PLato said,"Look to the perfection of the heavens for truth," while Aristotle said "look around you at what is, if you would know the truth" To Remember: Eskesthai
23% of the matter/energy balance of the universe is the form of dark matter, mysterious type of particles 6 times more abundant than normal matter which shape gravitationally all galaxies and dominates the evolution of the visible universe.Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer
One would always be curious as to what motivations help to drive the expansionary process of the universe as it is unfolding. What events in the cosmos allow us to reveal constituents entities of such expansionary process as dark energy/matter particles? Well hopefully such driven place in the cosmos is revealing of such motivational process.
The husks of exploded stars produce some of the fastest particles in the cosmos. New findings by NASA's Fermi show that two supernova remnants accelerate protons to near the speed of light. The protons interact with nearby interstellar gas clouds, which then emit gamma rays. Credit: NASA's Goddard Space Flight CenterSee:Fermi Proves Supernova Remnants Make Cosmic Rays
On July 19, 2012, an eruption occurred on the sun that produced a moderately powerful solar flare and a dazzling magnetic display known as coronal rain. Hot plasma in the corona cooled and condensed along strong magnetic fields in the region. Magnetic fields, are invisible, but the charged plasma is forced to move along the lines, showing up brightly in the extreme ultraviolet wavelength of 304 Angstroms, and outlining the fields as it slowly falls back to the solar surface See: Raining Loops on the Sun
Credits: X-ray: NASA/CXC/MIT/L.Lopez et al; Infrared: Palomar; Radio: NSF/NRAO/VLA
The highly distorted supernova remnant shown in this image may contain
the most recent black hole formed in the Milky Way galaxy. The image
combines X-rays from NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory in blue and green,
radio data from the NSF's Very Large Array in pink, and infrared data
from Caltech's Palomar Observatory in yellow.
The remnant, called W49B, is about a thousand years old, as seen from Earth, and is at a distance about 26,000 light years away.
The supernova explosions that destroy massive stars are generally
symmetrical, with the stellar material blasting away more or less evenly
in all directions. However, in the W49B supernova, material near the
poles of the doomed rotating star was ejected at a much higher speed
than material emanating from its equator. Jets shooting away from the
star's poles mainly shaped the supernova explosion and its aftermath.
By tracing the distribution and amounts of different elements in the
stellar debris field, researchers were able to compare the Chandra data
to theoretical models of how a star explodes. For example, they found
iron in only half of the remnant while other elements such as sulfur and
silicon were spread throughout. This matches predictions for an
asymmetric explosion. Also, W49B is much more barrel-shaped than most
other remnants in X-rays and several other wavelengths, pointing to an
unusual demise for this star....... See:Supernova Remnant W49B
ISS030-E-078095 (6 Feb. 2012) --- One of the Expedition 30 crew members
aboard the International Space Station took this nighttime photograph of
much of the eastern (Atlantic) coast of the United States. Large
metropolitan areas and other easily recognizable sites from the
Virginia/Maryland/Washington, D.C. area spanning almost to Rhode Island
are visible in the scene. Boston is just out of frame at right. Long
Island and the Greater Metropolitan area of New York City are visible in
the lower right quadrant. Large cities in Pennsylvania (Philadelphia
and Pittsburgh) are near center. Parts of two Russian vehicles parked at
the orbital outpost are seen in left foreground.
Michael A. Persinger (born June 26, 1945) is a cognitive neuroscience researcher and university professor with over 200 peer-reviewed publications. He has worked at Laurentian University, located in Sudbury, Ontario, since 1971. He is primarily notable for his experimental work in the field of neurotheology, work which has been increasingly criticized in recent years.[1][2][3][4][5][6]
Michael Persinger’s Group at Laurentian University, Canada, have obtained groundbreaking new results in consciousness, quantum brain & nonlocality research which are published in this Special Issue. These new results together with what have already been achieved in these fields in the past such as the results of Hu & Wu, Persinger’s team and some of other researchers have important implications for further advancements of these fields.See: Groundbreaking New Results in Consciousness,
Quantum Brain & Nonlocality Research
A few might see a world of possibility in Persinger's theories. His booth
has helped us discover and confirm our true predicament. "Seeing God" is
really just a soothing euphemism for the fleeting awareness of ourselves
alone in the universe: a look in that existential mirror. The "sensed presence"
- now easily generated by a machine pumping our brains with electromagnetic
spirituality - is nothing but our exquisite and singular self, at one with
the true solitude of our condition, deeply anxious. We're itching to get
out of here, to escape this tired old environment with its frayed carpets,
blasted furniture, and shabby old God. Time to move on and discover true
divinity all over again.
This Is Your Brain on God By Jack Hitt
Isaac Newton was my childhood hero. Along with Albert Einstein, he
one of the greatest scientists ever, but Newton was no saint. He used
his position to defame his competitors and rarely credited his
colleagues.His arguments were sometimes false and contrived, his data
were often fudged, and he exaggerated the accuracy of his calculations.
Furthermore, his many religious works (mostly unpublished) were
nonsensical or mystical, revealing him to be a creationist at heart. My
talk offers a sampling of Newton’s many transgressions, social,
scientific and religious.
You may be familiar with Isaac Newton from such inventions as calculus
and the law of universal gravitation. What you may not know is that he
was also an avid "chymist," or alchemist. In fact, Newton actually wrote
roughly a million words about alchemy and his experiments with it — as
Indiana University science historian William Newman has noted, Newton probably spent more time doing alchemy than he did on any of his other scientific pursuits. See: Incredible videos recreate Isaac Newton’s experiments with alchemy
Analysis of white light by dispersing it with a prism is an example of spectroscopy
So while looking at the future it is always interesting to see where such thought predate the thinking that cross pollination with regard to the science could have seen any benefit in looking at Spectroscopy. So you can see where I might have displayed an ancient idea suggested of alchemy as to the psychology as an end result of the complexity of simple formulation of the physics of things we did not see useful before.
