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A furnace in a thermos

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Equipment used by scientists for research can be costly and hard to design. But a scientist has come up with a method of modeling a efficient desk-top furnace out of a thermos. His technique is noted.

Author: Carlson, Shawn
Publisher: Scientific American, Inc.
Publication Name: Scientific American
Subject: Science and technology
ISSN: 0036-8733
Year: 2000
Usage, Equipment and supplies, Scientists, Thermos bottles

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Gamma-ray bursts come home

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The detection of a gamma ray-burst in Jan 1999 by the Burst and Transient Source Experiment allowed astronomers to identify the exact position of its source. The American Association of Variable Star Observers is developing a network of professional and amateur astronomers to observe future gamma-ray bursts.

Author: Carlson, Shawn
Publisher: Scientific American, Inc.
Publication Name: Scientific American
Subject: Science and technology
ISSN: 0036-8733
Year: 2000
Planning, Services, Observations, Astronomers, Amateur, Amateur astronomers, Gamma ray astronomy, American Association of Variable Star Observers

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