From the Office of Naval Research By combining several metals with standard manufacturing techniques, High-Density Reactive Material (HDRM) has the potential to dramatically increase the explosive impact of most weapons with little or no compromise in strength or design. Unlike conventional munitions, the innovative materials approach integrates the casing with approved warhead explosives for increased [...]
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Tagged: bomb, explosive, greed, High-Density Reactive Material, IED, kill, lethal, lethality, mines, Office of Naval Research, terrorist
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- 10 August 2011 – 16:16
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- By BrainiYak
Cool discovery From the research letter’s abstract: This Letter reports the discovery of an antiproton radiation belt around the Earth. From the research letter’s conclusion: Antiprotons trapped in Earth’s inner radiation belt have been observed for the first time by the PAMELA [Payload for Antimatter Matter Exploration and Light-nuclei Astrophysics — a June 2006 Russia-launched, [...]
Categories: Science
Tagged: anti-matter, antimatter, belt, charge, cosmic ray, Jason Mick, magnetism, PAMELA, Payload for Antimatter Matter Exploration and Light-nuclei Astrophysics, proton, South Atlantic Anomaly, The discovery of geomagnetically trapped cosmic ray antiprotons
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- 8 August 2011 – 11:25
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- By BrainiYak
The distinction between the effects of hard liquor versus beer and wine is interesting Swedish researchers looked at three different classes of alcoholic beverages and their correlation to the onset of acute pancreatitis. They found that drinking hard liquor increased the risk for developing acute pancreatitis. Beer and wine appear not to. From the abstract: [...]
Categories: Medicine,Public Health
Tagged: Å . Andrén-Sandberg, A. Wolk, beer, Cohort of Swedish Men, dose response, Effect of type of alcoholic beverage in causing acute pancreatitis, ethanol, N. Orsini, O. Sadr Azodi, oxidative stress, spirits, standard drink, substance abuse, Swedish Mammography Cohort, wine
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- 4 August 2011 – 15:06
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- By BrainiYak