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never reach these peaks of professional sport with that in mind researchers working with the university of physical culture and sport in moscow are looking to harness the latest technology to get aspiring athletes over that hump is potentially dangerous and illegal doping isn't an option the new secret to success made lie in element ever present in the air we breathe but long over looked. was discovered over one hundred years ago by sir william ramsey and morse travers' a novel finding certainly but practical applications for it were fleeting until the one nine hundred thirty s. when it found use in high speed flash photography and a bit later as an anesthetic in operations however it is prohibited the high cost prevented it from being adopted more widely in medicine that all could be changing . thanks to work being carried out here at the institute of medical and biological problems xenon could be on the verge of a major revival. amongst the hyperbaric chambers where many of the country's divers and astronauts have gone through pressure chamber tests and training docs are taking a look at just wha

never reach these peaks of professional sport with that in mind researchers working with the university of physical culture and sport in moscow are looking to harness the latest technology to get aspiring athletes over that hump is potentially dangerous and illegal doping isn't an option the new secret to success may lie in element ever present in the air we breathe but long over looked. was discovered over one hundred years ago by sir william ramsey and morse travers' a novel finding certainly practical applications for the one nine hundred thirty s. when it found use in high speed flash photography and a bit later as an anesthetic and operations. high cost prevented it from being adopted by the medicine that all could be changing. thanks to work being carried out here at the institute of medical and biological problems xenon could be on the verge of a major revival. amongst the hyperbaric chambers where many of the country's divers and astronauts have gone through pressure chamber tests and training docs are taking a look at just what xenon has to offer. in recent years what used to be observable

never reach these peaks of professional sports but that in mind researchers working with the university of physical culture and sport in moscow a looking to harness the latest technology to get aspiring athletes over that hump is potentially dangerous and illegal doping isn't an option the new secret to success may lie in a limit ever present in the air we breathe but longer overlooked. discovered over one hundred years ago by sir william ramsey travers' a novel finding certainly practical applications for. the one nine hundred thirty s. found use in high speed flash photography and a bit later as an anesthetic in operations. from being adopted by the medicine. could be changing. thanks to work being carried out here at the institute of medical and biological problems xenon could be on the verge of a major revival. amongst the hyperbaric chambers where many of the country's divers and astronauts have gone through pressure chamber tests and training docs are taking a look at just what xenon has to offer. recent years what used to be observable favorable side effects of base and has become objects of

never reach these peaks of professional sport with that in mind researchers working with the university of physical culture and sport in moscow are looking to harness the latest technology to get aspiring athletes over that hump is potentially dangerous and illegal doping isn't an option the new secret to success may lie in element ever present in the air we breathe but long before looked. it was discovered over one hundred years ago by sir william ramsey and morse travers' a novel finding certainly practical applications for the one nine hundred thirty s. when it found use in high speed flash photography and a bit later as an anesthetic in operations. a high cost prevented it from being adopted more widely in medicine that all could be changing. thanks to work being carried out here at the institute of medical and biological problems xenon could be on the verge of a major revival. amongst the hyperbaric chambers where many of the country's divers and astronauts have gone through pressure chamber tests and training docs are taking a look at just what xenon has to offer. in recent years what used to

discovered something else out there that makes up most of the universe, a force that was present at the beginning of time. the current theory of physics suggests that the expansion of the universe slow down after the big bang and would then contract. instead with seems to be happening is that galaxies seem to be flying apart faster than ever before. scientists believe that this force is called a dark energy and it accounts for two-thirds of the universe. >> this acceleration defies the current theories of feet -- theories of physics. scientists want to know where the energy driving the universe apart is coming from. they are using the hubble space telescope to fault -- to find out. they will measure how fast galaxies are accelerating away from us. one of the researchers involved told me the results may show that the universe may continue to accelerate apart forever. >> the bigger it gets, the faster it will go. that will be a universe that just expands forever. the piece of the universe that we get to see will have fewer and fewer galaxies in it, it will be a dark, lonely, cold place 100 million years from now. >> the solution will re

. >>> university of maryland physics professor jim gates is part of a rare group. he's a guy who not only understands the most arcade scientists, but he can explain them to the rest of us. bruce leshan reports today that won him a national medal of science at the white house. >> reporter: imagine you had a yardstick. if you cut it into 10 equal pieces -- >> reporter: one of jim gates' most popular videos, an explanation of string theory brings together the universe from the smallest particles to the biggest galaxies in 30 seconds. >> photon. >> reporter: for the bbc he explains super symmetry which brings together matter and force. >> the beauty and wonder of fundamental physics. >> reporter: his research and teaching brought him to the white house where the president gave the university of maryland professor one of this year's 12 national medals of science. >> this is like winning the world series and the lottery and having a birthday party and christmas all at the same time. >> reporter: professor gates' dad was in the army. he went to schools all over the countr

