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Science with the Cherenkov Telescope Array
by xouper » Mon Jan 07, 2019 11:20 pm
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Seems there are some amateur astronomers here on the forum who might be interested in this.
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CTA’s unique capabilities will include:
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The latest in TVs
by Anaxagoras » Sun Jan 15, 2012 1:12 pm
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Has the TV finally been perfected? Look at these beauties:
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Rogue One: A Star Wars Story was also shot using the Ultra Panavision lenses, but used with a digital camera with a 65mm sensor rather than film....
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Advances in prosthetics
by Pyrrho » Mon Oct 13, 2014 12:39 am
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Implantable electrodes
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Anaxagoras' dream (sounds like a book title :mrgreen: ):
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Last post by Witness Tue Dec 25, 2018 10:47 pm
Randomized controlled trial on parachutes vs placebo
by Pyrrho » Sat Dec 15, 2018 5:35 pm
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Design Randomized controlled trial.
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Clearly, more research is needed. Perhaps a double-blind randomized controlled trial with a much larger study population.
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Last post by Pyrrho Sat Dec 15, 2018 9:44 pm
Academic scientists' dropout
by Witness » Wed Dec 12, 2018 12:24 am
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'Dropout' rate for academic scientists has risen sharply in past 50 years, IU study finds
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Cannot agree with you. Let's leave it at that.
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Last post by xouper Thu Dec 13, 2018 2:27 am
Dark Matter and Dark Energy
by Bruce » Wed May 25, 2011 10:06 am
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Dark Matter:
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From the article, to get a grasp of the weird situation. F g is the gravitational force, a the acceleration:
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Last post by Witness Sat Dec 08, 2018 1:28 am
What Lister is doing these days
by Rob Lister » Mon Nov 26, 2018 6:32 pm
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Now that I'm officially unemployed retired jobless, I spend my days watching chess.
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Yeah I've been watching chess too ever since I started that thread. Just came across a Youtube video one day and kinds got sucked in. I hadn't really...
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Last post by Anaxagoras Sat Dec 01, 2018 1:38 pm
Cold Fusion Yet Again
by Rob Lister » Tue May 21, 2013 11:47 pm
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And again this should be in the frauds and scams forum but technically it is technology so ...
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So, quantum stuff?
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Last post by Anaxagoras Sat Dec 01, 2018 1:28 pm
Predatory journals recruit fake editor
by Witness » Tue Apr 04, 2017 1:37 am
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Thousands of academic journals do not aspire to quality. They exist primarily to extract fees from authors. These 'predatory' journals exhibit...
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Pointing the Finger at Colleagues
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Last post by Witness Thu Nov 29, 2018 1:39 am
Decoding the Antikythera Mechanism
by Bruce » Sun Apr 05, 2015 12:48 pm
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One hour long, but well worth every second to watch.
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Ancient pocket watch.
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Last post by Bruce Thu Sep 20, 2018 1:51 am
Record Glider Flight
by shuize » Sat Sep 08, 2018 11:01 pm
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On Sept. 2, the sleek Perlan 2 glider carried two pilots to 76,100 feet, or more than 14 miles, over the El Calafate region in southern Argentina.
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False Flag!
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Last post by Doctor X Sun Sep 09, 2018 9:20 am
Robotic sailboat crosses the Atlantic
by Witness » Fri Sep 07, 2018 12:18 am
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Robot boat sails into history by finishing Atlantic crossing
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Unmanned vessel. Derelict. Claim it.
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Last post by ed Fri Sep 07, 2018 12:18 pm
Oldest blockchain
by Witness » Fri Sep 07, 2018 1:21 am
The World’s Oldest Blockchain Has Been Hiding in the New York Times Since 1995
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Last post by Witness Fri Sep 07, 2018 1:21 am
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Last post by ed Thu Aug 30, 2018 11:54 am
Triassic pterosaur
by Witness » Wed Aug 15, 2018 1:43 am
For once not a coast dweller, but from an oasis in the midst of more than 2 million square kilometers of desert with sand dunes.
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Last post by Witness Wed Aug 15, 2018 1:43 am
Lord Nelson
by ed » Wed Aug 08, 2018 11:38 am
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No, not that one, idiot, the Brit one. :x
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Was not like he was a rear-admiral. . . .
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Last post by Doctor X Thu Aug 09, 2018 5:27 am
Fields medals
by Witness » Thu Aug 02, 2018 3:21 am
Former refugee among winners of Fields medal – the 'Nobel prize for maths'
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Last post by ed Thu Aug 02, 2018 11:34 pm
Fake Journals
by Witness » Sun Jul 22, 2018 2:54 am
400,000 Scientists All Over the World Have Been Published in Fake Journals
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Last post by Zombie Abdul Tue Jul 24, 2018 2:33 pm
Quantum from Algebra
by Witness » Sun Jul 22, 2018 4:11 am
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For the mathematically minded, an article I found interesting (a tad journalistic in some parts) about Octonions (or Cayley's Octaves as they are...
