Science Illustrated Australia - June 2019
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Название: Science Illustrated Australia - June 2019
Жанр: Нет
Автор: Коллектив
Год выпуска: 2019
Формат: PDF
Размер: 81.5 Mb
ISBN: 570015649078
Язык: Английский
СКАЧАТЬ Science Illustrated Australia - June 2019 БЕСПЛАТНО EPUB - DOC - DJVU - RTF - PDFОписание: Science Illustrated is the magazine for intellectually curious men and women with a passion for science, discovery and adventure. Every issue is an upbeat, optimistic, visually spectacular gateway to the world of cutting-edge science and discovery, covering an astonishing range of subjects, from the beginning of life to the breathtaking technology of the future — and from the depth of the oceans to the most distant objects in the universe.
In this issue:
32 SUPERPLANES WAITING IN THE WINGS
It’s 100 years since the first transatlantic flight, yet airliner tech has all but stalled for the last half-century. Now radical new technologies are waiting to take flight.
24 IN YOUR FACE!
Your face manipulates other people, lies about your age, and mimics other faces so you can feel empathy. So what secrets are you revealing, and can you control them? Strike your best mirror pose, and read this...
42 5 MYTHS ABOUT HUMANS IN SPACE
Would you explode if exposed to space unprotected? Can space travel make you younger? And should you cancel that trip to the Asteroid Belt? Our space-myth debunking team has the answers.
46 THE HUMAN BRAIN
In part one of a new series, we find out how scientists are training dedicated armies of immune cells to seek out cancer cells deep inside the brain.
52 PHOTODOC: FIGHTING GIANTS
Tiger versus bear! Shark versus whale! Elephant versus buffalo! Hunger, rage or heroism can make nature’s giants go berserk...
58 RAPID RADIO SPACE BURSTS
First Parkes and now Western Australia’s ASKAP array have led the hunt for these mysterious rapid radio bursts from space. What makes them, and what can we learn?
64 THE PHYSICS OF NOTHING
Take a cubic centimetre of space and remove everything. Is it then
empty? Scientists and thinkers have been pondering this tricky question for three millennia.