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NEWS ABOUT: physicist

physicist stories: 5 news summaries

 Hadron Collider 
 Physicist Admits He 
 Was Al-Qaeda Mole 


Standford University Ph.D. was about to mount attack: officials

Oct 12, 09 2:43 AM CDT
(Newser) - A top-level nuclear physicist working on the Hadron Collider has admitted being an Al-Qaeda spy, French officials are reporting. Adlène Hicheur, 32, is expected to be charged today after investigators discovered he suggested targets to the terror organization, reports the Independent. French officials believe the Stanford University Ph.D.... More »

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Algeria • France • physicist • scientist • al-Qaeda • terror network • CERN • Large Hadron Collider • terror attack • Adlène Hicheur

 After 4 Decades, 
 Physicist Solves 
 Mystery of 
 Moon Dust 

After decades of wondering, Aussie explains its stickiness

Apr 23, 09 8:26 AM CDT
(Newser) - Moon dust has been a “bloody nuisance” to NASA for decades, says a physicist: it sticks to spacesuits, clogs instruments, and could be a health risk for future colonists. Scientists believe the stickiness is due to a positive charge from the sun’s rays, NASA says. Now the physicist,... More »

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NASA • science • space • physicist • moon • Buzz Aldrin • Neil Armstrong

Obama Picks Physicist as Science Adviser

Harvard energy
expert to get key role,
cheering scientists

Dec 19, 08 8:48 AM CST
(Newser) - Barack Obama will appoint Harvard physicist John P. Holdren as science adviser this weekend, pointing to an expanded role for science in the next administration, the Boston Globe reports. Holdren is versed in energy, climate change, and nuclear proliferation. Coming on the heels of Nobel laureate Steven Chu’s nomination... More »

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climate change • Barack Obama • energy • science • physicist • Harvard • Obama administration • John Holdren

 Experts: Warp Drive Is Possible

Physicists theorize warping space could allow faster-than-light travel

Aug 16, 08 5:20 AM CDT
(Newser) - Two physicists believe the fictional "warp drive" of Star Trek fame could someday become a reality, the Daily Telegraph reports. The scientists theorize that a mysterious cosmic force called dark energy could be harnessed to warp space around a vessel, allowing a spacecraft to travel faster than light—"... More »

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physicist • astrophysics • space travel • speed of light • spacecraft • Star Trek • dark energy

MIT Scientists Pull the Plug on Electricity

WiTricity will recharge iPods, laptops, and cell phones 15 feet away

Jun 8, 07 5:30 AM CDT
(Newser) - Researchers at MIT are getting ready to pull the power cord on your laptop, with wireless electricity—dubbed WiTricity—that would recharge everything from cell phones to iPods from 15 feet away. The team recently lit a 60-watt bulb from 7 feet off, using a carefully designed magnetic field, the... More »

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cell phones • science • MIT • iPod • WiTricity • physicist • Marin Soljacic • Science Express • AC adapters

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