http://sunnykalara.com/blog Exploring Terra Incognita in Science, Technology, Law and Life. Fri, 07 Sep 2007 08:31:50 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Feast your eyes on this Cat's Eye: Look at the clarity of the image. Images from ground-based telescopes are generally blurred. There are techniques to reduce the blur (adaptive optics is one of them); now add another smart processing to the list. The technique works by recording partially corrected adaptive optics ... http://sunnykalara.com/blog/2007/lucky-imaging-sharpest-pictures-of-stars-ever-even-better-than-hubble/ The National Science Foundation, Public Library of Science and the San Diego Supercomputing Center have partnered to set up what can best be described as a "YouTube for scientists"; its called SciVee. Scientists can upload their research papers, accompanied by a video where they describe the work in the form of ... http://sunnykalara.com/blog/2007/scivee-an-excellent-concept-and-should-be-required-in-science-publication/ I love first light celebrations; especially when the first light really means being able to see the results of the observations - not that the telescope has started to take data. I am not suggesting that when the instrument starts taking the data and if it takes six months to ... http://sunnykalara.com/blog/2007/canary-island-telescope-first-light-pictures/ Are we going to find blackholes at LHC? Really? is it really likely? nope; Is it even possible? umm, very remotely! Starting LHC is like "going west" a couple of centuries ago, or going on a sea voyage four or five centuries ago. One never knows what will one find! In ... http://sunnykalara.com/blog/2007/the-most-exciting-physics-at-lhc-could-be-the-production-of-backholes/ VERITAS (Very Energetic Radiation Imaging Telescope Array System) is a new ground-based gamma-ray observatory with an array of four 12m optical reflectors for gamma-ray astronomy in the GeV - TeV energy range . It consists of an array of imaging telescopes deployed such that they permit the maximum versatility ... http://sunnykalara.com/blog/2007/veritas-first-light-celebration/ The 62M Yr bio-diversity cycle has been talked about for several years now. Using an exhaustive database of fossils created by Sepkoski, Muller and Rohde analyzed the fossil records and noticed the rise and fall in bio diversity every 62M yrs. This is what the graph looks like: There ... http://sunnykalara.com/blog/2007/trajectory-of-the-sun-in-the-galaxy-cosmic-radiations-and-62m-yr-biodiversity-cycle/ The MiniBooNE results are out (sort of). MiniBooNE is designed to probe the Neutrino oscillations. MiniBioonE is a short for Booster Neutrino Experiment; “Booster” refers to a Fermilab booster ring that accelerates protons, and “mini” because a second, larger stage is planned. It is a fascinating experiment. It ... http://sunnykalara.com/blog/2007/miniboone-neutrino-oscillation-data-mostly-consistent-with-the-standard-model/ Because of the its uniqueness and the ability to accommodate highly symmetric structure, E8 has been a favorite among physicist as a candidate for grand - super - unification! I think I wrote a couple of papers about E8 too! The gargentuan E8 can now be visualized a little better. Below ... http://sunnykalara.com/blog/2007/e8-structure-visualized-all-248-dimensions/ In the honor of the Pi day (3/14), I suggest that all Roman numerals on the speed limit signs should be replaced with their equivalent number written as power or multiplier of Pi. It will help improve the math appreciation of the whole population! It is the most interesting and ... http://sunnykalara.com/blog/2007/pi-doesnt-get-the-respect-it-deserves/ I knew string theory will pay off some time!     For many people, the cost of real estate is so high it might as well be in another dimension. But Oscar Villalon and Mary Ladd just found a place they can afford. They're part of a great speculative land grab going on ... http://sunnykalara.com/blog/2007/strings-real-estate-and-4d-house-designs/