Science News

The 'Sqish' dish satellite that disappears into its surroundings

London, June 9 : Designers have come up with a unique satellite dish that can disappear into its surroundings.

NASA’s virtual spokesperson to keep public up to date with Phoenix mission to Mars

Canberra, June 9 : NASA has created a virtual spokesperson for the Phoenix mission to Mars, who would keep the public up to date with the latest Martian probe.

Scientists develop world’s most powerful portable hurricane simulator

London, June 9 : A team of scientists and students from the University of Florida, US, has developed the world’s most powerful portable hurricane simulator, a giant machine capable of reproducing winds in excess of 193 kph (kilometers per hour) and recreating rain.

“We’ve harnessed 2,800 horse power, a locomotive’s worth of power, to recreate a wind field large enough to envelop part of a single family home,” Forrest Masters, the man in charge of the project, told BBC News.

He and his team have strapped together eight industrial sized fans and rigged them up to four marine diesel engines so powerful that they are hooked up to a 5,000-gallon
(19,000 litre) water tank just to keep the engines cooled.

5000-year-old site in Iran is as large as the Burnt City

Tehran, June 9 : Archaeologists have discovered a 5000-year-old site in Iran, which could be as large as the Burnt City and belong to an important civilization.

America’s oldest carbon-dated relics could rewrite the nation's history

Washington, June 9 : An archaeological dig at Allendale County in the US has uncovered the oldest carbon-dated relics ever found in North America, at 50,000 and 51,000 years old, which supports a c

Sex is a very noisy affair for Giant Pandas

London, June 9 : They are known to be shy and peaceful, but when it comes to sex, Giant Pandas turn hysterically noisy.

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