Physics

Physics Today: An unwelcome 'climate' for scientists?
An unwelcome 'climate' for scientists? Virginia Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli, in a blatantly political move to help strengthen his support among the right wing for his bid to become the next governor, is causing uproar in the science community by investigating climate scientist and former University of Virg... 19 May 2010 06:05

Gulf oil leak termination
Destroying the Gulf of Mexico fishery and five Southern states overflowing with genetic hazardous waste pleases Uncle Al. Better still, let's stop the leak, put Dixie back in business, and do some real damage to the US. CLOSING THE RISER: Crimp it shut. 21-inch riser pipe has typical 0.75" walls. 1) Th... 18 May 2010 20:21

What is the experimentally measurable difference between rest ?mass and the 'relativistic mass' of the photon ??!!
In sci.physics Tony M <marcuac(a)gmail.com> wrote: (Snip on GPS and GR) The satellite clock is compensated for GR effects. The story I heard was that the GPS system was built with an option to do the GR correction, initially turned off. It didn't take long to determine that it needed to be on. -- glen ... 18 May 2010 15:54

Global Warming: How to approach the science (R Lindzen)
http://wattsupwiththat.files.wordpress.com/2010/05/lindzen_heartland_2010.pdf Slide show of yesterdays talk at ICCC 2010 by Richard Lindzen. Not powerpoint, lots of information. ... 23 May 2010 10:17

The Angeleño Ledger Daily Press
Hollywood Filmmakers Production Services http://theangeleoledger.newscred.com/ ... 18 May 2010 10:22

The Hubble Error Clarified
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Inverse_square_law.svg At "one" instance of the Universe Expansion, let say the light beam (also particles) expands by 2 units as the distance (space) of the beam from the observer expands by 1000 units (redshift). ***BUT only 1 of the 2 units above expands toward the observer,... 18 May 2010 10:22

Manipulating neurons in living animals with light
http://sfn.org/index.aspx?pagename=publications_rd_lightmolecules The Discovery How bacteria move toward and away from light The study of obscure bacteria found in pond scum may not seem like the quickest path to curing neurological disorders like Parkinson's disease. Yet blue-green algae may hold the key ... 18 May 2010 04:55

Using the Eclipse-Test Chapt10, Fiberglass/Prism Experiment; Refraction Redshift, not a Doppler #93; ATOM TOTALITY
yesterday I wrote: (snipped) The larger the purported redshift, the better is the choice. Next, get a computer filtering that eclipses the "seen object". Do not eclipse it by overeclipsing. I mean, eclipse it at a "least minimum eclipse." Wait a week or a month and reimpose the previous eclipse on... 18 May 2010 02:45

 A 396 dollar dual·core, Win7 PC that can play High·Definition videos.
 For 396 dollars (after shipping), there's an EEE·Box with 2 gigs of RAM, 6 USB ports, dual·core and Win7 that can play High·Definition videos: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16883220021 No monitor, no CD|DVD drive. Built·in WiFi. Uses about 20 Watts. ... 18 May 2010 00:35

 A 230 dollar PC, after shipping.
 “ PCs for $499 at Walmart. ”, you ( treBert ) mentioned. This PC ( no monitor ) costs 220 dollars, 230 after shipping: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16883220006 Built·in WiFi (b/g/n), 160 giga·byte hard disk, one gig of ram. 4 USB ports; 2 front, 3 back. Windows XP, not Vista nor Win7... 17 May 2010 23:29