Fear of an earthquake disaster area with the recurrence of strong earthquakes

The scientific community that a strong earthquake on the 6th morning, resulting in many dead or missing in the central region of Italy, as located at the plate and the other two micro-plate to take care of the Convergence area prone to earthquakes of this on, but do not rule out the next few months of strong earthquakes will happen again. 

 Italian Institute of Geophysics, said that early morning in the Apennine mountains (Apennines) earthquake in central, as far as measuring the size of six. Second, place in Rome, about 100 kilometers northeast of the Agency. Bear the brunt of the historical city of Aquila. 

 Edinburgh, Scotland, "the British Geological Survey agency" experts said Mason, Apennine mountain was prone to strong earthquakes, earthquake occurred on the 6th degree of the earthquake that is not surprising. 

 Apennine ridge runs through the Italian peninsula, in the past century, the mountains and the surrounding area of five large earthquakes have occurred, claiming about 34,000 lives. The earthquake occurred on the 6th for the past twelve years to the third largest, has a radius of 140 kilometers range of feeling. 

 Paris, France, "Institute of Geophysics," said geologist , Italy The earthquake occurred very close to the surface in place, it can be said is that the underground city of Aquila. 

 Northern Ireland University of Ulster, Professor of Geophysics Mike Barry said that these form a "complex tectonic"; to Apennine mountain as an example, the problem in the normal fault, the crust was brittle underground sideslip actions, fault and therefore follow the torn oblique angle.

British Columbia Department of Earth Sciences major teaching and research centers to build

Governor on the 6th Gordon Campbell announced that British Columbia province of 37.5 million yuan funds sponsored by the University of British Columbia Department of Earth Sciences Building, built teaching and research, looking forward to become the largest British study of earth science innovation leader and the province of British Columbia oil and gas, mining industry, to cultivate future leaders. 

 Gordon Campbell said that the establishment of the Department of Earth Science teaching and research center is expected to allow the mining province of British Columbia's leading international standards, and mining and in-depth study of the relationship between climate change. Building the new building, so that the Institute for Earth Science teachers and students and the mining industry who can benefit each other. 

 Earth Science Teaching and Research Building, a total budget of 7,500 million, half of the provincial government invested 37.5 million yuan, is expected in summer 2010 to begin construction to provide 480 job opportunities. 

 Mining construction flaunt environmental technology, environmental design by the energy (LEED) certification, provided by British Columbia, Department of nature, such as the Earth's oceans and Statistics Department and the Department of research. 

 Director of the Gore post-secondary education (Murray Coell) said that the investment in tertiary education, you can quickly see the cost-effectiveness. Province of British Columbia was a dearth of experts in earth science, earth science teaching and research building investments can make up for this demand. 

 Near completion of the museum put on Biological Diversity (Beaty Biodiversity center andMuseum) teaching and research building, the Pacific will be the Earth-based expansion of the museum covers an area of 14,570 square feet is expected early in 2010 the opening of the current teachers every year attract thousands of museum visitors are born . 

 Du University of British Columbia (Stephen Toope) to thank the provincial government and businesses, Department of Earth Sciences of the strong teaching and research centers sponsored and foresight. Duplessis said the investment in equipment, cultivation of students is to train the next British Columbia provincial and global mining leader. 

 The next 10 years of mining in Canada is expected to need 15,000 technicians, Department of Earth Sciences graduate teaching and research center for the province of British Columbia's oil and gas, mining industry, to maintain prosperity in the future situation.

The Earth gravity field and ocean circulation satellite put into trial operation

European Space Agency announced on the 20th, the Earth gravity field and satellite ocean circulation (Goce) since launch on the 17th after the satellite control system is operating well at 0:00 on the 20th from the start, the satellite carried out a mode switch, all scientific instruments into the trial operation stage . 

     European Airlines in a press release issued that day said, Goce launched its portable satellite tracking device that is put into operation, the role of this instrument are to receive the Global Navigation Satellite System signals, and its high accuracy, except exert navigation, but also records and satellite orbit adjust. At present, the European aircraft located the Italian Earth Observation Center has received a tracker back to the first signal. In the coming weeks, Goce will complete a series of difficult tasks, such as startup electric ion drive mode and adjust, such as satellite orbit. 

