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Erhard Rossberg: Optics expert had impact on space, defense
Erhard Walter Rossberg left communist East Germany for Switzerland in 1957, the same year the Russians launched the first satellite, and his work eventually made its way into space. The 18-year-old had just graduated as a master optician from an...
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Stephen Hawking talks about unified theory and his biggest 'blunder'
This post has been corrected. See the note below for details.Humans are on the cusp of discovering how the universe works on its biggest and smallest scales, Stephen Hawking said during a lecture Tuesday in Los Angeles. The renowned theoretical physicist made his name studying black holes, massive structures that...Tags: Science, Cosmology, Biology, Health and Safety at School, Hospitals and Clinics
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Dark matter being explored in SD
 Deep in the former Homestake Gold Mine in Lead scientists have set up a multimillion dollar experiment with the hopes of detecting one of the mysteries of the universe — dark matter.  Mentioned in Star Trek and computer games, dark matter sounds...Tags: Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Science, Fiction, Science and Technology
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Meet the commenters: BrianE
Change of SubjectCommenter ID: BrianE Real name: Brian Emond Gender: Male Age: 41 Occupation: Software Engineer Family info: Married 12 years, 2 kids 10(M) and 7(F) Resides: Bolingbrook. Born and bred suburbanite. I do not like big cities; never lived in one,...... -
Interactive workshop sparks students' interest in physics
Staff WriterStudents of the Imperial Valley Home School Academy learned about force and motion at a physics workshop here Monday. The workshop included a marble run, domino derby and a rollercoaster, which was a student favorite. “The roller coaster is fun...Tags: Education, Teaching and Learning, Robert J. Lopez, Students, Science and Technology
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PASSINGS: Donald A. Glaser, Jewel Akens
Donald A. Glaser Nobel Prize-winning physicist Donald A. Glaser, 86, a Nobel Prize-winning UC Berkeley physicist who invented a device called the bubble chamber, which allowed researchers to track the paths of high-energy atomic particles after...
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'Angry Birds' clear way for the 'Mad Cows'
You may have heard of a video game called "Angry Birds." If you haven't, the object of the game is to slingshot an angry bird and destroy a group of pigs' fortified shelter, thereby defeating the pigs. The game has been known to cause excessive...Tags: Gaming, Animals, Apple iPod, Entertainment
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Multidisciplinary
Artists: head to Middletown this weekend and hug a scientist. Choreographer Liz Lerman (pictured) curates "Innovations: Intersection of Art and Science," a two-day Wesleyan symposium co-hosted by the school's Center for the Arts and its Hughes Program...
Tags: Science, Virginia Tech, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Wesleyan University, Middletown
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Science revolution heading to Illinois schools
As early as kindergarten, all students in Illinois could be engaged in science and engineering practices, from analyzing data to defining problems and designing solutions. By high school they'd be deep into engineering design and investigating solutions...
Tags: Engineering, Colleges and Universities, University of Chicago, Teachers, Waukegan
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Universe ages 80M years; Big Bang gets clearer
PARIS (AP) — New results from looking at the split-second after the Big Bang indicate the universe is 80 million years older than previously thought and provide ancient evidence supporting core concepts about the cosmos — how it began, what...
Tags: NASA, Awards and Prizes, Higgs Boson Search, Nobel Prize Awards, Astronomy
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PASSINGS: Robert C. Richardson, Richard Briers, Shadow Morton, Bill Eadington
Robert C. Richardson Won Nobel Prize for physics in 1996 Robert C. Richardson, 75, a Cornell University professor who shared a Nobel Prize for a key discovery in experimental physics, died Tuesday in Ithaca, N.Y., from complications of a heart attack,...
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Wesleyan To Host Innovation In Arts and Science Symposium
Hartford CourantWesleyan University presents the symposium “Innovations: Intersection of Art and Science” on Thursday, Feb. 28 and Friday, March 1 on the Wesleyan campus in Middletown. The event, which will focus on the themes of research, teaching and...Tags: Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Virginia Tech, Science, Education, Arts
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