UFO is damn real. WHY DONT YOU BELIEVE IT

Melbourne, April 29 (ANI): The reports of UFO sightings in Australia have gone up with at least seven separate incidents having been reported in the past week.

The sighting of some "unexplained phenomena" has been happening almost every night since the first was reported last week, and most have taken place in Darwin's rural area.

A woman, who wants to be identified as only Shirel, reported the first sighting on April 21, saying that she saw the strange lights from her Humpty Doo home hovering over Howard Springs.

"The lights were really low in the sky, really bright, with flashing dots," the Daily Telegraph quoted her as saying.

"Three of them formed a semi-circle and they hovered over the area for at least half an hour," she revealed.

There were three separate sightings on April 23 including British backpacker Kylie Myers who said she had "never believed in anything like UFOs" before her strange encounter.

Myers, 27, said she stopped her car on the side of the road to grab her camera from the glove box, but the light disappeared.

"It was pretty spooky," she stated.

There were more sightings at Coolalinga on April 24, Acacia Hills on April 25 and again in Howard Springs on April 27.

But astronomer Geoff Carr told the Northern Territory News he was "far from believing any of this UFO stuff".

"Unless aliens have found a way to travel faster than light speed, it's a doubtful thing to believe they came to visit us," he said.

Carr added he believed 99.9 per cent of all the UFO sightings could be explained as simple weather phenomena. (ANI)

The earth - Remarkable movie for the Earth Day

Must watch this movie and must save the dying Polar bears and the animals on the arctic ice caps. I am just trying to enlighten their lives by posting this valuable message to all my blog viewers. Hope you will also save them in some way.

Watch this available video of making the movie THE EARTH right here.
http://edition.cnn.com/2009/TECH/science/04/22/earth.movie.disney/index.html?eref=ib_technology#cnnSTCVideo

Antarctica ice cap melting faster than expected

So what will happen if all ice melts ?
The implications are that the global sea level will rise faster than expected, while a huge influx of freshwater into the salty oceans could alter ocean currents.

Antarctica holds 90 per cent of Earth's ice. It seems that Antarctic Peninsula lost nearly 200 billion tonnes of ice in 2006 alone.

The movie DAY AFTER TOMORROW going to be real ?

Power of SUN inside a lab- A real nuclear research , Just like Spiderman 2 movie

Scientists take another stab at nuclear fusion

After more than a decade of work and an investment of $3.5 billion, scientists at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory say they have created a super laser that will enable them to build a miniature sun within the lab in the next two years.

The U.S. Department of Energy certified the world's largest laser on Tuesday, an instrument that will test the reliability of the nation's nuclear weapons stockpile, explore the origins of the universe and seek to create nuclear fusion energy.

Nuclear fusion is the National Ignition Facility's biggest goal.

By 2010 or 2011, the lab's scientists hope to achieve ignition - that is, produce the first tiny thermonuclear explosions inside their capsule targets in hopes of ultimately creating a limitless source of fusion energy, the kind of energy that powers the blazing heat of the sun and stars.

"It's an extremely exciting prospect," said Edward Moses, director of the laser project. "The search for fusion energy has been a long haul. Some people say it's better than you can believe, but based on everything we know, the question now is more 'when,' not 'if.' "

Researchers have dreamed for more than half a century of tapping the potential of nuclear fusion as a clean, cheap power source. If successful, nuclear fusion energy could be a game-changer for meeting the world's energy needs. Current nuclear power plants rely on nuclear fission, or the splitting of atoms, a chain reaction that produces large quantities of deadly radioactive waste.

But if this costly experiment at Lawrence Livermore fails, it could kill U.S. fusion research for good. Since the 1950s, scientists have tried different processes to create nuclear fusion but have failed. For all the money spent on research, fusion has yet to power a light bulb.

500 billion watts

The National Ignition Facility is 10 stories tall and three football fields in length, and its 40-foot-tall target chamber is shaped like a golf ball. Nearly 200 powerful laser beams are guided by a switchyard of mirrors to arrive at once at the target chamber. The goal is to ignite a tiny hydrogen fuel pellet and produce a burst of energy of up to 500 billion watts of power.

"This is the first time that we've built a laser that is capable of reaching the energy and power conditions that can drive the fusion process," Moses said. "We're going to be able to create temperatures inside these small targets of over 100 million degrees. That's hotter than the center of the sun, and very high pressures and densities are needed for fusion to occur."

Supporters say fusion holds no risk of a nuclear meltdown and will generate insignificant waste byproducts. But fusion's prospects have been greeted with skepticism.

Secretary of Energy Steven Chu, the nuclear physicist who previously headed the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, joked to an audience at an energy conference at Stanford University in 2006 that "I'm going to skip (discussing) fusion because it will probably skip the 21st century."

The super laser project has been subject to repeated delays and cost overruns since the lab broke ground in 1997. It initially was budgeted at $1.2 billion and scheduled for completion in 2002.

Reliability experiments

Scientists also plan to use the giant laser to conduct experiments to gauge the reliability of the nation's aging nuclear weapons stockpile. The United States has not deployed any new nuclear weapons in more than 20 years nor conducted an underground nuclear test since 1992.

"Protecting the safety, security and reliability of our nuclear deterrent in a world without nuclear testing is one of the most important things we do," said Damien LaVera, a spokesman for the National Nuclear Safety Administration.

Additionally, scientists plan to use the Livermore laser to explore the origins of the universe, including the makeup of stars and planets within and outside our solar system. They will examine how materials behave at temperatures and pressures like those at the center of a star.

But perhaps the most critical use of the laser will be the search for nuclear fusion, lab officials said.

