The SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY News Thread

[NoemiChan]

Originally Posted by AnimeFan188

Quantum boffins send data across Time and Space:

"Researchers in Israel have pulled a trick that makes quantum physics seem even
stranger than an episode of Doctor Who – they've created a pair of photons that
was briefly entangled not across space, but across time.

The last time El Reg discussed time-like entanglement it was being proposed as a
theoretical construct. The idea put forward then was that by interacting with the
quantum vacuum, two photons existing at different points in time could become
entangled.

That, however, was just a proposal for one way that a time-like entanglement
might exist. Now, in this paper at Arxiv (now published in Physical Review
Letters), the University of Jerusalem researchers have demonstrated that it can
be done."

See:

http://www.theregister.co.uk/2013/06...oky_with_time/

Next stop bring THE END OF THE WORLD IN ADVANCE....

[HasuMasu]

^ Which one? The moon spiraling out of Earth's orbit, the sun dying, or Andromeda crashing into the Milky Way?

[NoemiChan]

Originally Posted by Hasumi

^ Which one? The moon spiraling out of Earth's orbit, the sun dying, or Andromeda crashing into the Milky Way?

or the asteroid or WWIII

[HasuMasu]

I'm not speculating, though...

[NoemiChan]

Originally Posted by Hasumi

I'm not speculating, though...

Hope its just...

[Cosmic Eagle]

Originally Posted by Hasumi

^ Which one? The moon spiraling out of Earth's orbit, the sun dying, or Andromeda crashing into the Milky Way?

The heat death of course

[Endless Soul]

What happens when you wring a wet towel in space.

Pretty interesting.

Endless "For science!" Soul

[AnimeFan188]

Robot helicopter controlled by human mind [VIDEO]:

"University of Minnesota released a YouTube video Tuesday that depicts a team
of graduate students controlling a small aircraft using only their thoughts.

The team, headed by biomedical engineering professor Bin He, engineered a way
to use a person’s thoughts to navigate a small robot helicopter.

Karl LaFleur, a graduate student, explained in the video that if you imagine
making a fist with your right hand, the robot turns to the right. If you imagine
making a fist with both hands, the robot flies up, said Alex Doud, another
graduate student."

See:

http://news.yahoo.com/robot-helicopt...3ZlZA--;_ylv=3

[ganbaru]

Nobel contender sees multiple cosmic mysteries
http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/...95315F20130604

[SaintessHeart]

Originally Posted by Endless Soul

What happens when you wring a wet towel in space.

Pretty interesting.

Endless "For science!" Soul

Explaining the hydrogen bond and fluid Physics in the finest way possible.

[monir]

Originally Posted by Endless Soul

What happens when you wring a wet towel in space.

I felt the urge to listen to the song "Gravity" by John Myers!

[ganbaru]

With troops and techies, U.S. prepares for cyber warfare
http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/...95608D20130607

U.S. management of wild horses flawed, scientific report finds
http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/...95501S20130606

[AnimeFan188]

First Carrier Countermeasure Anti-Torpedo Launched:

"USS George H. W. Bush (CVN 77) conducted the first aircraft carrier-borne end-to-
end at-sea test of the Surface Ship Torpedo Defense (SSTD) System, the Navy
announced, June 6.

The SSTD System combines the passive detection capability of the Torpedo
Warning System that not only finds torpedoes, but also classifies and tracks
them, with the hard-kill capability of the Countermeasure Anti-Torpedo, an
encapsulated miniature torpedo. The at-sea tests were conducted May 15-19.

The Countermeasure Anti-Torpedo is being developed by the Pennsylvania State
University Applied Research Laboratory (PSU-ARL). It is designed to locate, home
in on and destroy hostile torpedoes. Over the four-day testing period, Bush
engaged seven torpedo-like targets with seven Countermeasure Anti-Torpedoes.
Designed to validate the end-to-end of the system, the testing proved successful."

See:

http://www.defense-aerospace.com/art...o-torpedo.html

[ChainLegacy]

Originally Posted by Endless Soul

What happens when you wring a wet towel in space.

Pretty interesting.

Endless "For science!" Soul

Wow, that's super cool.

[ganbaru]

Originally Posted by AnimeFan188

First Carrier Countermeasure Anti-Torpedo Launched:

"USS George H. W. Bush (CVN 77) conducted the first aircraft carrier-borne end-to-
end at-sea test of the Surface Ship Torpedo Defense (SSTD) System, the Navy
announced, June 6.

The SSTD System combines the passive detection capability of the Torpedo
Warning System that not only finds torpedoes, but also classifies and tracks
them, with the hard-kill capability of the Countermeasure Anti-Torpedo, an
encapsulated miniature torpedo. The at-sea tests were conducted May 15-19.

The Countermeasure Anti-Torpedo is being developed by the Pennsylvania State
University Applied Research Laboratory (PSU-ARL). It is designed to locate, home
in on and destroy hostile torpedoes. Over the four-day testing period, Bush
engaged seven torpedo-like targets with seven Countermeasure Anti-Torpedoes.
Designed to validate the end-to-end of the system, the testing proved successful."

See:

http://www.defense-aerospace.com/art...o-torpedo.html

I am surprised than they haven't made that before. Shouldn't a torpedo be easier to intercept than a supersonic missile ?

[SaintessHeart]

Originally Posted by ganbaru

I am surprised than they haven't made that before. Shouldn't a torpedo be easier to intercept than a supersonic missile ?

It is the interceptors that travel underwater. They don't have the maneuverability as they do in air.

[ganbaru]

Asteroid the size of a small truck buzzes Earth: NASA
http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/...94U12G20130608

[AnimeFan188]

India Developing Robotic Soldiers to Replace Humans In Warfare:

"With futuristic warfare in mind, India is working to develop robotic soldiers as
part of efforts to boost unmanned fighting capabilities, joining a select group of
countries in this endeavour.

Under the project being undertaken by DRDO, robots would be developed with
very high level of intelligence to enable them to differentiate between a threat
and a friend. These can then be deployed in difficult warfare zones, like the Line
of Control (LoC), a step that would help avert the loss of human lives."

See:

http://www.defense-aerospace.com/art...or-combat.html

[AnimeFan188]

EPFL presents a modular aircraft at Paris Air Show (w/ Video):

"Go to the train station to take the plane. Board on a capsule to reach the airport
by rail, and then - without leaving your seat - fly to another city. The Clip-Air
project, being developed at EPFL since 2009, envisions a modular aircraft
consisting of a flying wing onto which it is possible to attach one, two or three
capsules as required. Its concept allows us to take a glimpse at the air
transportation of tomorrow, which is meant to be more flexible, closer to our
needs, more efficient and less energy-consuming. For the first time, a model of
the Clip-Air plane will be presented at the Paris Air Show from 17 to 19 June 2013."

See:

http://phys.org/news/2013-06-epfl-mo...paris-air.html

[GDB]

Originally Posted by AnimeFan188

India Developing Robotic Soldiers to Replace Humans In Warfare:

"With futuristic warfare in mind, India is working to develop robotic soldiers as
part of efforts to boost unmanned fighting capabilities, joining a select group of
countries in this endeavour.

Under the project being undertaken by DRDO, robots would be developed with
very high level of intelligence to enable them to differentiate between a threat
and a friend. These can then be deployed in difficult warfare zones, like the Line
of Control (LoC), a step that would help avert the loss of human lives."

See:

http://www.defense-aerospace.com/art...or-combat.html

...Terminators?