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The dam that global warming zealots have erected to keep out criticism of their theory is giving way.

Happy Trinity Day : Happy Trinity Day: on this day in 1945, the first atomic bomb was detonated in Alamogordo, in Los Alamos, NM.

A newly developed nano-sized electronic device is an important step toward helping astronomers see invisible light dating from the creation of the universe.

Earlier this week, a story in The Daily Telegraph suggested that the legendary physicist Stephen Hawking -- who occupies the sacred Lucasian Chair at Cambridge where Newton, Babbage, and Dirac once perched -- ...

The technique may eventually enable the development of extremely small computers, and even give doctors a new tool for studying the plaques in blood vessels that play a role in diseases such as heart disease.

Purdue University is operating a virtual environment that enables scientists and engineers to interpret raw data collected with powerful instruments called dynamic atomic force microscopes.

The latest bright idea in energy-efficient lighting for homes and offices uses big science in nano-small packages to dim the future Edison's light bulb.

Renowned physicist Stephen Hawking has no immediate plans to leave his University of Cambridge posting to work in Waterloo, Ont.

First Edition August 2008 Pages: 864 Series: Head First ISBN 10: 0-596-10237-2 ISBN 13: 9780596102371 Do most physics books make your eyes glaze over quickly? Get ready for Head First Physics .

"From a practical point of view, if we are going to ever be able to predict when and where lightning will strike, we need to first understand how lightning moves from one place to the other," said Joseph Dwyer, ...

Spacefilling and ball-and-stick representations of 102-atom gold nanoparticle; 79-atom gold core surface with 23-atom protective layer; Close-up of protective layer units; and 79-atom core.

Solving complicated calculations has never been easy, but a new European computing grid means researchers can number crunch their data faster than ever before.

It equates quantum physics with a bit of magic and some shenanigans that aren't science at all.

Cymbals don't clash of their own accord - ' in our world, anyway. But the quantum world is bizarrely different.

Unlike most of us, subatomic particles don't gain weight as they get older. The mass of these tiny bits of matter has remained constant over the last 6 billion years, recent astronomical observations indicate.

As J. Robert Oppenheimer waited at Trinity Site to test the first nuclear weapon in the early morning hours of July 16, 1945, it's unlikely the famous physicist considered bursting into song.

Highlights of the Health Physics Society meeting in Pittsburgh, July 14-17 Scientists at a meeting of the Health Physics Society in Pittsburgh next week will discuss some of the most important questions about ...

Main Category: MRI / PET / Ultrasound Also Included In: Conferences ; Primary Care / General Practice ; Radiology / Nuclear Medicine Article Date: 12 Jul 2008 - 6:00 PDT printer friendly view / write opinions ...

Fish 'n' chips at the seaside is a British tradition. Physicists in Brazil believe that such "national dishes" are unlikely to be displaced by foods from afar.

Physics Professor Michael Gershenson with laboratory equipment used to fabricate ultra-sensitive, nano-sized infrared light detector.