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Large Coronal Hole Near the Sun's North Pole
Astronomers captured an
image of a gigantic coronal
hole hovering over the sun's
north pole on July 18, 2013,
at 9:06 a.m. EDT. Coronal
holes are dark, low density
... > full story
Distorted GPS Signals Reveal Hurricane Wind Speeds
Researchers have found a way
to do something completely
different with GPS: Measure
and map the wind speeds of
hurricanes. The new
technique could help
... > full story
Wind Power Does Not Strongly Affect Greater Prairie Chickens, Seven-Year Study Finds
Wind power development does
not ruffle the feathers of
greater prairie chicken
populations, according to a
seven-year study by
... > full story
Cluster Spacecraft Detects Elusive Space Wind
A new study provides the
first conclusive proof of
the existence of a space
wind first proposed
theoretically over 20 years
ago. By analysing data from
... > full story
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Mesoscale Ocean Eddies Impact Weather
July 7, 2013 — Not only large-scale ocean currents impact weather but also relatively small eddies, as a new study reveals. The researchers therefore recommend to account for these eddies in weather prediction ... > full story -
Playing Cricket: Physicists Cast New Light on Spin-Bowling
July 4, 2013 — As the Ashes series gets underway next week, a pair of brothers from Australia have been exploring the physics behind the spin of a cricket ball. While physicists are much more accustomed to ... > full story -
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Cold Climate Wind Energy Showing Huge Potential
May 28, 2013 — Wind energy capacity is growing rapidly in the cold climates of the world. According to the latest forecasts, between 45 and 50 gigawatts of wind energy will be built in cold climates by 2017, which ... > full story -
Climate Researchers Discover New Rhythm for El Niño
May 27, 2013 — Why El Niño peaks around Christmas and ends quickly by February to April has been a long-standing mystery. The answer lies in an interaction between El Niño and the annual cycle that ... > full story -
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Engineers Design, Test Taller, High-Strength Concrete Towers for Wind Turbines
May 15, 2013 — Engineers have designed and tested a concept for concrete towers to replace the steel towers used for wind turbines. The concrete towers could be a practical way to raise turbine towers from today's ... > full story -
Storage Power Plant on the Seabed
May 15, 2013 — A group of scientists aims to store electricity at the bottom of the sea. The energy will be stored with the help of high water ... > full story -
New Battery Design Could Help Solar and Wind Power the Grid
April 24, 2013 — Researchers have designed a low-cost, long-life battery that could enable solar and wind energy to become major suppliers to the electrical ... > full story -
NASA's Wind Mission Encounters 'SLAMS' Waves
April 16, 2013 — To tease out what happens at that boundary of the magnetosphere and to better understand how radiation and energy from the sun can cross it and move closer to Earth, NASA launches spacecraft into ... > full story -
Innovative Self-Cooling, Thermoelectric System Consumes No Electricity
April 11, 2013 — Researchers have produced a prototype of a self-cooling thermoelectric device that achieves “free” cooling of over 30ºC in devices that give off heat. It is a piece of equipment that ... > full story -
Ionic Thrusters Generate Efficient Propulsion in Air
April 3, 2013 — Thrusters powered by ionic wind may be an efficient alternative to conventional atmospheric propulsion technologies. When a current passes between two electrodes -- one thinner than the other -- it ... > full story
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