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Drawing up a ‘Google Earth’ of the human body

Physics World

If we want to understand a new topic, we don’t buy a textbook – most of the basics are waiting for us on Wikipedia. Clinical computed tomography (CT), which uses X-rays to build up 3D images slice by slice, is restricted to millimetre resolution. X-rays at your service. I thought that sounds ambitious,” he says.

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The enduring mystery of the solar corona

Physics World

That’s because the corona emits highly variable charged particles, magnetic fields, X-rays and extreme ultraviolet (EUV) light, which can cause troublesome variations in the structure of the Earth’s ionosphere and trigger “radio blackouts”. In fact, almost one article about the solar corona has been published per day since 1943.

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Multi-author ebook combines rapid publication with expert insight

Physics World

Unlike research papers or a review article, a book offers an expert synthesis of current best practice – allowing scientists to set up their experiments more quickly, obtain more reliable results, and understand how best to analyse and interpret their data. “We asked people to write about the topic they know best,” he says.

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Bad science and bad ethics in Peter Gleick’s Review of “Apocalypse Never” at Yale Climate Connections

Environmental Progress

If you look at the actual article he cites,” writes Gleick, “the journalist makes clear the “influence” of climate change just two sentences later.” They could have referred to radiation from receiving an x-ray, or from living in high-radiation places like Colorado, which are more emotionally neutral than Hiroshima.