     Goce satellite is launched in Europe in recent years, the Air Board's most advanced satellite to detect one, it weighed about 1 ton, equipped with a number of sets of high sensitivity detection equipment, access to the data will help scientists gain a better understanding of the internal structure of the Earth, on human study of marine and climate change will also be helpful.

Discovery astronauts finish 2nd walk JEM GPS antenna installation

The United States space shuttle "Discovery" at the International Space Station today Astronaut (International Space Station) outside the completion of the second spacewalk for the Japanese Experiment Module "I hope its" installation of GPS (Global Positioning System) antenna, a space station the construction of the final stages of completion. 

     GMT 16:51, Space Station orbiting 354 kilometers above the South Pacific Department of the Earth's orbit, the astronauts Wansen history (Steve Swanson) and Aqaba (Joseph Acaba) begin spacewalk. 

     Astronaut itinerary in accordance with our established, the implementation of the Discovery space walk 3 times in the 2nd operation, the entire process lasted 6 hours and 30 minutes. 

     Space Station yesterday, the successful launch airfoil huge solar panels, for the Earth's orbit on the space lab to do a good job the first time, generating pre-loaded with homework. History and Aqaba Wansen Yan P6 today released two of the batteries for the next mission in June to replace the battery at the time of preparation work. 

     Space Station as well as two of the Japanese Experiment Module "I hope its" global positioning system antenna installation. 

     Global Positioning System-guided Japan's cargo spacecraft will help HTV. The cargo spacecraft will be opened later this year. 

     This spacecraft can hope that its water supply, food and scientific equipment and, if necessary, may also be required for other parts of the supply station. 

     Discovery in Florida on the 15th launched, space station construction mission to implement the final phase of the job. Lasted for more than 10 years of space station construction projects in 16 countries from its birth and up to 100 billion U.S. dollars to spend.

New York City Science Fair

By the New York City Department of Education, City University of New York (the City University of New York, referred to as CUNY) jointly organized the American Museum of Natural History, "New York City Science and Engineering Fair" (New York City Science and Engineering Fair) final, 25 Museum of Natural History in the United States held within the exhibition hall of marine biology, a total of 14 events to attract 176 high school students displayed more than 700 topics. The final 20 selected winners will attend on behalf of New York City in May, Nevada (Nevada) Reno (Reno) at the Intel International Science and Technology Competition (Intel International Science and Engineering Fair). Yesterday's exhibition, a total of nearly 40 Watson present, take part in the exhibition are about one-quarter of the total number of students, Watson variety of research projects, brisk performance. 

 Yesterday's exhibition involving 14 categories of subjects, including zoology, behavioral sociology, biochemistry, cell and molecular biology, chemistry, computer science, earth and planetary science, engineering, environmental science, mathematics, medical and health science, microbiology, physics and botany. 

 Klein, director of City Board of Education (Joel I. Klein) said that these students to enter the finals are the future of the United States, President Barack Obama has pointed out a few days ago the scientific, health and medical care is still the country's key projects. Finalist in the 176 has 155 students (90%) from public schools, there is such a good student, parent-teacher should be grateful for their support and help, they are the true heroes. 

Chiang grew up in Fujian this year, 17-year-old, now studying at the Manhattan International High School (Manhattan International HS) 11 years, he take part in the exhibition are Watson yesterday to the United States in a shortest time. Entries belong to him the subject areas of biochemistry, research topics for the "DNA on the treatment of diabetes." 

Chiang at Columbia University, a laboratory, he said that the initial idea of the experiment by Professor Milan N. Stojanavic suggested that he was at two under the guidance of the instructor, independent completion of the experiment. 

 Talking about his own life four years the United States,Chiang said: "Today can be in the forefront of this final meeting, most of the parents to thank my encouragement, to thank the United States at the beginning of my assist teachers and students."Chiang father from Shanghai, the mother from Fujian, immigration to the United States, the father cooks in restaurants, the mother opened a video shop, on the whole town lived in Manhattan. After the first Chiang to the United States to study at secondary school on the city of Wagner, he did not remember that a Chinese class, usually beginning two years of his cram school go learn English, but all classmates to help him, let him be able to relax at the Education and study mode. 

