2015年8月20日 星期四

2015-08-21 Australia Science


NEWS.com.au
   
Stargazers gather for world record   
NEWS.com.au
MORE than 3000 amateur astronomers are gathering in Canberra in a bid to break the world record for the most people stargazing in one place. THE Guinness World Record bid will take place at the Australian National University on Friday night. "I want to ...

Stargazing world record: More than 3000 to gather with eyes to sky in Canberra   ABC Online
Call for stargazing stewards   Barrier Daily Truth

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The Australian
   
New WA spider orchids identified   
9news.com.au
Several new varieties of spider orchids have been discovered in Western Australia's south west region. The 17 orchids were found from north of Geraldton to east of Esperance, and were officially named and documented in a recent journal published by the ...

New orchid species discovered in South West   Busselton Dunsborough Mail
New types of spider orchids discovered in Western Australia's south-west region   Techie News

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Gizmag
   
New record energy efficiency for artificial photosynthesis   
Gizmag
As the world moves towards developing new avenues of renewable energy, the efficiencies of producing fuels such as hydrogen must increase to the point that they rival or exceed those of conventional energy sources to make them a viable alternative.
'Artificial leaf' powered by solar energy to run future communities   Zee News
An 'artificial leaf' could one day power the world with clean energy   Mashable
Be First to Share ->   Bharat Press
French Tribune   
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MIT News
   
3 Questions: Richard Binzel on New Horizons' closest view of Pluto   
MIT News
On Jan. 19, 2006, NASA launched a space probe the size of a golf cart on a mission to explore the farthest reaches of the solar system; its destination was the Kuiper Belt, a frigid region beyond the planets, populated with icy bodies, the largest of ...
What flows on Pluto?   The Times

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9news.com.au
   
Marine life having 'whale of time' off NSW   
NEWS.com.au
A SEARCH for a large Southern Right Whale that was supposedly trapped in nets in waters south of Sydney has been called off. CREW from an incoming Jetstar flight notified the Westpac Surf Lifesavers on Thursday morning after spotting a whale about 11 ...

Happy finding: 'a Whale of a Time'   Sentinel Republic

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ABC Local
   
Project Persephone Worldship Or Geoengineering The Planet We Have   
Science 2.0
It is often said that the first full image of the “blue planet”, taken by the Apollo 17 space mission in December 1972, revealed Earth to be precious, fragile and protected only by a wafer-thin atmospheric layer. It reinforced the imperative for better ...
Dreams of a Fallen Civilisation: Why There is No Escaping the Blue Planet   ABC Local
No Escaping the Blue Planet   The Conversation AU

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ABC Online
   
Some sharks may be vulnerable to man-made noise, UWA research finds   
ABC Online
Some species of shark may be vulnerable to a growing level of man-made noise produced in the ocean, University of Western Australia research has discovered. Although the impact of sound pollution on popular marine mammals like whales and dolphins is ...

Offshore industries could lead to shark deafness, death: Aussie researcher   GlobalPost

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9news.com.au
   
World's oldest message in a bottle washes up   
9news.com.au
A couple strolling along a beach in Germany have found what is believed to be the world's oldest message in a bottle. Marianne Winkler and her husband Horst were on holiday on the North Sea island of Amrum when they found the bottle, Amrum News ...

World's oldest message in a bottle washes up in Germany after 108 years at sea   Telegraph.co.uk
World's Oldest Message In A Bottle Discovered Along Beach in Germany   International Business Times
Oldest known message in a bottle washes ashore in Germany   The Week Magazine
Newser   
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TheBull.com.au
   
Numbers on the mind: how maths can help explain the workings of our brain   
TheBull.com.au
Given that advanced mathematical training is critical for helping to solve some of the most challenging questions about the brain works, why are there so few mathematical neuroscientists? I hated biology when I was a kid. It was too messy, too shallow ...

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Popular Mechanics
   
New type of glass may lead to new technologies   
9news.com.au
The accidental discovery of a new type of glass holds the promise of new advancements in home electronics. Researchers at the University of Chicago made the discovery when performing optical experiments on glass that had been 'grown' by depositing ...

Scientists Accidentally Produce a Completely New Type of Glass   Sputnik International
Researchers made an entirely new type of glass…by accident   SlashGear
Researchers Just Invented a New Kind of Glass Totally by Accident   Popular Mechanics

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