Article: Searching for cause of clear air turbulence.(Aviation)
USA Today (Magazine);  June 1, 2009 ;     438 words ......method predicts energy associated with gravity waves--phenomena in the atmosphere that look...a boat's skipper can see rough sea, gravity waves in the air usually are invisible, and...theory into numbers that describe the gravity waves. These numbers can drive an algorithm...

Article: A place of utmost gravity.(Higher Education)(The LIGO site in Washington is hoping to be the first to prove Einstein's theory)
The Register-Guard (Eugene, OR);  May 22, 2005 ;     700+ words ......massive star explodes in a supernova, gravity waves radiate across intergalactic space...It has to be that sensitive because gravity waves are extremely weak. In fact, gravity...weaker than any other force. And yet gravity waves travel millions of light years in ripples...

Article: LETTERS IN THE EDITOR'S MAILBAG.(Letters)(Letter to the Editor)
The Register-Guard (Eugene, OR);  June 11, 2005 ;     613 words ......watershed. MIKE HELM Eugene LIGO seeks tiny gravity waves The Register-Guard's coverage of the...refers to studies of a certain type of gravity waves. However, these waves should not be...waves being investigated by LIGO. The gravity waves in Jupiter's atmosphere, which Kirk...

Article: Audible Dramatically Increases Science Coverage.
Business Wire;  November 22, 1999 ;     561 words ......WASHINGTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 22, 1999-- Science News, The Weekly Newsmagazine of Science, Now...Audible.com Audible, Inc. (Nasdaq: ADBL) and Science News announced today that Science News content is now available in digital, spoken-wo...

Article: gravitation
The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition;      700+ words ......immediate neighborhood. The Search for Gravity Waves Tantalizing evidence for the existence of gravity waves, which are predicted by Einstein's...is consistent with the emission of gravity waves. A hypothetical particle, given the...

Article: Superstar Search.(astronomical observations)
Science World;  February 21, 2000 ;     700+ words ......Einstein predicted the existence of gravity waves in 1916, but until now no technology...sure the telescopes actually detect gravity waves from space--not Earth. (LIGO can mistake...disturbances like tiny earthquakes for gravity waves coming from space.) Each of LIGO's...

Article: Reliable sources.(Let's get it Right)
Rocks & Minerals;  November 1, 2005 ;     700+ words ......firsthand experience with the publication Science News Online, The Weekly Newsmagazine of Science...I was uneasy with the reporting by Science News Online of this claim alleged to have...not get him to repeat the claim that Science News Online had attributed to him, nor could...

Article: Cal Tech researcher in town to share his theories on Einstein.(Higher Education)(Kip Thorne's lecture at UO is the first in a series to mark the World Year of Physics)
The Register-Guard (Eugene, OR);  March 24, 2005 ;     595 words ......the future. One of those things almost certainly will be gravity waves, which are being sought right now with special detectors...light years away, but few doubt they will. Einstein predicted gravity waves as part of his theory of general relativity, and finding...

Article: space.com Acquires explorezone.com.
Business Wire;  November 3, 1999 ;     355 words ......com, a Web site devoted to space and science news. explorezone.com founder and editor...excellent source for in-depth space and science news and has built a dedicated following...explorezone's reports on the latest space and science news and discoveries and will publish Wil...

Article: Computer power of people needed.(Higher Education)(Einstein@Home enlists home computers in researchers' effort to find a gravity wave source)
The Register-Guard (Eugene, OR);  May 22, 2005 ;     354 words ......The problem is this: LIGO has to search through a range of frequencies at every point in the sky to look for a source of gravity waves. That adds up to a pile of data so huge that the computers at LIGO would take years to process it. It's very computationally...

Article: Science in the news quiz.
Science World;  January 21, 2002 ;     275 words ...Directions: Read the late-breaking science news stories in our Science News section on pages 4 to 6. Then test your knowledge by answering the questions below. Circle the correct letter. 1. Afghan refugees are prone to infectious diseases because...

Article: DEAR TEACHER.(Science World)(Brief Article)(Editorial)
Science World;  May 7, 2001 ;     138 words ......from waves to endangered marine species. In addition, our Science News section features a report on the latest findings on foot...special theme issue devoted to teen health. Plus, the latest science news as it breaks. Is there some issue you want us to cover to...

Article: Science in the News Quiz.(Questions and Answers)
Science World;  November 13, 2000 ;     232 words ...Direction: Read the late-breaking science news stories in our Science News section on pages 4-6. Then test your knowledge by answering the questions below. Circle the correct letter 1. A cockroach avoids its predators by sensing a. Sensing heat...

Article: Meat & Drug-Resistant Bacteria. (Shorts).
Townsend Letter for Doctors and Patients;  April 1, 2002 ;     227 words ...J. Raloft in an article for Science News (October 20, 2001) reports that studies published in the New England Journal...antibiotics in livestock in 1997. Raloft J. Retail meats host drug-resistant bacteria. Science News 2001 October 20; 160:246.