Chiang said that parents found him to study as long as their efforts are allowed to dream come true. Parents work hard, even though first-generation immigrants, as English is not good, but they do not give up on their own hard work to create a happy life.

Melbourne 4.6 Richter scale earthquake happened more than 10 years rare

The history of Australia has just experienced the most serious forest fires in Victoria, Australia, on the 6th night also happened the past 10 years the largest earthquakes, although no serious damage, but the Melbourne metropolitan area because the building shaking people are very frightened. 

 Responsible for carrying out observation and prediction of seismic activity of the Center for Science in the Earth Australia (Geoscience Australia) pointed out that this 's seismic intensity scale of 4.6, epicenter located in south-east of Melbourne, 90 kilometers Area (Korumburra). 

 Center for Science in the Earth Australia said that after the earthquake, the Center's Media Center and the Australian Bureau of Meteorology are receiving a large number of people concerned about the phone; However, Victoria's emergency ambulance service organizations, so far, apart from sporadic reports of residential damage, and there were no reports of any serious damage. 

 Center for Science in the Earth Australia staff Schneider (John Schneider) said that it was following the 1996 Melbourne region 5 on the Richter scale earthquake, the local felt earthquakes uncommon.

The United States lost carbon olfactory satellite

The United States first used to detect atmospheric carbon dioxide content of the Earth and its satellite distribution map drawn on the 24th due to launch failures and crashed into the sea near the Antarctic 

 According to Xinhua News Agency, the United States's first electric specific detection of the Earth and atmospheric carbon dioxide concentration of greenhouse gases for such a comprehensive distribution map drawn on the 24th satellite launch failure due to fall into the sea near the Antarctic. 

 The United States National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) said that the launch in-orbit  Carbon Observer (OCO), that is odorless carbon  satellite preparation period of up to 8 years, the satellite crashed the relevant personnel of depression. 

 It is learned that NASA will set up a special committee to investigate olfactory  carbon causes of the failure of satellite launching. 

 Separation failure 

 The Associated Press reports, This is NASA since September 2001 the first time since launching a major failure of mission. The entire satellite project cost 280 million U.S. dollars. 

 NASA launch director Chuck ‧ Sandoval described the failure of the scientific community extremely disappointed. 

 In accordance with the United States "New York Times" that  Taurus XL rocket's third grade seven seconds after ignition, the rocket fairing the front of the failure isolation and arrows, with the result that is located under the fairing of the satellite can not be released into space. 

 Agence France-Presse reported, this is the first time for NASA to launch satellites using Taurus rocket.  Olfactory carbon project manager Brenton Wheeler Shi say that in the past to launch the process of fairing has never been a problem. 

 Worse 

 According to NASA official website introduction, scientists had looked forward to using the thinner carbon 』satellite to collect information to help answer a series of questions, including the location of emission sources of carbon dioxide emissions, such as geographical distribution. 

 Carbon  olfactory satellite hence the name. Its failure to make full z American scientific community criticized the efforts of NASA Earth observation also casts a shadow. 

 The United States National Academy of Sciences in 2007 warned that the Earth NASA research project has been in danger  to study less and less ad hoc, the gradual aging of the relevant satellite. 

 This month, U.S. President Barack Obama ‧ economic stimulus plan put in 400 million U.S. dollars for NASA scientific research project. The Associated Press quoted NASA Science Department is responsible for weiler person as saying: 『money all u _ Bali earth science research. 』 

 Members of the National Academy of Sciences, Columbia University Professor Ruth ‧ de Vries said: 『very sorry, when we are trying to push back on track when the Earth observation, but the accident happened. 』 

 NASA used to study under a climate change satellite  honor its launch scheduled for this summer, but this program will be thinner carbon  investigate the causes of the accident have been suspended before. 

 Copy the satellite? 

 The Associated Press reported that carbon  olfactory satellite launch fails, NASA is facing a problem is to not to recycling, or copy a thinner carbon . 

  Olfactory carbon members of a special team of Colorado State University, USA Professor Graeme Stephens ‧ that many members of task force is urging NASA to do so. 

