Holes are everywhere, if you look... This post is the second in a series that accompanies the upcoming publication of my book ‘Gravity’s Engines: How Bubble-Blowing Black Holes Rule Galaxies, Stars, and Life in the Cosmos’ (Scientific American/FSG). [More]
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For the second year, Mandarin Oriental, Hong Kong has been named the official hotel of the 2012 Hong Kong International Art Fair. To celebrate Asia’s premier art event, commonly called Art HK, the nearly 50-year-old hotel—known for its majestic views of Victoria Harbor and the city’s skyline—will offer specialty cocktails ...
Read More »Mandarin Oriental and Art HK Create a Destination for Art Lovers
For the second year, Mandarin Oriental, Hong Kong has been named the official hotel of the 2012 Hong Kong International Art Fair.
Read More »Sturdy and Stylish Snow Goggles
Taking inspiration from the first two people to reach the summit of K2, the second tallest mountain in the world, Italian and German design companies Mykita and Moncler have teamed up to create a functional and stylish collection of snow optics called an Homage to the Mountains. The lenses, which ...
Read More »A new kind of metal in the deep Earth
(PhysOrg.com) -- The crushing pressures and intense temperatures in Earth's deep interior squeeze atoms and electrons so closely together that they interact very differently. With depth materials change
Read More »Yeti Crab Grows Its Own Food
By Ed Yong of Nature magazine In the deep ocean off the coast of Costa Rica, scientists have found a species of crab that cultivates gardens of bacteria on its claws, then eats them. The yeti crab--so-called because of the hair-like bristles that cover its arms--is only the second of its family to be discovered. [More]
Read More »The Drone Threat to Privacy
Editor’s note: This is the second of a two-part series on security and privacy during the age of drone warfare. Part one is available here . [More]
Read More »Large Hadron Collider proton run for 2011 reaches successful conclusion
(PhysOrg.com) -- After some 180 days of running and four hundred trillion (4x1014) proton proton collisions, the LHCs 2011 proton run came to an end at 5.15pm yesterday evening.
Read More »Large Hadron Collider proton run for 2011 reaches successful conclusion
(PhysOrg.com) -- After some 180 days of running and four hundred trillion (4x1014) proton proton collisions, the LHCs 2011 proton run came to an end at 5.15pm yesterday evening. For the second year running, the LHC team has largely surpassed its operational objectives, steadily increasing the rate at which the LHC has delivered data to the experiments.
Read More »Large Hadron Collider proton run for 2011 reaches successful conclusion
(PhysOrg.com) -- After some 180 days of running and four hundred trillion (4x1014) proton proton collisions, the LHCs 2011 proton run came to an end at 5.15pm yesterday evening. For the second year running, the LHC team has largely surpassed its operational objectives, steadily increasing the rate at which the LHC has delivered data to the experiments.
Read More »Thompson leads by 2 at Navistar Classic
PRATTVILLE, Alabama (AP) -Teenager Lexi Thompson shot a 4-under 68 Friday to take the lead after the second round of the Navistar LPGA Classic.
Read More »Players not thrilled with early tee times at BMW
Add pro golfers to the list of folks annoyed with Notre Dame these days.
Read More »Schlesinger, Hardin move on at Senior Women’s Am
Medalist Lisa Schlesinger and defending champion Mina Hardin advanced to the second round of match play at the USGA Senior Women's Amateur on Monday.
Read More »Yani Tseng, Amy Yang share LPGA Tour lead
Defending champion Yani Tseng shot a 4-under 67 on Saturday and Amy Yang had a 64 to share the second-round lead in the LPGA Tour's NW Arkansas Championship at 9 under.
Read More »NYC’s Ring of Steel pt 2: Central Command
In the second of three videos, we visit the central hub of New York City's 'Ring of Steel', the expansive camera network keeping watch over Lower Manhattan.
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