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New twist to matter-antimatter mystery

Tue, 13 May 2008 02:08:39 GMT

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clipper's remarks: Here is an "almost breakthrough" A major mystery of modern physics is why normal matter particles are the building blocks of the observable universe. Why are we not made of antimatter? Or pure energy? Scientists speculate that a tiny imbalance in the early universe allowed a small fraction of normal matter – one particle for every one billion – to avoid annihilation and survive to form stars, planets, and humans.

When we come to know that we don't know, there is a new place for hope...

Clip Source: www.cosmosmagazine.com

NEW YORK: A new particle-smashing experiment has uncovered surprising evidence that nature treats matter and antimatter differently.

The findings, detailed today in the U.K. journal Nature, suggests that a complete solution to the mystery of why the observable universe is dominated by matter, and not antimatter, may have to await the discovery of novel particles or the invention of new physics.

According to the standard model of physics, matter and antimatter were created in equal quantities shortly after the Big Bang. The two types of particles should have thus cancelled each other out and the universe should be permeated by energy.

But as our existence attests, that did not happen. Experiments suggests the universe today is composed of about 75 per cent dark energy, 20 per cent dark matter, and five per cent matter/antimatter, with the overwhelming bulk of the latter consisting of normal matter.

Tags: physics, cosmology

The High Heel Shoe Museum

Tue, 13 May 2008 02:02:12 GMT

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clipper's remarks: Sorry, no breakthroughs in science today

Clip Source: www.highheelshoemuseum.com

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Tags: high heel shoes

Interesting things you could do with bread

Tue, 13 May 2008 01:54:36 GMT

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Clip Source: inventorspot.com

Imagine running up to the bakery around the corner and coming across bread shaped like body parts. Sound yummy? Artist Kittiwat Unarrom creates just that; gruesome works of art out of bread.

He started using his skills and made sculptures out of bread. This came naturally to him because his family runs a bakery. The bread is made out of dough, raisins, cashews and chocolate. He just adds his own touch to the finished product.

Tags: food, art

Interesting things you could do with your fingers

Tue, 13 May 2008 01:50:40 GMT

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Clip Source: fenyu.org

Human creative painting

Tags: creative painting

Will giant vegetables help solve world food shortage?

Mon, 12 May 2008 14:14:55 GMT

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clipper's remarks: Scientists have yet to offer a definitive explanation of why space causes the seeds to mutate but they believe that cosmic radiation, micro-gravity and magnetic fields may play a part.

Mr Lo said: "After space travel the genetic sequence may change from 1,2,3,4 to 1,2,4,3 or a gene may even disappear so 1,2,3,4 becomes 1, 2, and 4.

"We don't think there is any threat to human health because the genes themselves do not mutate, just their sequence changes.

"With genetically-modified crops you have seen environmental problems because they have added genes that can damage other organisms.

"But with space seeds they don't gain genes, they can only lose them."

Clip Source: www.sundaymirror.co.uk

EXCLUSIVE Pumpkins 10 times their normal size, 2lb tomatoes, 14lb aubergines, 9-inch chillies.. and all grown from seeds sent into orbit by China. But how safe are they?

They came from Outer Space... huge monsters never seen on Earth before. And they could soon be heading towards a supermarket near you...

These giant fruit and veg, grown from seeds sent into space, are now being grown in southern China where they are being heralded as a solution to the world's food shortage.

While the West agonises over genetically-modified crops China is steaming ahead with its own answer to GM and they are not shy about exporting the produce.

Then two years ago the Shijian-8, the first recoverable satellite designed solely to carry space seeds, was blasted into outer space on China's Long March rocket. On board were more than 2,000 seeds.

Once the seeds are returned from space they are cultivated and only fruit or vegetables that show improvements in size, taste or vitamin and mineral content are selected

Tags: gm food, food crisis, space technology