Briz Vegas Posted November 20, 2020 Posted November 20, 2020 Thread starter. I am a big fan of science. Anyone that recognises my avatar thingy might have guessed. I even have a dusty old science degree, although I rarely get a chance to use it. I will admit to owning a bunch of Nordost high end cables, which some may say puts my love of science into question, but my stereo sounds better than yours so deal with it (joke.................or is it). Banter aside, science has given us the wonders of quality audio and too many other things to mention, but 2020 has also been a year of anti-science. Science being simply the pursuit of knowledge and understanding through rational systematic investigation. The 2020 thing was summed up for me today with this sad story on the ABC. “Arecibo Observatory telescope to be closed down after suffering damage from falling support cables”. It’s particularly sad as the science community isn’t saying “ meh, it’s old we have something better”. Arecibo is still relevant to research today, which makes it all the more an sign of the year 2020, something we need to move on from. https://www.sciencenews.org/article/arecibo-telescope-observatory-icon-puerto-rico-science-demolished Space is such an amazing place, partly because there is no religion, politics, or people lying for some gain or another. ...or many people at all. It’s a great place for pure science and discovery. I though a thread exploring interesting science news, preferably of the peer reviewed variety, might be a good place to visit. If you have some science news that you would like to share then I for one look forward to reading about it. 5
RankStranger Posted November 22, 2020 Posted November 22, 2020 This was my favourite wtf science storey from this week https://www.iflscience.com/health-and-medicine/the-strange-story-of-henrietta-lacks-and-her-immortal-cells/ 1
LHC Posted November 22, 2020 Posted November 22, 2020 9 minutes ago, RankStranger said: This was my favourite wtf science storey from this week https://www.iflscience.com/health-and-medicine/the-strange-story-of-henrietta-lacks-and-her-immortal-cells/ Yes, her cell line has immortalised her for scientific research. Note that her permission was not sought at the time.
cwt Posted November 22, 2020 Posted November 22, 2020 Fascinating history of cell reproduction [and converting] Quote In contrast to tumour or transformed cells, experiments need to be carried out to turn primary cells into immortal ones. This can be done through the addition of mutagenic agents, irradiation and the transfer of foreign DNA https://www.gesundheitsindustrie-bw.de/en/article/dossier/cell-culture-technology-it-all-started-with-frog-nerve-fibres Found this link about why we should look after the worlds frogs a bit better ; https://bgr.com/2020/01/14/nanorobots-in-medicine-xenobots-from-frog-stem-cells/
LHC Posted April 15, 2021 Posted April 15, 2021 This might not seen like much but (finally) some exciting news in the particle physics community. The so-called G-2 experiment at US Fermi Lab produced some results that suggest particle physicists doesn't know everything about our universe . That is good news as it probably means there are some new discoveries to be made to explain these results. New physics beyond the standard model is what that community have longed for. There are several videos explaining the G-2 experiment and the physics behind it in layman terms, but I like this one best. This host does a good job. 2
Steffen Posted April 15, 2021 Posted April 15, 2021 31 minutes ago, LHC said: This might not seen like much but (finally) some exciting news in the particle physics community. The so-called G-2 experiment at US Fermi Lab produced some results that suggest particle physicists doesn't know everything about our universe .. I wonder what @muon* has to say about this, being SNA’s second favourite lepton 1 2
GregWormald Posted April 15, 2021 Posted April 15, 2021 2 hours ago, LHC said: This might not seen like much but (finally) some exciting news in the particle physics community. The so-called G-2 experiment at US Fermi Lab produced some results that suggest particle physicists doesn't know everything about our universe . That is good news as it probably means there are some new discoveries to be made to explain these results. New physics beyond the standard model is what that community have longed for. There are several videos explaining the G-2 experiment and the physics behind it in layman terms, but I like this one best. This host does a good job. I prefer the take of Physics Girl but then I love analogies. I also found his shifting from side to centre to side annoying. YMMV of course. Fascinating stuff though. 1