There is no doubt there is some relevance in my thinking that what may be termed spiritual may have some weight attached to how I think we may be held to our experiences. How the weight of our experiences could have affects as to what is perceivable outside the parameters of and circumference of our established lives. On a classical level, the matter distinctions are apparent and anything beyond that as related too, quantum effects, is a much more deeper request for new and measurable techniques to the psychology of our being and examination of what consciousness really is?
It is a hasty entry this morning so by all means this information will not be complete. Familiarity with using spectrographic processes helps to align the thinking needed in the overview of dealing with the processes of organic chemistry. By no means do I have a complete view here, but if you think possibly in a theoretical way can we marry Organic Chemistry to what we call Theoretical Organic Chemistry?
You are not just looking at the stars anymore but have realigned your thinking to organic processes here on Earth.
Spectra are complex because each spectrum holds a wide variety of information. For instance, there are many different mechanisms by which an object, like a star, can produce light - or using the technical term for light, electromagnetic radiation. Each of these mechanisms has a characteristic spectrum.
Let's look at a spectrum and examine each part of it.Introduction to Spectroscopy
We've known for some time that certain animals can navigate the Earth using it's magnetic fields, but the methods by which they do this have remained largely unknown.
However, an emerging field known as quantum biology is shedding light on this area and suggests that nature maybe taking advantage of quantum mechanics to develop its biological compass systems.
Physicist Jim Al-Khalili looks at one bird in particular, the European Robin, and how this species of migratory bird may be relying on the strange rules of quantum entanglement to find its way south each year.
Watch Jim's Friday Evening Discourse on the subject of Quantum Biology to find out more about the weird intersection between quantum mechanics and biology:http://bit.ly/X826sE
The frequency of vibration of an object is, among other
things, a function of mass: A heavy guitar string vibrates more slowly
than a light one and produces a lower tone. These tiny cantilevers
vibrate at radio frequencies, in the 1 to 15 megahertz range, and
because they are so small to begin with, adding just a tiny bit more
mass will make a measurable change in frequency.
For
cell detection, the researchers coated their cantilevers with
antibodies that bind to E. coli bacteria, then bathed the devices in a
solution containing the cells. Some of the cells were bound to the
surface, and the additional mass changed the frequency of vibration. In
one case just one cell happened to bond to a cantilever, and it was
possible to detect the mass of the single cell. ‘Nano’ Becomes ‘Atto’ and Will Soon Be ‘Zepto’ for Cornell - New Technology
As soon as you use the word "quantum" there is a easy assessment for a scientist who deals with reduction-ism to have it sorted out as to what levels of perception are being forced upon a definition and understanding. A measurable quantity of something? For us lay people, it is never that easy.
a.
The smallest amount of a physical quantity that can exist
independently, especially a discrete quantity of electromagnetic
radiation.
b. This amount of energy regarded as a unit.
adj.
Relating to or based upon quantum mechanics.
[Latin, from neuter of quantus, how great; see quantity.]
So suffice is it to say that by demonstrating this scalable reference to the values and options in recognition of the Powers of Ten, we realize the depth with which we need participation. That through use of manufacture, as for any of us to say such a thing that which is not observable normally, can we say then exists for us? We have all taken it for granted, even a scientist perhaps to realize how one can divvy up their day as to say at times our perception was much deeper in to the reality then previously confirmed?
Have we gotten so far into our assumptions of the world that we would not further entertain the idea that consciousness emerges from something. Consciousness that is so subtle that we have not really to this date been able to reproduce what consciousness actually looks like. Categorized consciousness at this wanted measurable level of perception that is needed.
Can we say we have always measured around it, and can shows signs of something going on in terms of biological exchange, but have as yet not been able to assess this function as nothing more then some abstract creature of design that we lack for distinct measurable quantities?
Many biological processes involve the conversion of energy into forms
that are usable for chemical transformations and are quantum mechanical
in nature. Such processes involve chemical reactions, light absorption, formation of excited electronic states, transfer of excitation energy, and the transfer of electrons and protons (hydrogen ions) in chemical processes such as photosynthesis and cellular respiration.[1] Quantum biology uses computation to model biological interactions in light of quantum mechanical effects.[2]
Some examples of the biological phenomena that have been studied in terms of quantum processes are the absorbance of frequency-specific radiation (i.e., photosynthesis[3] and vision[4]); the conversion of chemical energy into motion;[5]magnetoreception in animals,[6][7] DNA mutation [8] and brownian motors in many cellular processes.[9]
Recent studies have identified quantum coherence and entanglement between the excited states of different pigments in the light-harvesting stage of photosynthesis.[10][11]
Although this stage of photosynthesis is highly efficient, it remains
unclear exactly how or if these quantum effects are relevant
biologically.[12]
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^Binhi, Vladimir N. (2002). Magnetobiology: Underlying Physical Problems. Academic Press. pp. 14–16. ISBN978-0-12-100071-4.
^Erik M. Gauger, Elisabeth Rieper, John J. L. Morton, Simon C. Benjamin, Vlatko Vedral: Sustained quantum coherence and entanglement in the avian compass, Physics Review Letters, vol. 106, no. 4, 040503 (2011) (abstract, preprint)
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P.O. (1965) Quantum genetics and the aperiodic solid. Some aspects on
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Krug; Harald Brune, Gunter Schmid, Ulrich Simon, Viola Vogel, Daniel
Wyrwa, Holger Ernst, Armin Grunwald, Werner Grunwald, Heinrich Hofmann
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Mohan; Ishizaki, Akihito; Fleming, Graham R.; Whaley, K. Birgitta
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