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P. – S.
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Last post by Witness Tue Jul 24, 2018 1:56 am
Colored X-Ray
by Witness » Mon Jul 16, 2018 3:30 am
A father and son tandem from New Zealand has introduced the first ever colored x-ray scanner adapted from technology used in finding the Higgs...
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Last post by Witness Mon Jul 16, 2018 3:30 am
Trinity Anniversary
by sparks » Sun Jul 16, 2017 5:08 pm
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Yep. It's today. They tested a version of Fat Man (how ironic) 72 years ago this day at 5 something in the AM. Did we even have DST yet?
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Not to mention all who were lining up on the West Coast in prep for the invasion.
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Last post by sparks Sun Jul 15, 2018 6:08 pm
Dinosaur hide
by Witness » Sat May 13, 2017 4:35 pm
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The Canadian specimen literally defies words, in more ways than one. As this article went to press, museum staff were finalizing the creature’s...
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Update: details on the find.
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Last post by Witness Sat Jul 14, 2018 3:10 am
10 million patents
by Anaxagoras » Wed Jul 04, 2018 6:21 am
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I actually heard this a few days ago, but it's not very old news yet.
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July 31, 1790, and issued to Samuel Hopkins for a process of making potash, an ingredient used in fertilizer.
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Last post by Fid Fri Jul 06, 2018 12:59 am
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Last post by Zombie Abdul Mon Jun 18, 2018 12:55 pm
Man Caused Moon to Warm 1.8 degrees F.
by Rob Lister » Mon Jun 11, 2018 9:05 pm
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Calibrate your skeptometers before reading this ...
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We measure Freedom here.
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Last post by Doctor X Tue Jun 12, 2018 11:57 pm
Spector
by Witness » Wed May 23, 2018 12:43 am
Details:
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Last post by Witness Wed May 23, 2018 12:43 am
You don't mind if I change your mind?
by Witness » Fri May 18, 2018 4:21 pm
Machines designed to change humans
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Last post by Zombie Abdul Sat May 19, 2018 11:04 pm
Someone producing CFCs on the sly?
by Anaxagoras » Thu May 17, 2018 4:26 am
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Apparently this is the evidence:
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Apparently this is the evidence:
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Last post by Rob Lister Thu May 17, 2018 11:58 am
Who is the bot?
by Rob Lister » Wed May 09, 2018 12:24 am
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Turing Test be damned, this is impressive.
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Picked up on /.
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Last post by Rob Lister Thu May 10, 2018 3:05 pm
DNA and big data and the Golden State Killer
by Rob Lister » Fri Apr 27, 2018 10:49 am
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The Golden State Killer raped and murdered victims all across the state of California in an era before Google searches and social media, a time when...
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Until it becomes mandatory.
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Last post by ed Sat Apr 28, 2018 7:20 pm
Deorbiting space junk
by Rob Lister » Wed Aug 27, 2014 12:53 pm
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Happened across this
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Vonn Neumann machines that uses the junk for raw material. What could possibly go wrong?
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Last post by gnome Wed Apr 18, 2018 6:44 pm
Bionics
by Rob Lister » Thu Feb 22, 2018 12:43 pm
Active bionics making a profound difference. One brand new user remarks while trying the bionic legs for the very first time,
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Last post by Witness Wed Apr 11, 2018 3:18 am
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Last post by Zombie Abdul Tue Mar 27, 2018 6:14 pm
Future Natural Disasters
by Pyrrho » Sat Mar 24, 2018 2:58 pm
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Mount Etna is sliding toward the ocean.
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The great rift valley is, itself, a sign of splitting that's been going on for hundreds of thousands of years at least. The crack is just a symptom...
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Last post by ceptimus Sat Mar 24, 2018 10:44 pm
Drilling With Projectiles
by Rob Lister » Tue Mar 13, 2018 12:43 pm
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Drilling Geothermal Wells With Projectiles
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I wonder how they avoid the naughty corrosion that goes with geothermal.
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Last post by sparks Thu Mar 15, 2018 6:03 pm
Big Brothers
by Witness » Wed Mar 14, 2018 12:21 am
An artificial intelligence algorithm developed by Stanford researchers can determine a neighborhood’s political leanings by its cars
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Last post by Zombie Abdul Wed Mar 14, 2018 9:07 am
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Survive a black hole! But watch out for elephants
by gnome » Sun Mar 04, 2018 4:23 pm
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Futurism: How to Survive a Black Hole
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You never know what you will find . . .
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