Pops110 Posted April 16, 2021 Posted April 16, 2021 (edited) EM drive, interesting concept. If it works will turn physics on its head. https://www.popularmechanics.com/space/rockets/amp33917439/emdrive-wont-die/ Edited April 16, 2021 by Pops110
cwt Posted April 16, 2021 Posted April 16, 2021 5 hours ago, Pops110 said: EM drive, interesting concept. If it works will turn physics on its head. https://www.popularmechanics.com/space/rockets/amp33917439/emdrive-wont-die/ Go EM drive GO . Warp speed just took a hit for those who want to fold space but it may solve hunger one day .. New Warp Drive Research Dashes Faster Than Light Travel Dreams (msn.com) 1
Pops110 Posted April 16, 2021 Posted April 16, 2021 I was just reading another article on warp drive that said it may be theoretically possible. Alcubierre drive https://www.popularmechanics.com/technology/infrastructure/a29247769/warp-drive-possible/
Cloth Ears Posted April 16, 2021 Posted April 16, 2021 5 hours ago, Pops110 said: EM drive, interesting concept. If it works will turn physics on its head. https://www.popularmechanics.com/space/rockets/amp33917439/emdrive-wont-die/ I've yet to see this tested in an isolated environment. When I see that, then I'd say there might be some paper forthcoming. Like the early ones "What did you use to generate the microwaves?" "We plugged it into the wall here!" 1
cwt Posted April 16, 2021 Posted April 16, 2021 (edited) 23 minutes ago, Pops110 said: I was just reading another article on warp drive that said it may be theoretically possible. Alcubierre drive https://www.popularmechanics.com/technology/infrastructure/a29247769/warp-drive-possible/ Yes the Alcubierre hypothesis was mentioned in my link ; things have progressed reading the full article .. A bit of paraphrasing - Quote Alcubierre’s suggestion, while mathematically rigorous, is difficult to understand at an intuitive level. Bobrick and Martire’s work is set to change all that. Starship bloopers Bobrick and Martire show that any warp drive must be a shell of material in a constant state of motion, enclosing a flat region of spacetime. The energy of the shell modifies the properties of the spacetime region inside it. This gives us a mathematical key for finding and classifying warp technologies. Their work manages to address one of the core problems for warp drives. To make the equations balance, Alcubierre’s device runs on “negative energy” – but we are yet to discover any viable sources of negative energy in the real world. Edited April 16, 2021 by cwt 1
Pops110 Posted April 16, 2021 Posted April 16, 2021 19 minutes ago, cwt said: Yes the Alcubierre hypothesis was mentioned in my link ; things have progressed reading the full article .. A bit of paraphrasing - Sorry haven’t had a chance to read the article yet. Will have a look at some stage. 1
oztheatre Posted April 28, 2021 Posted April 28, 2021 (edited) too controversial for most.. Edited April 30, 2021 by oztheatre price change
muon* Posted April 28, 2021 Posted April 28, 2021 (edited) .................. Edited April 29, 2021 by muon* 2
oztheatre Posted April 28, 2021 Posted April 28, 2021 (edited) People never go looking for answers to the things they think they have the answers to. Edited April 30, 2021 by oztheatre off topic
oztheatre Posted April 28, 2021 Posted April 28, 2021 On 20/11/2020 at 5:49 PM, Briz Vegas said: Thread starter. I am a big fan of science. Science being simply the pursuit of knowledge and understanding through rational systematic investigation. I though a thread exploring interesting science news, preferably of the peer reviewed variety, might be a good place to visit. If you have some science news that you would like to share then I for one look forward to reading about it. Pursuit of knowledge, reality and ultimate truth. No man with a calculator will ever solve the reality of our universe. not now, not ever, why they haven't and why they can't. I could literally show you 500+ articles that start of with 'scientists are confused by', 'scientists are astounded by', 'scientists are mystified by', 'scientists see unexpected' etc etc. They succeed in their observations, succeed somewhat in their descriptions but fail badly at the explanations. The why and how is what really matters and they don't explain any of it. The entire arena has been over complicated when the reality is much much simpler. Just think rationally and clearly. Everything is fields, fields don't have quantity, therefore they cannot be quantized or counted. The only way they can be is over time, with a vector and given result, then you can quantify the effects of said field, but a field by itself, no branch of science has ever explained what a field is. This is not an opinion it's a fact. People are up on the 4th floor talking how real virtual particles are. you may as well be talking about bigfoot and fairies. it's not real. THAT is the twilight zone right there. get