Scientists have proposed a scheme of the engine, based on the properties of the quantum vacuum. Article scientists have not yet accepted for publication, but its preprint available at arxiv.org.

The quantum vacuum is different than what he is not totally empty - it always happens in the creation and annihilation of virtual particles. Particular interest physicists cause random electromagnetic oscillations. For example, these fluctuations are responsible for the so-called Casimir effect - attraction of two uncharged leading plates placed very close distance from each other.

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On the night of 29 of November 30 scientists working on the Large Hadron Collider, each with proven energy beams of protons to the value hihaelektronvolt 1180. Notice appears on elementy.ru.

Two beams of elementary particles circulating in opposite directions, moving with the value of energy in the course of some time. If physics does not reveal problems in the collider, with high probability, in a fast run to the experiment carried out by collision with the beams reached energies. Earlier it was reported that by the end of 2009 beam reaches the value 1.7 teraelektronvolt.

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U.S. physicists have found the reason for the prevalence of triangular Snowflakes in nature. Article scientists have not yet accepted for publication, but its preprint available at arxiv.org.

In terms of crystallography is the most natural form of Snowflakes, which owns the "hexagonal" symmetry. At the same time, however, the widespread nature of triangular snowflakes (various forms of Snowflakes can see here). The reasons for this until recently remained unclear.

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