Physics news

Henry J · Post by **Henry J** » Thu Aug 04, 2005 2:17 pm

More quark news!

Detecting the Traces of Mystery Matter

Using high-speed collisions between gold atoms, scientists think they have re-created one of the most mysterious forms of matter in the universe -- quark-gluon plasma. This form of matter was present during the first microsecond of the Big Bang and may still exist at the cores of dense, distant stars.

Henry

Xjmt · Post by **Xjmt** » Fri Aug 05, 2005 8:48 am

Henry J wrote:More quark news!

Detecting the Traces of Mystery Matter
Using high-speed collisions between gold atoms, scientists think they have re-created one of the most mysterious forms of matter in the universe -- quark-gluon plasma. This form of matter was present during the first microsecond of the Big Bang and may still exist at the cores of dense, distant stars.
Henry

I can just see it now. Before the end of the year TV & 'puter manufacturers will be touting their screens containing quark--gluon plasma!

Henry J · Post by **Henry J** » Fri Aug 05, 2005 9:53 am

Great, but will we need gold plated latinum to buy the quark things?

Henry J · Post by **Henry J** » Wed Aug 10, 2005 7:56 am

New method for quantum cooling discovered

Physicists at The University of Texas at Austin have discovered a new technique for cooling atoms and molecules that will allow them to study quantum physics more effectively with a greater variety of particles.

(They've discovered Maxwell's demon!)

Henry

Xjmt · Post by **Xjmt** » Wed Aug 10, 2005 8:38 am

Or the CHARMED ONES could just freeze them!

Henry J · Post by **Henry J** » Wed Aug 10, 2005 8:53 am

But how many physicists can keep a Piper on hand for that?

Xjmt · Post by **Xjmt** » Wed Aug 10, 2005 11:41 am

The guy in the long white coat. You know. Zippo, the WHITE LIGHTER.

Henry J · Post by **Henry J** » Wed Aug 17, 2005 10:07 am

Tricorder, anybody?

Lasers Key to Handheld Gas and Liquid Sensors

Using small quantum cascade lasers, researchers at Tech, along with colleagues from Tel-Aviv University and OmniGuide Communications, have built and demonstrated a prototype handheld gas phase chemical sensing device and a liquid phase sensing device.

lswot · Post by **lswot** » Thu Aug 18, 2005 11:18 am

Star Trek is TRUE!!!!!!!!!!

Xjmt · Post by **Xjmt** » Thu Aug 18, 2005 12:21 pm

lswot wrote:Star Trek is TRUE!!!!!!!!!!

And even some of their 'morality plays' work very well in todays environment.

lswot · Post by **lswot** » Fri Aug 19, 2005 12:15 pm

Xjmt wrote:
lswot wrote:Star Trek is TRUE!!!!!!!!!!
And even some of their 'morality plays' work very well in todays environment.

Yep!

Rstegman · Post by **Rstegman** » Mon Aug 22, 2005 3:56 am

With the original Star Trek, the only science we don't have that they have, is the transporter and the warp drive. We have some version of just about everything else. We even have flip phones....

The biggest problem of any of the Star Trek series is keeping ahead of existing developing science and technology.

Xjmt · Post by **Xjmt** » Mon Aug 22, 2005 5:40 am

The biggest problem of any of the Star Trek series is keeping ahead of existing developing science and technology.

Unless, of course, it's a prequal which they managed to screw up anyway.

Henry J · Post by **Henry J** » Mon Aug 22, 2005 7:20 am

They'd also have to avoid inspiring the new technology...

lswot · Post by **lswot** » Mon Aug 22, 2005 10:51 am

Henry J wrote:They'd also have to avoid inspiring the new technology...

hence my resistance to "prequels"