right down to the basement, the foundational philosophy of mother nature and you'll see how skewed our attempts at explaining reality. Mushroom physics lol. Sorry, I know I know this goes against 'what's popular' and may grind the gears of those who believe things to be a certain way, but if you really want to understand you have to walk away from the particle psychosis we've had rammed down our throats for decades. Fun fact. AE, Feynman, Bohr, what have they given the the modern world? Nothing, absolutely nothing whatsoever. Farraday, Maxwell, Steinmetz, Tesla, Heviside - these are the geniuses who gave us the entire modern electrical world. Most people have never even heard of Charles Proteus Steinmetz - he had over 200 electrical patents and was the god of electricty and worshipped as such at General Electric. Study fields, study electromagnetism and electrostatics and you'll have a better understanding of all this stuff. It's not complicated, in fact it's completely perfect and rational. All phenomena has been explained. Even CERN made matter from light. So if you're 'a fan' of these money wasting people you have the facts right there. Matter is and can only be ultra high energy light. Compounds of hydrogen which is explained by the distance of the electrostatic valence shells around the nucleus. I would only hope that this thread can continue without the innuendo, insults and childish memes. Let's talk like adults not like children who didn't get enough ice cream on treat night. There are people in the world who can explain in fine detail all phenomena, those people are not mathematicians. math is a handicap. Try and wrap your mind around this material and you'll have one of those 'aha' moments. He talks of the CERN experiment in this talk below. 2
oztheatre Posted April 29, 2021 Posted April 29, 2021 They really only discovered the incredible attributes of bismuth last year. It will go up in value, might even be worth more than gold some day. The most diagmagnetic material in the universe.. well on earth anyway. Means it hates magnetism.. 99.99% un-magnetic. When you heat it up, it can be poured into a 'bismuth disc' over a magnetic field and it gets 're-progammed'. 3 fields working in perfect harmony with each other. The dielectric acceleration (gravity) of the earth, the diamagmetic bismuth and the dielecttic acceleration from the magnet above.
oztheatre Posted April 29, 2021 Posted April 29, 2021 (edited) SMARTEST PERSON you NEVER heard of. 200 Patents, Dozens of Books & "GOD" of Electricity Edited April 29, 2021 by oztheatre 1
oztheatre Posted April 29, 2021 Posted April 29, 2021 Everything is electric. not an opinion, a fact. Your body runs on electricity, the planet is a huge capacitor, the universe is fields and only fields of magnetism and the dielectric. Another fun fact, the electric force is 10 to the 34 times greater than gravity.. that's 1000, billion billion billion billion times stronger than the little sister they call 'gravity' which is only dielectric acceleration. Not a force, not a field. This gravity centric paradigm will absolutely fade into oblivion. If Scientists cannot explain phenomena in a simple logical way then they have no idea what the hell they're talking about. fact. The real genius, orders of magnitude smarter than AE, fact. 1
oztheatre Posted April 29, 2021 Posted April 29, 2021 Only 2 foundations of reality have ever been proposed, atomism - the cult of bumping particles and ether physics - the real stuff. One is real, the other is hollywood nonsense. It's phenomena they are seeing, but it's cause is never explained. Henri Poincare came up with relativity 3 or 4 years before AE did. he plagiarised his work and gave him no credit whatsoever. Another fact people do not know as they stare at the AE poster hanging on their wall. It's very shocking, but it's swept under the rug. Because we live in a world of popularity contests, huge egos and grant money.. What's the old saying 'nothing true is ever popular and nothing popular is ever true'. Very fitting. He was a crackpot, it's all true, you can research this stuff yourself but Ken Wheeler will also show this.
oztheatre Posted April 29, 2021 Posted April 29, 2021 They are starting to look at treating all sorts of ailments and diseases with electricity. Dr Jerry Tennant, genius work. Muscles are battery packs. don't charge them by exercising and eating right, you'll feel like crap most of the time. These people are lightyears ahead of the confused MS world of magical bumping virtual particles.
oztheatre Posted April 29, 2021 Posted April 29, 2021 For any electrical engineers, you will absolutely love and understand Andy Halls work. This is where the mythology of the 'dragon' came from. Ground to ground electric discharge.
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