2015年4月20日 星期一

2015-04-21 U.K. Science


Daily Mail
   
Supervoid 1.8bn light-years wide could be biggest object ever found   
Daily Mail
A giant supervoid 1.8 billion light-years across may be responsible for a mysterious 'Cold Spot' in the universe. The theory was proposed by astronomers seeking to understand what is causing this larger-than-expected cold area. If confirmed, the supervoid ...

Space 'supervoid' holds clue to mystery of sky's cold spot   The Times (subscription)
Gigantic 'hole' is largest known structure in the universe   The Space Reporter
Mysterious 'Cold Spot' In The Universe - And What's Not There - Puzzles Scientists   Tech Times
News Every day   
Science Recorder   
Telegraph.co.uk   
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The Independent
   
International Space Station could be fitted with huge lasers to shoot down space ...   
The Independent
Scientists want to fit huge lasers to the International Space Station (ISS) and use them to blast away the estimated 3,000 tons of space debris that flies around the Earth and could be putting it in danger. The plan, proposed by researchers from the Riken ...

International Space Station could be fitted with lasers to shoot down space junk ...   Daily Mail
International Space Station could be fitted with HUGE LASERS to blast ...   Express.co.uk
Fit lasers to International Space Station to shoot at space debris, say scientists   Market Business News
Christian Science Monitor   
Irish Independent   
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For Argyll
   
A first for Scotland: COAST's Howard Wood wins Goldman Environmental Prize   
For Argyll
An International award for marine restoration has come to Howard Wood of the Isle of Arran's pioneering marine environmental group, COAST. Howard, chairman and co-founder of COAST, has been awarded the hugely prestigious Goldman Environmental ...

Scot awarded £117000 green prize for work creating Arran no-fishing zone   The National
Isle of Arran diver wins award for 'no take' zone   Scotsman
Arran diver wins prestigious environmental award   BBC News
The Independent   
Market Business News   
Herald Scotland   
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Pune Mirror
   
Solar-powered device to clean greenhouse gases   
Pune Mirror
Researchers have developed an artificial photosynthetic system to convert carbon dioxide into useful products like plastics, pharmaceuticals and liquid fuels using solar power. A potentially game-changing breakthrough in artificial photosynthesis has been ...

Artificial photosynthesis can help tackle global carbon emission problem   Techie News
Major advance in artificial photosynthesis poses win/win for the environment   environmentalresearchweb
Artifical biosynthesis breakthrough claimed   The Engineer

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Christian Science Monitor
   
Newly discovered frog species looks like Kermit   
Christian Science Monitor
Hyalinobatrachium dianae, a new species of glass frog has been discovered in the Talamanca mountains of Costa Rica. By Rowena Lindsay, Staff Writer April 20, 2015. close. Kermit the Frog, left, and Miss Piggy arrive at the World Premiere of "Muppets Most ...

Kermit is that you? New species of glass frog found   USA TODAY
Scientist Discovers New Frog and It Looks Exactly Like Kermit!   E! Online
Kermit The Frog Has A Real-Life Doppelganger In Costa Rica   Comicbook.com
The Inquisitr   
TIME   
Nature World News   
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Discovery News
   
Rosetta Watches Comet Erupt With a Dusty Surprise   
Discovery News
On March 12, the Rosetta spacecraft was imaging Comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko from a distance of 75 kilometers (46 miles) and by pure chance it spotted an eruption of dusty material from the shaded nucleus. Long-duration spacecraft are essential if ...

Rosetta captures the birth of a comet dust jet   CNET
Rosetta's comet throws out big jet   BBC News

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The Space Reporter
   
Exoplanet destroyed by white dwarf star   
The Space Reporter
An exoplanet with about one-third the mass of the Earth was destroyed when it ventured too close to a white dwarf star 1.4 times the mass of the Sun, according to evidence obtained via NASA's Chandra X-ray observatory and several other telescopes.
19 April 2015 in News: White dwarf star may have shredded passing planet   Astronomy Now Online
White dwarf star tore planet apart, Italian scientists believe   Market Business News
NASA: Death Star May Have Shredded Planet After Close Encounter   ABC News
Techie News   
GMA News   
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Sky News Australia
   
Sperm whale encounter at work   
Sky News Australia
The crew of the Exploration Vessel Nautilus had an unexpected visitor while they were working. They had a very rare encounter with a sperm whale on a routine trip measuring natural methane and hydrocarbon plumes in the Gulf of Mexico.
Sperm Whale circles submarine in amazing underwater footage   Telegraph.co.uk
Close encounter: 'What the heck is that?'   NEWS.com.au
'He's gonna bump you!'   WA today
Yahoo News UK   
Techaeris   
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Los Angeles Times
   
170-year-old shipwrecked champagne much like bubbly today, study finds   
Los Angeles Times
When divers salvaged 168 bottles of champagne from a shipwreck at the bottom of the Baltic Sea in 2010, taking a sip when they emerged from the surface, they knew immediately that they were probably tasting wine that was more than 100 years old.
19th century bubbly from seabed shipwreck sugary, sheds light on technique   The Japan Times
Shipwrecked Champagne Reveals Sweet Secret   Wine-Searcher
170-year-old champagne recovered from shipwreck still delicious, tasters say   Science Recorder
Tech Times   
Live Science   
Nature.com   
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Metro
   
Lifelike humanoid can react to facial expressions, engage in conversation   
Daily Times
With his lively eyebrows, winkled cheeks and eyes that follow you around the room - this state-of-the-art robotic head is menacingly lifelike, Daily Mail reports. The humanoid, known as Ham, has been drawing in crowds with his incredible range of facial ...

Meet the robot whose face shows what mood he's in   Metro
US New Humanoid Able to Talk Astonishes Everyone at AsiaWorld-Expo   Prensa Latina

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