Physics News Archive: October 2004


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	Sandia imagists overcome maelstrom obscuring Z machine’s drive force Source: Sandia Posted: 11/23/2004 Other than a nuclear bomb, Z is the most powerful generator of X-rays on the planet. Scientists have now for the first time peered into the center of Sandia National Laboratory’s Z machine as it fires. Full story...

	Polaroid Sunglasses let astronomers take a closer look at Black Holes Source: PParc Posted: 11/18/2004 An international team led by an Edinburgh astronomer have discovered that by studying polarized light from black holes they can focus on what exactly is going on around them. Full story...

	Sandia, Stirling to build solar dish engine power plant Source: Sandia Posted: 11/10/2004 Sandia National Laboratories and Stirling Energy Systems, Inc. (SES) to build and test six new solar dish-engine systems for electricity generation that will provide enough grid-ready solar electricity to power more than 40 homes. Full story...

	Radar Image Shows Titan's Surface Live and in Color Source: JPL/NASA Posted: 11/9/2004 Saturn's moon Titan shows a sharp contrast between its smooth and rough edges in a new false-color radar image. Full story...

	Laser Points to the Future at Palomar Source: Caltech Posted: 11/8/2004 Team of astronomers from Caltech and JPL and the University of Chicago created an artificial star by propagating a 4-watt laser beam out from the Hale Telescope and up into the night sky. Full story...

	Using nanotechnology to target sick cells Source: UToronto Posted: 11/2/2004 Can nanosized quantum dots which light up like multicoloured fireflies when exposed to ultraviolet light be used to detect, target and kill cancer cells? One University of Toronto researcher is set to find out. Full story...

	Researchers detect methane on Mars Source: UMich Posted: 11/1/2004 The spectrometer aboard the Mars Express has detected an average 10 parts per billion by volume (ppbv) of methane on Mars. Full story...

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