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POPSAug. 14, 1888: I Sing the Meter Electric Thomson invented a commutator watt-hour meter (that measured the energy consumed), also in 1888, and brought it to market the following year. It worked on both alternating- and direct-current systems, but fell by the wayside in the late 1890s when the induction watt-hour meter came into general use, where it remains to this day.
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POPSThe Future Of Air Travel? Only if the helium supply is better managed. It is known to be in short supply. The details of the craft are interesting, just the same. Electric engines are a novelty, too.
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POPSFirst Underwater Neutrino Telescope Has Been Constructed The Antares detector is shielded from the background of cosmic rays by 2000 metres of water. Its abyssal depth provides total darkness, disturbed only by the faint light from a few bioluminescent animals. The telescope's basic principle is to make Earth itself the neutrino target. While the Earth stops other particles, neutrinos can pass all the way through. Along the way, some of them will collide with the nucleus of an atom. A very rare occurrence statistically, this collision produces a muon, a charged particle similar to an electron that moves in the same direction as the original neutrino.
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POPSIncubator fields affect baby's heart rate. The heart ? No doubt it is going to be affected, but the brain seems like it is more at risk. The brain runs at a very low frequency - between 0, and 25 Hz in a natural state -compared to MHz, and kHz for radio, and GHz for a cpu, but as with the chords in music, a frequency higher up the scale can, amplify a note it harmonizes with somewhere else on the scale. Maybe there is a link between incubator EMR. and ADHD. A kid may not need Ritlin, they might need a tune up. If you want to know more about brain frequencies, wikki has a good summary in electroencephalograpy. Below is the url : http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electroencephalography#Wave_patterns
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POPSAnimal senses humans don't have You might think you're smart, but none of your senses rival the keenest abilities in the animal world. Animals see in the dark, sniff prey miles away, and detect electrical output from muscle twitches in hidden meals. Read on, so you don't become one of those meals.<<
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POPS'Quantum Hall-like effect' found in a bulk material without an applied magnetic field A team of scientists from Princeton University has found that the so called quantum Hall effect, which is observed in two-dimensional electron systems subjected to low temperatures and strong magnetic fields can occur in a bulk crystal of bismuth-antimony without any external magnetic field being present. This work, could lead to advances in new kinds of fast computing devices, of potential use in future electronic technologies.
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POPSThe PS10 Solar Power Tower One of oldest forms of energy used by humans -- sunlight concentrated by mirrors -- is poised to make an astonishing comeback. An example is the "Solar Tower" Planta Solar 10 (PS10 ), a solar power plant located in Sanlucar la Mayor, Spain.
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POPSWalt Whitman Some generally unknown facts about Whitman incl Emerson's admiration
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POPSWater forms floating 'bridge' when exposed to high voltage While it's one of the most important and abundant chemical compounds on Earth, water is still a puzzle to scientists. Much research has been done to uncover the structure of water beyond the H2O scale, which is thought to be responsible for many of water’s unique properties. However, the nature of this structure, governed by hydrogen bonds, is currently unknown.
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POPS"Hearing Voices" Explained Wow! This article is extremely well written and the sources are half the length of it! The full article is an eye popping must read. The next time you think you are hearing about cutting edge technology in the news, remember this article and the weight its sources carry. A goldmine of follow up research! How come the main stream media have never heard of these technologies? Answers on a post card...
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POPSNanotechnology meets solar energy Cheers to the National Science Foundation for supporting these exciting fields. Hopefully Lindsey's team can marry nanotechnology and solar energy and we can all live (oil-free) happily ever after!
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