Physics and Astronomy News Archive: December 2005

Image: Movement of Earth's North Magnetic Pole Accelerating Rapidly

Movement of Earth's North Magnetic Pole Accelerating Rapidly

Source: OregonState   Posted: 12/9/05

Earth's North Magnetic Pole has moved nearly 1,100 kilometers out into the Arctic Ocean during the last century and at its present rate could move from northern Canada to Siberia within the next half-century.
Image: Prelude to an Earthquake?

Prelude to an Earthquake?

Source: LBL   Posted: 12/9/05

A geophysicist from the LBNL has identified possible seismic precursors to two recent California earthquakes, including the 1989 Loma Prieta earthquake that wreaked havoc throughout the Bay Area.
Image: Science and Engineering Doctorates Are Up

Science and Engineering Doctorates Are Up

Source: NSF   Posted: 12/9/05

According to new survey results, the number of Ph.D. degrees granted in science and engineering (S&E) fields has increased for the second year in a row.
Image: Quantum Memory Advancement

Quantum Memory Advancement

Source: GATech   Posted: 12/9/05

Researchers at Georgian Institute of Technology demonstrate storage and retrieval of single photons.