or let's talk more about this now with a doctor unique to us professor of physics and astronomy at the university of bottom in germany it's great to see you today thanks for coming on do you do you do you think is it uncommon for meteoroids to hit such densely populated areas as it did in russia this morning or is it just frankly an absolute fluke a piece of chance. some three would be uncommon for. most of the three would not be populated given the fact that i found two percent of the earth that's really come out of the feet and even land if not i don't know whether people tend to get it in big cities i saw so much of the land of really not populated and so it's really. really bad coincidence of this. week that you know what i mean what about we we've been getting reports of over seven hundred people getting injured now ultimately most of that from flying glass from broken windows i suppose after the sonic boom. what about any possible risk to people's health or the environment i mean any of these things radioactive or who knows where they might be bringing from deep space. if absolutely no worr

of the universe. this acceleration defies all the current theories of physics. scientists want to know where the and this energy that is driving the universe apart is coming from. they're using the hubble space telescope to find out. it will be measuring how far and fast galaxies are accelerating away from us. one of the researchers tells me the results may show that the universe would continue to accelerate apart forever. >> the bigger it gets the faster it will go. that will be a universe that expands and expands forever. our piece of the universe we get to see will have fewer galaxies in it. it will be a dark, lonely, cool place 100 billion years from now. >> the mystery of dark energy is the most important puzzle of our time, arguably. this solution will rewrite the theories of modern physics and change our notion of the universe and our place in it. abc news, boston. >> is accelerating universe. that brings today's broadcast to a close. you can continue watching for constant updates around the world on our 24 hour news network. check your local listings for

or let's talk more about this now with a doctor uni a professor of physics and astronomy at the university of boom in germany oh it's great to see you today thanks for coming on do you think is it uncommon for meteoroids to hit such densely populated areas as it did in russia this morning or is it just frankly an absolute you know piece of charms. common that. most of the three would not populated and you're given the fact that would you prefer. well that's really come out by the feet and even land. that when people tend to get in big cities by so much of the land it's really not populated and so it's really a really bad coincidence of this. week that you know what and what made what about we've been getting reports of over seven hundred people getting injured now ultimately most of that from flying glass from broken windows i suppose off of the sonic boom but what about any possible risk to people's health or the environment i mean any of these things radioactive or who knows what they might be bringing from deep space. no one so there's absolutely no worry about that and. it's kind of st

here is mercury courtesy of nasa and john hopkins university. the applied physics color image of the planet closest to the sun. this isn't what mercury would look like to the naked eye. instead, as astronomers say it illustrates the many different chemicals and minerals that make up the scorching hot planet. >> 6428 am and a program reminder coming up on dr. phil. he sheds light on simi valley, calif. of a community known for the safest city in america or residents are now fighting a heroin epidemic and that they say is crippling the town's youth. today, dr. phil tries to help families with drug addicted children. mom, i invited justin over for lunch. good. no, not good. he's a vegetarian and he's going to be here in 20 minutes! [ mom ] don't stress. we can figure this out. ♪ [ male announcer ] get the speed to make a great first impression. call today to get u-verse high speed internet for as little as $14.95 a month for 12 months with a one-year price guarantee. this is delicious. ♪ [ male announcer ] save the day in an instant. at&t. ♪ >> we were just talking ab

of bob parke. a physics professor at the university of maryland. he says there's no scientific evidence that ehs exists. >> there's science showing that there's no science. >> there's been dozens of studies, but the scientific community is still click. >> you are talking to the wrong guy. >> i think he's wrong. >> so how do you explain these people coming from all over the world to green bank, west virginia? why would they be doing this if they didn't really feel something? >> i have no idea what causes the problems, but it's not caused by electromagnetic fields. >> for the people out there watching this, this is not a real condition. that it's just in your head. what do you say? >> when i'm exposed, i have the health effects, when i'm not exposed, i'm fine. >> i know it's happening and it's getting worse. and i suggest that we are near the end of the wireless age. wireless will become a technology that become to use anymore. >> the conclusion that i've come to is that the u.s. government just needs to do more independently funded research. right n

but the physical laws of sound are universal. at the root of all sound is vibration. [bell tolling] not only the root of all music is vibration, but in some sense, perhaps, the root of everything is vibration. everything is moving all the time. the earth is moving. the sun is moving. on the earth, the waves are beating against the shore. everything which is, is vibration. in order to have a sound, you need a physical object which vibrates, whether it's a cello or a speaker in a radio, you need a medium to carry that vibration. typically, it's air, and finally we need an ear, an ear drum, and a brain to turn it into something that's meaningful to a human being. [flute plays] the simplest sort of sound is called a sine wave, and i can display that sound on an oscilloscope. of course in nature, nothing is so simple as that. there isn't just one sine wave happening at one moment. actually, there are many sine waves all adding and subtracting. when you listen to a sound, when you listen to a musical note, you hear several things. [flute music continues] you hear the basic

