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10/22/1998

Caltech physicists achieve first bona fide quantum teleportation

Robert Tindol

Physicists at the California Institute of Technology, joined by an international collaboration, have succeeded in the first true teleportation of a quantum state. Caltech physicists achieve first bona fide quantum teleportation October 1998 98

10/13/1998

Galileo data shows Jupiter's lightning associated with low-pressure regions

Robert Tindol

Images of Jupiter's night side taken by the Galileo spacecraft reveal that the planet's lightning is controlled by the large-scale atmospheric circulation and is associated with low-pressure regions.

09/04/1998

Crust of Tibetan Plateau is being squeezed by India and Asia, new study shows

Robert Tindol

Geophysicists have discovered why there are high plains and mountains in the Himalayas for trekkers to trek on. According to new data, the soft crust of the Tibetan Plateau is being squeezed like an accordion between the harder crusts of India and Asia.

05/06/1998

Gamma-ray Burst Found To Be Most Energetic Event in Universe

Robert Tindol

A team of astronomers from the California Institute of Technology announced today that a recently detected cosmic gamma-ray burst was as bright as the rest of the universe, releasing a hundred times more energy than previously theorized.

05/03/1998

Geophysicists model the Cretaceous motions of Australia

Robert Tindol

The theory of plate tectonics says that Earth's crust has moved horizontally by thousands of miles over millions of years. For visual evidence, one need look no further than a map showing how nicely South America and Africa fit together.

03/12/1998

Mars Global Surveyor already bringing in scientific payoff

Robert Tindol

Despite a 12-month delay in aerobraking into a circular orbit, the Mars Global Surveyor is already returning a wealth of data about the atmosphere and surface of the Red Planet.

03/12/1998

Physicists create first nanometer-scale mechanical charge detector

Robert Tindol

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02/11/1998

Researchers develop new plastic recording material that can be used to see through tissue without X rays

Robert Tindol

Researchers have recently achieved a certain amount of success in using laser light to see through scattering media such as human tissue. The new technology could eventually have medical applications in situations where X rays are ineffective or downright dangerous.? Researchers develop new plastic recording material?that can be used to see through tissue without X rays February 1998 98

02/03/1998

ACE Satellite Now In Place Between Earth and Sun; Will Seek To Determine What Sun Is Made Of

Robert Tindol

ACE satellite will be a benefit to weather forecasters in predicting solar flares as well as to astrophysicists in understanding the nature of the universe.

01/07/1998

Black Hole That Periodically Ejects Its Inner Disk As Jets Discovered

Robert Tindol

Astronomers observing a disk of matter spiralling into a black hole in our galaxy have discovered that the black hole periodically hurls the inner portion of the disk into space as jets travelling at near the speed of light.

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