A nuclear fusion demonstration project could be up and running in 10 to 12 years, they say, bringing fusion energy a step closer toward commercialization.

"Now, the science can start in earnest," LaVera said. "The research really begins."

Avoid sleep after Lunch - Easy ways

Struggling to keep your eyes open after lunch? Most of us find it really hard to feel bright and energetic at work, post lunch. Good news: you can wipe away the afternoon blues by eating right and ensure that your body gets sustained energy release from food.

Why the energy slump?

What you've eaten to kick-start your day, the lunch you have had, the amount of water you have sipped all through the morning, and if you have slept well the night before-all of this can determine whether you experience a mid-afternoon slump or not.

'What you put inside will certainly fuel the type and level of energy that you get out,' says Jennifer Salib Huber, a naturopathic doctor, registered dietician and owner of Pillars of Health in Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada. According to Huber, those who opt for a doughnut or a cake are making a poor choice of energy production, because these foods are simple carbohydrates that are broken down rapidly by the body to give a quick but short boost of energy. 'However, your blood sugar will then have a resulting drop that's fairly quick too,' she adds.

This is not unusual in the middle of the afternoon; one, because people are tiring out after the morning burst of work and their breakfast sugar and coffee highs are coming to an end around that time or lunch means that we are robbing the body of essential nutrients and putting it at a disadvantage to be able to manage blood sugar levels efficiently. Ensure that you eat small portions, but often. Avoid starting your day with a caffeine boost. Opt for herbal teas and fresh fruit/vegetable juices with your breakfast instead.

Balance your meals:
Always include a wholegrain/complex source of carbohydrates with lean protein in every meal, as they break down slowly to give the body sustained energy release. Wholegrains are rich in fibre (they are known to slow down energy release) and in B vitamins- essential for energy production. Ideal wholegrain choices are brown rice, whole-wheat chapattis, jowar/bajra chapattis and oats. To get more proteins you should go for fish (oily fish is even better), chicken, tofu, beans and pulses. Note Protein-rich foods at lunchtime can help block the production of sleep inducing serotonin or increase the levels of two other brain chemicals-dopamine and norepinephrine-which make us feel more alert and increase our ability to concentrate.

Avoid quick pick me-ups:
Sugar-laden, simple-carb foods and caffeine drinks are 'uppers' that are a no-no. Simple carbs such as white rice, white bread, white pasta, fried snacks, are best avoided. A sugar-laden bar of chocolate, coke and coffee (which have caffeine) will also rapidly boost blood sugar levels to give you a quick energy boost but your blood sugar levels will drop just as rapidly, taking you back to square one (read: slump).

Keep up with your water intake:
Being even slightly dehydrated can affect your concentration levels and make you feel tired. Tea and coffee are diuretics (that make you urinate frequently) and definitely can't substitute plain water. Drink 6-8 glasses of water every day. Enjoy herbal and fruit teas as they are naturally caffeine-free.

Exercise for energy:
Go for a short, brisk walk before lunch. It will help improve your digestion and invigorate you, as exercise boosts endorphins (feel-good chemicals) in the body. Ensure that you build a 30-minute exercise regime into your lifestyle, at least 3 times a week.

Get enough sleep:
Make sure that you get at least 7-8 hours sleep every day, as sleep deprivation can have a devastating effect on your body and energy levels.

Take care :)

Now, waving hands will charge your iPods, cell phones

Ever wished anything like this in your dreams? Yes your dream came true :)

Forget about plugging your iPod or BlackBerry into a power source ever again, for now you can charge these devices just by waving your hand, or stretching your arm, and even by taking a walk.

Scientists at Georgia have now come up with a new technology, called "nanogenerator", that converts mechanical energy from body movements or even the flow of blood in the body into electric energy.

And this electric energy can be used to power a broad range of electronic devices without using batteries.

"This research will have a major impact on defense technology, environmental monitoring, biomedical sciences and even personal electronics," said lead researcher Zhong Lin Wang, Regents' Professor, School of Material Science and Engineering at the Georgia Institute of Technology.

The new "nanogenerator" could have countless applications, among them a way to run electronic devices used by the military when troops are far in the field.

The researchers have described how it's possible to harvest energy from the environment by converting low-frequency vibrations, like simple body movements, the beating of the heart or movement of the wind, into electricity, using zinc oxide (ZnO) nanowires that conduct the electricity.

The ZnO nanowires are piezoelectric - they generate an electric current when subjected to mechanical stress. The diameter and length of the wire are 1/5,000th and 1/25th the diameter of a human hair.

The process of generating energy from movement made the researchers to conclude that it was most effective to develop a method that worked at low frequencies and was based on flexible materials. The ZnO nanowires met these requirements.

Also, Wang said that a real advantage of the technology was that the nanowires could be grown easily on a wide variety of surfaces, like metals, ceramics, polymers, clothing and even tents. And the nanogenerators could operate in the air or in liquids once properly packaged.

"Quite simply, this technology can be used to generate energy under any circumstances as long as there is movement," said Wang.

The nanogenerator would be particularly critical to troops in the field, where they are far from energy sources and need to use sensors or communication devices.

Wang also said that having a sensor, which doesn't need batteries, could be extremely useful to the military and police sampling air for potential bioterrorism attacks in the United States.

Although biosensors have been miniaturized and can be implanted under the skin, he points out that such devices still require batteries, and the new nanogenerator would offer much more flexibility.

A major advantage of the new technology is that many nanogenerators can produce electricity continuously and simultaneously.

The study was presented at the American Chemical Society's 237th National Meeting.