reading

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The Physics of the First-Ever Supersonic Skydive

An Austrian daredevil is gearing up to make the world’s highest skydive on Monday (Oct. 8), a high-flying leap from 23 miles above Earth that promises to break more than one record if all goes according to plan.

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Historic SpaceX launch Aborted with just seconds left before Launch.

In the final seconds before liftoff, SpaceX aborted its planned launch of a Falcon 9 rocket—slated to carry the first commercial spacecraft to visit the International Space Station (ISS)

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New from NASA: Put’s out a Car Fire in 9 seconds.

Suppose you had technology developed for NASA that could put out a fully engulfed car fire in 9 seconds? Think there might be a market for that? You’d be right. The U.S. military uses the system in Afghanistan, and the … Continue reading

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Medicine is About to Catch up to StarTrek’s Dream

When Gene Roddenberry created Star Trek back in the 60′s, I’m not sure he would have believed anyone.  If they told him, he would be shaping the Future world culture and technology.  With touch screen devices, flip back mobile devices … Continue reading

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Largest Solar Flare since 2005 impacts Earth

The sun eruption triggered the most powerful radiation storm since 2005 in a wave of charged particles that is expected to hit our planet Tuesday (Jan. 24) at around 9 a.m. EST (1400 GMT), according to experts at the Space … Continue reading

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New Plastic Material Capable of Detecting Nuclear Substances Developed

New Plastic Material Capable of Detecting Nuclear Substances Developed – Sci-News.com. A new material, recently described in the Journal Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research, could be just what testing agencies are looking for to detect improvised nuclear devices … Continue reading

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Controlled Quantum Levitation

JAPAN INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY released a video clip of some recent work on quantum levitation. The group took their inspiration from the game Wipe’out. With this new technology, they hope to revolutionize the world of motor transport; Maybe … Continue reading

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