Posts Tagged ‘science’
Doomsday Seed Vault Has Opened Its Gates
Wednesday, February 27, 2008 0:33 No CommentsFew hours ago the Doomsday Seed Vault, in Svalbard, Norway, opened its doors. I remember reading about it about half a year ago in Wired and I got impressed. This is basically a special vault that is built to hold, with top most security, seeds from every plant that exists on Earth. From its name [...]
Earthquake Prediction Techniques for Greece and the World
Friday, February 15, 2008 13:00 2 CommentsGreece has been shaking up recently by earthquake after earthquake. Yesterday the 4th earthquake within 1.5 months (see previous 1, 2, 3), of a 6.5 magnitude had an epicenter south of the city of Kalamata.
This seismic activity has been scientifically predicted by the V.A.N team of Professor P. A. Varotsos of the University of Athens, [...]
Nano-explosions
Saturday, January 5, 2008 22:37 No Comments
The photo above was taken by Fanny Beron front Canada and won the ?Sciense as Art? contest few days ago in Boston.
Her picture shows an overflowed electrodeposited magnetic nanowire array (CoFeB) where the template has been subsequently completely etched.
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