 Will have serious impact on climate research 

 On the 24th, the United States carbon  olfactory satellite due to launch vehicle failures in the Antarctic waters near the crash, which French climate experts believe that the accident will cause serious impact on climate research. 

 United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, vice chairman of France Jean ‧ Joinet Purcell told the media that if the carbon  olfactory satellite successfully launched, it can be launched in January this year, Japan's greenhouse gas satellites simultaneously No.  breathing observations of atmospheric carbon dioxide, for climate scientists to provide the overall greenhouse gas distribution and monitoring the process of change, therefore, the failure of the launch will result in related research is very adversely affected. 

 French research center on Climate Science Laboratory experts on the 26th Peter ‧ Reyna pointed out that although the respiratory  launch filled the southern hemisphere oceans and tropical regions of Africa a blank observation of greenhouse gases, but its observation capabilities and the scope of carbon thinner than .

Hong Kong and the United States Institute scholars measured glaciers 3400 years ago the climate

Antarctic ago, originally was not world of ice and snow, but due to climate change, the moment has become a frozen desert. Department of Earth Sciences, University of Hong Kong assistant professor Liu Zhonghui, United America, Yale University, Harvard University and several other scholars in conducting research are leading to global cooling at that time the rapid expansion of Antarctic glaciers of important reasons, the study will be more up-to-date authoritative journal "Science" ( Science) published. 

 Served in the Department of geology and geophysics at Yale University, last year joined the University of Hong Kong Liu Hui for the thesis of the first author of the study in the United States two years ago by the National Natural Science Foundation and Yale University was financed, he and Mark Pagani, Yale University scholar and David Zinniker, Harvard University, Sunita R. Shah and Ann Pearson number of scholars, such as cooperative research. 

 Zhonghui Liu said that before temperature data, there is no record of the study are the biggest obstacle, so they are organic compounds in marine sediments through the distribution of characteristics, then the projection of global sea surface temperature and found that at the time of the high latitudes temperature, than previous studies estimated temperature, higher than at least ten degrees Celsius, while the glacier expansion in the process of sea surface temperature, but also significantly reduced by about five degrees Celsius. 

 He also said that, at present, computer technology is still difficult to accurately project the Earth's greenhouse climate change, because of system is mainly to adjust the content of carbon dioxide projections, should be added to other factors, trust can be a more accurate result.

Kepler earth can not alone for us to look for a special planet

March 5, United States Air 

 Days Board (NASA) will launch the Kepler spacecraft to complete the first category to look for extrasolar habitable planets mission. 

     According to the schedule, the evening of March 5, local time 22:48 (GMT at 3:48 on March 6), Kepler -2 detectors will be aboard the Delta launch vehicle, from the United States is located in southeastern Florida Florida's Cape Canaveral launch. 

     This is the United States Space Agency arrangements designed to look for the first time, type of mission to rock the planet, NASA Kepler detectors are available for the discovery of planets similar to Earth's environment a key factor in the efforts. 

     The number of extrasolar planet? Almost no answer until now because of the current astronomical observations are not sufficient to detect these "special" planet. 

     However, with the March 5, 2009 the United States Space Agency (NASA) Kepler Space Telescope into space, we will be behind these "special" Planet of the veil. 

     The original methods of observation flawed 

     "We all hope that many of these planets exist," "Kepler," the Chief Scientist, NASA Ames Research Center Lucky (William Borucki) said, "If there is lot of extrasolar Earth's existence, then you may have a lot of lives. there is perhaps even extraterrestrial civilization is waiting for us and their contact. " 

     By ground-based telescopes on the observation of gravitational lensing, and in 2006 launched the "coronation" extraterrestrial planetary probes of planetary observation Ling stars have been found two slightly larger than the Earth extrasolar planets. The two rocks may be composed of the quality of the planets around the Earth several times, all around the red dwarf star Gliese 581 rotation. Both have at least a Livable zone is located, but very close to the edge of Livable belt, it is still difficult to determine their surface if there is any liquid water exist. 

     The crux of the matter found that the current method of planets. Most of the extrasolar planets are through "Velocity" method was found, through looking for stellar spectra may be due to the planet's gravitational effects arising from the cyclical nature of sports signals to detect them. However this method is the quality of the Earth and similar planets are not sensitive to low-quality. 