of the planet. nasa and john hopkins university applied physics department released this false color image of the planet closest to the sun. this is what mercury would look like to the naked eye. astronomers say it illustrates the different chemicals and minerals that make up the planet. that's pretty unique. >> beautiful. >>> hunting for hidden treasures. if you are in an antique collector, or someone looking for an item with rich history, you want to help a good cause, there's a show you can check out. >> wjz live at the maryland antique show. sharon gibala is there this morning. is that every room should have an antique in it. i'm starting to feel that's more and more every room i'm in. >> i didn't say that. [ laughter ] thousands of antiques under one roof. something that makes this particular show different, one, it is for charity. two, it is of that it show. there are more than 40 dealers here. each one has to really have a rich history on the items they are selling and be able to back it. we have marty shapiro here with us. good morning. s omething cool about the show is that you are really able

of new england. >>> nasa and johns hopkins university released a new color image of our solar system's hottest planet. here's a look at mercury in color. nasa and johns hopkins universities applied physicsreleased this false color image of the planet, but this is not what mercury would look like to the naked eye. instead, astronomers say it illustrates the many different chemicals and minerals that make up the scorchingly hot planet, which can reach more than 800 degrees fahrenheit. >> such a cool picture. >>> some of the brightest young students of san francisco were chilling out today, as part of the city's 31st annual science fair. >> can you all hear that? >> yeah! >> sounds like it's boiling, yes? >> yes, it did. a demonstration of liquid nitrogen kicked off the program at the san francisco middle school science fair at the randall museum. about 200 students from 30 schools submitted their own experiments. the categories include physics, biology, and behavioral sciences. >> my favorite category is the behavioral sciences, because we have students doing social experiments and experiments on animals, seeing how behavioral science really is a science and they get really creative. >> f

of mercury--in living color. nasa and john hopkins university applied physics department released this fall's colors of the planet to the sun. this is not what mercury would look like to the naked eye. instead, astronomers say it illustrates the many different chemicals and minerals that make up the scorching lee hot planet. >> a cool looking shot. >> it is 4:56 it will take a break, come kron 4 morning news. >> will have a complete look at the forecast. rescue crews are searching for four people went missing after their sail boats sank yesterday afternoon off the coast of half moon bay. medical rules are currently standing by ed moffett still awaiting any word of people may need medical attention. will have more coming up in a moment. and the massive spending cuts to take effect at the end of the week now president obamas asking for the help of governors. what the cuts could mean for california, coming up. plus we're watching bay area weather and traffic. anny has a look at our forecast erica we watch in the morning commute this morning. we leave you with a live look at the golden gate bridge. Ñáçwçñ at tyco int

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of charges, i actually got physically ill. and couldn't read any more for a couple of days. >> the university responded to the family in a written statement saying it is understandable and predictable that people will draw their own conclusions and opinions from the facts uncovered in the fareed report. >>> boeing anxious to get its grounded fleet of dreamliners back in the air ran a test flight yesterday. the company called it uneventful. persistent problems with the airliner's batteries including a fire on board a parked 787 forced boeing to take all 50 planes out of service, that was nearly a month ago. it's costing the company tens of millions of dollars. >>> now back to the san bernardino mountains in california where a s.w.a.t. teams are back at it again. right now searching for ex-cop christopher dorner. he's accused of killing three people, including a police officer last week and he has threatened more bloodsled for the lapd and their families. now casey whien is among those following the swegs acase and w got details about a reward that the city is planning to offer. >> reporter: we don't know the amount of the reward

religion vandenberg a meteorite expert a professor of physics that would be a university in sweden a pleasure to see you today thanks for coming on the program to tell us how unique are the events witnessed in the year also is it rare because certainly the footage we've been seeing all morning here at odds he is pretty startling to say the least you know. and if you've been given in the. very near. here. bob. and i can see period there are very clearly people need. and they need to regulate their travel. i do i do apologize i asked it but they didn't do apologize we got it we're getting a very bad connection here with you at the moment we're going to check back with you as soon as we can here on the r.t. program for you though from it for the meantime thank you very much and thank you for your patience i apologize. well at the moment dot com we've certainly got live updates with all the developments on the meteor fall in siberia certainly including how some enterprising local entrepreneurs are already cashing in by offering to sell parts of the crashed meteor online some ads they say

