1. The following document (tip90813) is now available from =
the NSF Online Document System
Title: Scientists Use Noise to Sort Proteins -- TIPSHEET
Type: Newsletters/Journals
Subtype: Media Tipsheets / Media Advisories =
It may be found at:
http://www.nsf.gov/cgi-bin/getpub?tip90813
--NSF Custom News Service2. In the Aug.99, issue of Discover Magazine pg.50 shows excellent picture=s =
(electron microscope)of cavitating bubbles and their destructive pot-mark=s =
made in metal surfaces. It also gives a good basic explanation of the pro=cess.
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In the July 12th , 1999 issue of the periodical - Physical Review L=etters, =
Vol.83, #2, pg.440 is a study that was published entitled "Cluster Format=ion in =
a Granular Medium Fluidized by Vibrations in Low Gravity" it describes an= =
experiment done recently by French scientists. The experiment was designe=d and =
launched aboard a suborbital flight that only lasted for a little over 20=0 seconds. =
In a nutshell, it states that in a vibrated granular medium, motion=less =
eggshaped clusters form, surrounded by low particle regions. The experime=nt used =
several different freqs. and grain densitys. The grains used, were bronze= spheresof different diameters. This experiment proves the possibility that the suns' pulsing playe=d a part =
in the formation of the planets. It should be mentioned here, that the ac=tual shape =
of planet Earth and recently discovered that the planet Mars, has been de=scribed asthat of a slightly pear or eggshaped, not a perfect sphere! =