     Two major advantages, more sensitive observations 

     "Kepler" is designed to look for these "lost" world. It through the monitoring of more than 100,000 stars of the cyclical changes in brightness, will be able to appear in the stars and planets, "Kepler" between the time to discover it. 

     "Kepler" will be far away from the Earth's orbit around the sun turning in order to avoid interference from the Earth Observing it. This makes it at three and a half years uninterrupted observation area with one days. In contrast, "coronation" is rotating around the Earth, the Earth will be blocked so it's attention. At the same time in order to avoid the effects of sunlight on the observation, so "coronation" of the district with the longest one days duration was only five months of continuous observation. 

     Because of the monitoring objectives can be a long time, "Kepler" at least three times to see a one-year orbit cycle of Planet Ling stars. This is to confirm these cyclical case Strict observation for at least the required number, which can rule out the brightness of stars such as interfering factors such as their own fluctuation. 

     At the same time, "Kepler" will than the "coronation" is much more sensitive. Its effective diameter of 95 centimeters, are "coronation" of 3.5 times. This makes the size of it can be seen only half of the Earth, and Mars is almost big planet. 

     Telescope twice a week contact 

     Stonehenge from the University of Colorado City Campus Laboratory of Atmospheric and Space Physics (LASP) of 20 students and 16 groups of experts, will study at the University of Colorado LASP Space Technology Park manipulation Kepler telescope building at Florida Cape Canaveral launch. 

     LASP mission operation and data analysis director said that the University of Colorado at boulder City Campus mission operations team is the co-operation and Bell companies. Bell created a Kepler telescope --- the main components of a one meter diameter Large Telescope and many photosensitive microchip as well as the Kepler telescope flight systems and the operation of this mission to support the work. 

     Once the Kepler telescope, enter the stage of planet hunting, LASP Kepler mission control team will contact this week, the two telescopes to monitor the above with the apparatus, including sensors, battery positioning control system, voltage and temperature as well as load instruction. Possehl said that the telescope will be so point to the Earth once per month, the data "dump" to the United States Space Agency are located in the Earth near the equator of the deep space network, and then, these data will be transferred to the University of Colorado boulder City Campus Atmospheric and Space Physics Laboratory, the transmission will continue to work sometimes 36-48 hours. 

     Then, LASP these data to the United States Academy of Sciences, Baltimore, Space Telescope, and then by the NASA Ames Research Center of the scientific analysis of data. 

     Look forward to, "Kepler," respondents 

     No one knows, "Kepler," able to detect the number of stars and planets similar to earth, but found substantial and Jupiter-sized extrasolar planets should be not to mention the. Around 15%% of the category of solar-type stars will have planets wood. Jupiter necessary because of the formation of many substances, so said: "We consider the formation of Jupiter than in many rare earth." 

     No matter, "Kepler" discovered what would make detection of extrasolar planets into the next era. If terrestrial planets are ubiquitous, so future plans will be examined in detail whether one of aerobic existence and life, as well as other relevant evidence.

NASA and the European Space Agency (ESA) are separately assess the "terrestrial planet finder" and "Darwin" program, which plans to launch in 2020 for the observation of stars is located in zone Livable planet. One of the main objectives of those who are observing the planet through the atmosphere light spectrum, in order to find and life-related chemical composition of oxygen and other signals. 

     Finally whether these plans will succeed depends entirely on the "Kepler." If eventually found terrestrial planets are ubiquitous, so in the next 15 years will certainly set off a careful study of these planets boom. However, if the "Kepler" Livable finally found with the terrestrial planets are very rare, then our observation can be at the limits of its resources may not fit the objectives of our research. The detection of terrestrial planets more distant plans, not only technically there are still a lot of obstacles, but also necessary to take a long time. 

     Now history, at least give us a chance to know extrasolar terrestrial planets are are rare. Ever since Copernicus put the Earth from the pull down the center of the universe after the Earth's position in the universe "deteriorating." But the Earth is one of the many planets in one, and in the discovery of hundreds of stars planets around other stars also appear after the solar system is not so special. 

     Whether the prevalence of the universe, the size and characteristics of both the Earth and similar planets? "Kepler" will answer for us. 