religion vandenberg a meteorite expert a professor of physics are to me a university in sweden a pleasure to see you today thanks for coming on the program to tell us how unique are the events witnessed in the year also is it rare because certainly the footage we've been seeing all morning here at odds he is pretty startling to say the least . and if you've been given in the form. of. what i can see period there are very clearly people need. we. do need to not directly detract and. i do i do apologize i asked a political i do apologize we get it we're getting a very bad connection here with you at the moment we're going to check back with you as soon as we can here on the r.t.e. program for you though for me for the meantime thank you very much and thank you for your patience i apologize. well at the moment on dot com we've certainly got live updates with all the developments on the meteor fall in siberia certainly including how some enterprising local entrepreneurs are already cashing in by offering to sell parts of the crashed miti or online some ads they say the prices company koshary

of delegates. >>> well, he makes physics underable to the masses and now he's being honored by the president. universitynd professor jim gates will be awarded the national medal of science in a ceremony at the white house today. gates specializes in string theory. gates was also named a regents professor making him the sixth person to receive that honor since established. >>> millions of bottles of cough syrup are being recalled because of a possible poisoning risk to children. the caps on triaminic and theraflu products can fail allowing kids to open them. there have been several incidents of children swallowing large amounts of the medicine. one required medical attention. if you have one of these products stop using them and contact the maker for a refind. >>> right here on "news4 midday," the super bowl commercials people >> announcer: you're watching "news4 midday." >>> marylanders could soon get relief in they fall in sick. maryland lawmakers are considering a bill that would guarantee workers seven paid sick days a year. the baltimore sun would earn employees one hour of six leave. >>> the dow cl

universe is the way that it is. scientists believe that we are entering a new era of physics and dark matter is the best frontier. -- next frontier. >> let's try to throw some more light on this for you. we saw the report there from the route -- from the doctor, and he joins me live, along with a princeton university student. big mission impossible today, so far, to find dark matter. do you think you will be successful this time? >> this has the most advanced technology, the best laboratory in the world for searching for dark matter. we expect exciting results, possibly. we expect to see it in stockholm at some time, maybe. anyway, if we will not get some great and exciting results, we will make any way an important step in the progress of knowledge. >> your reference means that if you get this right, you are bound to go to sweden to collect the nobel prize. as a ph.d. student in -- at princeton, this must be a dream come true to be involved in something like this. >> it is definitely a great experience. it is amazing to be a part of this experiment. on a daily basis, even within the individual projects, you are alw

of more than $1 hulg00 million. for cbs news carter evans. >> onemichio kaku is a physics professor at the university of new york.e. >> glad to be on. >> how big a deal are the leaks and how do you define the problem? >> it is scandalous. we are 68 years into the atomic age. we're leaking nuclear waste daytiming all the way back to the nagasaki bomb. outside of russia that makes for the most contaminated nuclear site on the planet. >> wow. >> at the time of sequester, taxpayers spend $2 billion per year just maintaining the cleanup operation. then it was revealed that hundreds of gallons of high-level toxic waste have been leaking over the last several years right into the ground. eventually into the ground water and maybe the columbia river. >> you say the most contaminated site in the world behind places in russia. who's at risk? >> we have to realize that nuclear waste is a toxic witch's brew of chemicals, the most dangerous known to science. plutonium, enriched uranium, nitric acid solvents all mixed in a liquid vat. and we have 56 million gallons worth of this toxic stuff. to get this into perspective, to ge

bay in their cities and they are wanting to work with all of the universities and the talent because what we have done here, is not only the physical infrastructure, not only creating conditions for businesses to be successful, but we found that we should invest in the very talent that is here and expand on that talent and so it is the noble laurets and the post doctorate students that are here and they are working with people across all of other disciplines, start ups, technology, you hear these great stories and i have seen them myself and we walk in and people no longer using these small microscopes, but they are looking at 3 d technology from auto def and we are looking at cells in three different ways, four different ways, expanding, deepening, all of the science, this is the movement that we have, and this is our new economy and this is the collaboration that is going on and we have a lot to celebrate in our city, whether it is the giants hopefully the 9ers. i would say that it is the people but we keep having cake for very good reasons we, have the talent that is here and ucsan francisco is a great core to attract this and w

university of virginia. the first time it really stuck as something more than a physical practice was during my second deployment when i realized it was as simple as getting on the mat and breathing meant i was still alive and i could cope with different traumas that time. >> with that said let's do a couple of poses. let's get into the first pose. >> she was telling me as we prepared for the segment this is how she starts every time she practices. >> this is what you would do in iraq? >> yep. >> am i disturbing you? was that the concentration part? >> that's okay. just basically getting physically grounded helps you mentally and emotionally calm down, get centered. starting with a very simple breath-linking movement. inhaling, sit tall and exhale to twist. >> i know you can't speak for all the troops. what were some of the specific thoughts that went through your mind as a person who saw the casualties of war in iraq as you sat down to do your. >> if we can find things to simplify and get out of our heads where we are creating these situations either recreating what's happened in the past or creating something