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Good Morning,
TGIF! Due to the Labor Day holiday, Gizmorama will not mail
on Monday. We will be back Tuesday, after all of the BBQ and
salads are put away.  Have a great holiday weekend.

See you Tuesday,
Erin

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New microwaveable ceramic material created

U.S. and Japanese scientists say they’ve created ceramic
dishware that will keep food heated by a microwave oven hotter
for longer periods of time. Pennsylvania State University
Professor Sridhar Komarneni said the new ceramic dishes allow
quicker microwave meals that use less energy. “Currently, food
heated in a microwave loses heat to the cold dish because the
dishes are transparent to microwaves,” said Komarneni. “The
plates are still cool when the cooking is completed.” Komarneni,
working with Hiroaki Katsuki and Nobuaki Kamochi of the Saga
Ceramic Research Laboratory in Saga, Japan, developed the
ceramic from petalite and magnetite sintered together that
heats in the microwave without causing equipment problems as
do most metals. When the petalite and magnetite are fired
together, the magnetite converts to an iron oxide that heats
when placed in a microwave, they said. “Dishes heated by
themselves or with food could keep the food hot for up to
15 minutes,” said Komarneni.” One might even cook a pizza on
a plate and then deliver it hot.” The research was reported
in a recent issue of the journal Chemistry of Materials.

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Swiss 3-D system aids weather forecasting

Swiss scientists say they have developed a new technology
that improves weather forecast accuracy by providing continuous
data on atmospheric conditions. The 3-D measurement system,
developed by the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, will
be used by MetroSwiss — Switzerland’s national weather service.
The system, said to be unique in the world, uses light detection
and ranging, or lidar, to gather data on the vertical
distribution of temperatures and humidity in the atmosphere.
The system collects those data automatically up to an altitude
of approximately six miles. The researchers said lidar is
similar to radar, but instead of utilizing radio waves lidar
sends a beam of laser light vertically into the sky. The “echo”
or reflection of that light from different layers in the
atmosphere provides an instantaneous vertical profile of
temperature and humidity. Since the laser can be fired 30 times
per second, the scientists said it represents a vast improvement
over weather balloons that take minutes to reach the upper
atmosphere and can only be sent a few times a day. The project
was supported by funding from the Swiss National Science
Foundation.

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NASA wants students to choose sciences

The U.S. space agency and the Challenger Center for Space
Science Education say they will work together to encourage
students to focus on science studies. The National Aeronautics
and Space Administration said it signed a cooperative Space Act
Agreement to work with Challenger to encourage students to
focus on science, technology, engineering and mathematics
studies and programs. “Through hands-on interactive educational
activities, NASA and the Challenger Center will engage students,
their teachers, their families and the general public to help
increase overall science and technology literacy,” the space
agency said in a statement. June Scobee Rodgers, the Challenger
Center’s founding chairwoman, said: “We are overjoyed with the
signing of this agreement with NASA. When Challenger was lost,
the families came together to look for a fitting legacy to
honor those we lost and to carry on with their mission.”
The Challenger Center, founded in 1986, trains more than
25,000 teachers annually to engage students in critical
thinking, decision-making, communication and teamwork.
During the past 22 years more than 8 million students have
participated in Challenger Center programs, officials said.