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     Europe's "coronation" extraterrestrial planetary probe 

     In the "Kepler" space telescope is focused on the discovery of the first extrasolar terrestrial planets real time, and should not be forgotten that previous plans. French construction of the "coronation" extraterrestrial planets discovered so far detector the smallest extrasolar planets. 

     Distance of 390 light-years distant, we Exo7b are the diameter of the Earth twice. Although it does not know exactly the quality and composition, but its density and the type of rock similar to terrestrial planets. 

     Its orbit is very close to the star, the public switch to cycle only 20 hours, are known to the public and to the planet's fastest. Its surface temperature is over 1000 ℃, can not carry life, but in this system is also very likely have other planets exist. 

     Benefited from the detailed design process and, of course, some luck, "coronation" performance beyond the expected. In the "coronation" of the data back hair and several hundred others left to interesting signals of large-scale follow-up to the observation and study of ground-based telescopes. 

     "Coronation" of the findings support the existence near the earth extrasolar terrestrial planets of the mind, which "Kepler" is concerned is good news. And "Kepler" may be able to find more other earth.

Heated debate between scientists and experts in civil seismic line

Chinese Seismic Network Center Chief Forecaster Sun Hung: 

I hope there is a smooth communication channels 

『Still a lot of people from the celestial bodies to study the seismic point of view. Not long ago, a person came from Wuhan, get this book and I want to explore the celestial bodies and the relationship between seismic. I said, already has several people holding this view, several people also out of the book, I suggest you a few people together to discuss the issue. 』Sun Hung said. 

Since the proof of one plus two, after a lot of people every year to the math by writing letters, claiming to solve the 1 +1 = 2 problem, this letter, the Chinese Academy of Sciences Mathematics close two sacks each year. 

『Li Wei also said that normally the data collected is very limited information, thus limiting the level of research. If instead of "Beijing Science and Technology reported that" provide a platform, never thought of seismic experts can communicate with. 』Sun Hung says, these people, although the level of science enthusiasts have been mixed, in which these scientific enthusiasts, there is a lot of people's views are very innovative. While they may in a particular area of research is not bad than the experts, some even more solid. If we can take full advantage of their research, give play to their enthusiasm for the work of the Academy of Sciences will provide a lot of help. 

Channels do not communicate because of smooth, easy to a lot of civil science enthusiasts and experts of the Academy of Sciences by the formation of a misunderstanding. Sun Hung said that the drought appears, give us call on someone. I received such a phone call asking: Why do not you study the drought? But they do not understand, according to our research, climate and seismic vs at the relationship between, not the impacts of climate change activities in the Earth, but the activities of the Earth affect the climate. How do we communicate? 

Sun Hung said that a lot of experts are experienced by non-governmental science lovers plugging things in the office. I now have a large part of the time  exposure to these civil science enthusiasts on. However, a person's ability to me was really very limited, and as a scientific worker, out of time to be able to make these things very few people again, I would like to be able to have a smooth flow of communication channels. 

Popular Science, Fuzhou, Japan, in the magical joy  dock, the computer system in accordance with the viewer's hand video will appear on the screen image of the corresponding animal 

Non-mainstream, grassroots science destiny? 

『Civil science enthusiasts to small inventors, small innovative start, select some of the knowledge do not ask for much, the program is not strong disciplines, such as natural history, and some new species is discovered amateur plant enthusiasts. 』 

Beijing Planetarium Hoi Wing, deputy director of the King told "Beijing Science and Technology reported that" a lot of civil science enthusiasts are without solid foundation, before the knowledge and study the work and carry out scientific research is not relevant to the project. Because they are not professional scientists and technicians have received systematic and standardized education subject knowledge, as well as the basic formal scientific training, and so in civil science enthusiasts in the area of concern is often not a solid foundation of knowledge. 

The mathematics and science often requires the accumulation of knowledge step by step. Such as primary school after graduation can be up, after graduating from middle school to college can be. Only by virtue of the mathematical knowledge of primary and secondary schools are unable to verify the Goldbach conjecture; only school of physical knowledge, can not open the gate theory of relativity. The research is not a solid foundation of knowledge, will hold back scientific research. 

