14 Stunning Cutting-Edge Technologies from around The World
Published by SNOLAB, two km (1.2 miles) below ground in Sudbury, Ontario, Canada, is best known for housing the Sudbury Neutrino Observatory. The Observatory was created to study neutrinos – weakly interacting particles – using the rock above it to filter out cosmic radiation. This ensured that only neutrinos, which easily penetrate matter, were observed.
14 Stunning Cutting-Edge Technologies from around The World
By Mr Ghaz, February 10, 2011
14 Stunning Cutting-Edge Technologies from around The World
First Evidence of Evolution without DNA
In January 2010, scientists at the Scripps Research Institute, California, USA, reported that they had witnessed evidence of evolution occurring in the lifeless. DNA-less proteins known as prions (artwork shown above). They exhibited signs of adapting to new environments and following the rules of natural selection. Prions are associated with 20 different diseases of the brain and animals.
Most Water-Repellent Man-Made Material
In February 2010, scientists at the University of Florida, USA, announced that they had created an almost perfect water-repellent, or hydrophobic surface. They used sheets of polypropylene and a mould to create tiny irregular “hairs” on the surface of the sheets, which resemble the microscopic structure of hairs on some water-walking arthropods.
Highest Laser Energy Shone on to a Single Target
In June 2009, scientists at the National Ignition Facility at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory in California, USA, began operating the array of 192 powerful lasers designed to research nuclear fusion. The lasers are focused on a fingernail-sized container known as a hohlraum that will eventually contain a pellet of hydrogenfuel for fusion experiments. On 27 January 2010, researchers fired the laser array for a few billionths of a second and delivered one megajoule of energy on to the target. This is equivalent to the explosion caused by 0.2 kg (0.44 lb) of TNT.
Deepest Underground Lab
SNOLAB, 2 km (1.2 miles) below ground in Sudbury, Ontario, Canada, is best known for housing the Sudbury Neutrino Observatory. The Observatory was created to study neutrinos – weakly interacting particles – using the rock above it to filter out cosmic radiation. This ensured that only neutrinos, which easily penetrate matter, were observed.
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On February 10, 2011 at 9:07 am
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On February 10, 2011 at 9:32 am
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On February 10, 2011 at 9:51 am
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On February 10, 2011 at 10:25 am
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SNOLAB, 2 km (1.2 miles) below ground in Sudbury, Ontario, Canada, is best known for housing the Sudbury Neutrino Observatory. The Observatory was created to study neutrinos – weakly interacting particles – using the rock above it to filter out cosmic radiation. This ensured that only neutrinos, which easily penetrate matter, were observed.
I have been there and seen this lab personally and it’s very interesting too.
On February 10, 2011 at 10:45 am
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On February 10, 2011 at 11:57 am
Very amazing and interesting
On February 13, 2011 at 5:44 am
Science has been moving further steps. And here we have some amazing inventions.
On May 2, 2012 at 8:55 am
Quote:
“They exhibited signs of adapting to new environments and following the rules of natural selection.”
Natural selection is part of evolution but not sufficient to explain evolution completely. What the scientist observed was just natural selection and not evolution itself.
Such incoherent use of terms leads to a lot of misunderstandings, remember to use the proper word when describing something.
To date there is no evidence of observed evolution in human history (it might have happened but we have not seen it yet or reproduced in a lab. some times it might take too long to be observable or simply something about our theory is wrong)