Monthly Archives: June 2009

New Element In The Periodic Table

The element 112, discovered at the GSI Helmholtzzentrum für Schwerionenforschung (Centre for Heavy Ion Research) in Darmstadt, has been officially recognized as a new element by the International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry (IUPAC). IUPAC confirmed the recognition of … Continue reading

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Zero-emission vehicle

A car that has neither an engine nor a muffler will debut on the Japanese market next month. Developed by Mitsubishi Motors Corp. the “i-MiEV” is the world’s first mass-produced zero-emission minicar that does not need an internal combustion engine … Continue reading

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Warp Drive Engine Could Suck Earth Into Black Hole

According to new calculations by Italian physicists, a warp drive could easily create a black hole that would incinerate any passengers on a space craft and then suck Earth into a black hole. In normal physics, nothing can move faster … Continue reading

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El Niño is coming back

Ocean temperatures in the equatorial Pacific are showing signs that an old acquaintance is about  to return.Sea surface temperatures have warmed across the Pacific’s midsection during the Spring, and more importantly, a large pulse of subsurface warmth has propagated from … Continue reading

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