China University of Geosciences think Jin-Zhong Sun, for lovers of civil science and scientific research in a relatively high threshold. Seismic prediction has now used satellite remote sensing technology, GPS positioning technology. Other areas of study required a variety of instruments and laboratory equipment. And civil science enthusiasts is very difficult to get to these machines and equipment. A lot of civil science enthusiasts are very persistent: Wuhan Li Yuming Farmer at bankrupt, self-made submarines; Sichuan Farmer Cao book homemade plane; Anhui peasant DU Tatsu flying saucer made fund-raising; Tianjin peasant debt should verify Goldbach Conjecture. These non-governmental science and enthusiasts share a common characteristic, that is, put all the scientific research as sustenance, non-utilitarian point heart, which the scientific spirit should be protected at the same time to maximize their talents. 

American Society for Biochemistry introduction Fang doctor, rarely seen everywhere in the United States to promote their own major scientific discovery 』『 civil scientists, but the United States has a lot of serious science enthusiasts. The scientific community also used a variety of ways to encourage the exchange of scientists and science enthusiasts, cooperation, as part of the work of popular science.

Scientists under the guidance of the United States science enthusiasts sometimes make scientific discoveries. For example: elementary math problems. Elementary math and some small issues to be identified and solved, and to solve these problems do not need to have too deep maths training, relying mainly on the reasoning abilities are tight, which was left a space science enthusiasts. In addition, the natural history are a range of professional and amateur between the disciplines, apart from professional training, more emphasis on patient and meticulous observation, under the guidance of experts, amateurs can also participate in the research. Such as the United States there is a set of ad hoc observation of birds, from amateur expert guidance on how to observe and record the activities of birds, collected the information available for further expert analysis, research. In addition, the discovery of asteroids, comets, discover new species, new fossils and so on all the samples because a lot of quantity, science enthusiasts can play their role. 

Jin-Zhong Sun also said that there is a lot of foreign fans will be civil scientific research organizations of their own bodies, or even web magazines and so on. They will hold regular exchanges of activities and some can also be involved in a number of international exchange activities. To address the problem of internal civil science enthusiasts with the Academy of Sciences of the problem of poor communication experts, first of all lovers of civil science and research fields should be set up according to their own societies and organizations, such as Astronomical Society, the study of math, earthquake prediction Society, the study of the theory of relativity. Then communicate through an internal study to jointly improve. Academician Yuan Longping have been made to develop "innovative promotion and protection of civil law." Government to set up civil science enthusiasts and experts in communication channels and exchange platform for civil science enthusiasts have the opportunity to communicate equally with experts, develop a scientific way of thinking, it also brings many experts point of information. At the same time, civil science enthusiasts to small inventors, small innovative start, select some of the knowledge do not ask for much, do not have a strong program of subjects. 

JING Hai-rong think, it is necessary to set up non-governmental scientific experts and enthusiasts communicate platform, must be over z tumultuous T conditions: first of all government departments from the capital, on support staff; followed by non-governmental science enthusiasts also enhance their own knowledge of the basic study to master the scientific way of thinking, to increase scientific and technological workers and occupational common language; Finally, scientists have to itself and decide on many enthusiasts to listen to the voices of civil science, and actively take part in science enthusiasts and civil communication.

Guochang countries to promote savings minus carbon

Days only in March, the climate in southern Taiwan is not lost on the hot dog days, the Earth really is sick! In order to save the Earth, Kaohsiung Guochang of students into the country minus the carbon saving research and practice, on their "Energy Survey" courses, visit the green building, visit the Public Works Museum special exhibition of energy-saving minus carbon, but also hand-made bio-diesel, Designed architecture, such as heat, in order to slow global warming to make a power of thin cotton. 

 "I have heard that ... I heard .... rising sea, Kaohsiung is about to drown, forming Shoushan island, return to Taipei Taipei .... the Great Lakes as an upward trend in temperature, the end of this century the average temperature will increase by 6.5 degrees .. .... more greenhouse gases released from the permafrost ... "This is Guochang State Science Teacher CHEN Hui-ling blog section of the introduction. 

