Saturn's Strange Magnetic Field: Electical link to Saturn's moon

There is a visible link between Saturn and its moon Enceladus. Check out this article.


Wire-Service Stories - SkyandTelescope.com

Cosmic Blast of Energy Being Tracked by NASA

New mysterious energy burst in our solar system.

Wire-Service Stories - SkyandTelescope.com

Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria in India Could Spread, Experts Say

Going to India... don't drink the water! This is the second news piece about human waste getting into the water supply and infecting people. The first news piece was about herpes simplex surviving water treatment somewhere here in the states. Makes one wary of drinking from the faucet and more inclined to drink bottled water, that is until I read the label on my bottle and it noted it was from the Fort Worth Municipal water supply....

Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria in India Could Spread, Experts Say

The 65 mpg Ford the U.S. Can't Have - BusinessWeek

We are 26th in the world when it comes to education and perhaps this is why in a time when gas prices are rising, Ford has a car that gets 65 mpg but cannot sell it in the US. Check out the article below:

The 65 mpg Ford the U.S. Can't Have - BusinessWeek

Mystery signal at Fermilab hints at 'technicolour' force - physics-math - 07 April 2011 - New Scientist

Here is a better and more in-depth article regarding the probable find of a new "force" that will help explains how particles get their mass.
Mystery signal at Fermilab hints at 'technicolour' force - physics-math - 07 April 2011 - New Scientist

Electricity From a Vacuum: How to turn the vacuum into a superconductor - physics-math - 08 April 2011 - New Scientist

Interestingly enough, I heard several people over a year ago speak of the viability of creating a self-sustaining source of electricity using a vacuum but they were severely ridiculed by 'men of science'. And then here is this article... still with naysayers as to being able to harness this "lightening in a bottle" but I would keep my ear out for future articles using this now proven technique. Oil companies will hate it and perhaps that is why we won't see it seriously pursued for several years.

This idea really is not new as Tesla worked on an electricity source that would not require fossil fuels. The thing is it would have meant essentially free electricity for everyone once they bought the device. Unfortunately his benefactor, J.P. Morgan, was not interested in something with low profit margins so he pulled his backing and went with Edison who was arguably not as bright nor noble. Today we are slaves to a finite energy source, whose use is not beneficial for our biosphere. Question is will we ever be willing to pursue something for the good of all if it does not make someone ridiculously wealthy?

How to turn the vacuum into a superconductor - physics-math - 08 April 2011 - New Scientist

Short Sharp Science: Black hole unleashes enduring cosmic blast

A huge explosion 3.8 billion miles from earth and we are still capturing pictures a week later. This is another one of those events for which we can only come up with our best guess while we look on in awe.

Short Sharp Science: Black hole unleashes enduring cosmic blast

New Force In Nature?

Check out this article from BBC News.  Seems that while smashing atoms in the Tevatron Accelerator they may have not only found a new particle but the existence of this new particle would mean that there is a new "force" to add to the gravity, electromagnetism, weak and strong forces. The article noted:

"If proved, it will be a completely new, unanticipated particle; researchers say it cannot be the much sought-after Higgs boson.

It could also signal a new fundamental force of nature, and the most radical change in physics for decades."

BBC News - Tevatron accelerator yields hints of new particle

For all those working to find a theory of everything there may be a new "force" to deal with:

BBC News - Tevatron accelerator yields hints of new particle

Starting over: Coining a new dollar - tech - 01 April 2011 - New Scientist

Did you know we pay more for the raw materials that go into the penny and nickle than their market value? Read this article from New Scientist which notes that we would not only save tax dollars by doing away with small coins but by making the dollar bill into a coin. Interesting quick read and seems to be something Congress may consider in trying to cut costs.

Starting over: Coining a new dollar - tech - 01 April 2011 - New Scientist