 In order to guide students on the natural sciences, in particular knowledge of ecological sciences are interested in, and then to care about our earth, CHEN Hui-ling at Yahoo! Yahoo blog has set up a "student interactive grid", a record about the country in the science of studying everything, she told If you want to open up ideas of students, we usually come to this blog Teacher test questions! The results of January 12 last year, opened cell, less than a month to break the cumulative number of 10,000, showing the degree of welcome. 

 Team teaching, one of teachers said that Mrs Teacher this website to provide students on the key link freely answer questions, or platform, in fact, easy to answer difficult questions, to encourage students to questions because questions are more difficult, students questions, but also Writing to be responsible for analysis and did not fully understand, fully together students can not be a good topic. 

 Last summer,name, CHEN Hui-ling, such as Teacher of "energy-saving heat-e up" plan to take part in the Kaohsiung City Education and evaluation of creativity, about 20 students to enroll for the teacher to lead students to start series against the energy crisis study has two main First, open source, first cutting. The students first class, there is the basic concept of energy after, and then look for and visit the Green building, written report of experiences, but also to the workers to visit the museum special exhibition of carbon minus energy, experience, or report you want. 

 Implementation are two main courses, salad oil and sodium hydroxide First, the use of bio-diesel refinery to enable students to finally have their own life first bottle wood biomass oil; In addition, they have to use a variety of materials to design the construction of heat building, although only a small model house, but the students are very serious, beautifully finished and many changes, many have reduced the effect of hot, the best may be cooling of 2.6 degrees. The creativity of this year plans to show the fruits of education come to the fore, access to the country in the group "Kaohsiung easy up" an award of excellence, it can be said to retain that.

"Kepler" will be launched within three years or will find extraterrestrial "earth"

The United States National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NA "Scientific American"), the Kepler satellite, Beijing is expected to be March 7 at 11:48 noon launched, will the search for extraterrestrial life to turn a new leaf. This to sixteenth and seventeenth-century German astronomer Johannes Kepler (Johannes Kepler) named the exploration program, will be used for more than three years time to study a group of stars, looking for the brightness of stars on weak cyclical darken - This is around there is a planet around the star signs. Although astronomers have been using this technology (together with other technologies) in the discovery of extrasolar planets more than 300 stars, but the quality is greater, the distance of stars very near the "hot Jupiter", they show a very high temperature, the fundamental not suitable for survival of life. Kepler is the advantage of satellite is that it is carried by very sensitive equipment, able to detect smaller, colder, more suitable for life to survive, more similar to the Earth of alien planets. 

     Carnegie Institute of Washington at the United States engaged in the star and planet formation research planetary scientists, Kepler Science Team member (Alan Boss) at a new book, said the mission will look for outside solar system to open a gate to life. He said that if lucky, Kepler satellite should be able to prove that only exist in the Milky Way on a number of one billion planetary habitat for life, and in the whole universe, and similar to the Milky Way galaxy has at least ten (10 of the 21 th power), many that can not be exhaustive. We take on this new book of this topic, the Boss had an exclusive interview. 

     The following is a record after finishing the interview: 

     "Scientific American": Your new book called "crowded universe," (The Crowded Universe). What is the meaning of the title? 

     The main thrust of this book is to prove why someone would say that the universe may be the existence of life everywhere. Me in this book put forward the view that we already know of the Earth may be an incredible Ordinary - each a star similar to the sun perhaps have a few planets like the Earth, or similar. At least in my opinion, if there is so many lives for the survival of the planet 50 billion to exist on, most of the planet began to develop something on Change is inevitable. 

     If the planet has emerged on the water, some comets carry amino acids and other interesting life can evolve constantly falling into the hands of one of chemical substances, how to prevent these things can develop into some form of death? 

     Life is a very stubborn things, willing to be able to stay at any of the places to take root, I think as long as one has the opportunity to be the origin of life in any place. Spielberg may not necessarily have the kind of movie where the dwarves, but there must be some similar archaea or bacterial organisms. They will produce and release oxygen and gases like methane, which are in the atmosphere we can see. We may be unable to determine whether there is a planet on the lives of intelligence or dinosaurs, but at least we can determine whether there exist mucus bacteria. Therefore, we intend to go looking for mucoid strains.