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Submission + - Magnetic 'Braids' May Cook the Sun's Corona (discovery.com)
astroengine writes: "Scientists have long puzzled over why the surface of the sun is cooler than its corona, the outer hazy atmosphere visible during a solar eclipse. Now thanks to a five-minute observation by a small, but very high-resolution ultraviolet telescope they have some answers. Hi-C, which was launched aboard a suborbital rocket to study the sun without interference from Earth's atmosphere, revealed interwoven magnetic fields braided like hair. When the braids relaxed, they released energy, heating the corona. "I had no idea we would see structures like that in the corona. Seeing these braids was very new to me," astrophysicist Jonathan Cirtain with NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Ala., told Discovery News."
Submission + - Technologists See Biggest Salary Raise in a Decade (wallstreetandtech.com)
An anonymous reader writes: Technology salaries in the U.S. saw the biggest jump in 2012 in more than a decade, according to the latest salary survey from Dice, a career site for technology and engineer professionals.
Tech professionals in the financial industry — including capital markets, banking and insurance sectors — recorded an average 2012 salary of $93,599, up 3% compared to 2011.
Tech professionals in the financial industry — including capital markets, banking and insurance sectors — recorded an average 2012 salary of $93,599, up 3% compared to 2011.
Submission + - Scientists develop robo-dogs and cats (cornell.edu)
An anonymous reader writes: Cornell scientists are developing high-fidelity robo-dogs and robo-cats for world's first vet simulation learning center
Submission + - Paramount to drop Blu-ray (yahoo.com)
RobOnt writes: "In a move that apparently no one saw coming, Paramount has announced that it is dropping support for the Blu-Ray format and is now exclusively distributing it's forthcoming Hi-Def titles on HD-DVD only:
Paramount Pictures and DreamWorks Animation SKG Inc. will offer next-generation DVDs in the HD DVD format and drop support for Blu-ray, further complicating the race between the competing technologies.
Monday's announcement affects the upcoming DVD release of the blockbuster "Shrek the Third" and all movies distributed by Paramount Pictures, DreamWorks Pictures, Paramount Vantage, Nickelodeon Movies and MTV Films, as well as movies from DreamWorks Animation, which are distributed exclusively by Paramount Home Entertainment.
You can read the whole article here."
Paramount Pictures and DreamWorks Animation SKG Inc. will offer next-generation DVDs in the HD DVD format and drop support for Blu-ray, further complicating the race between the competing technologies.
Monday's announcement affects the upcoming DVD release of the blockbuster "Shrek the Third" and all movies distributed by Paramount Pictures, DreamWorks Pictures, Paramount Vantage, Nickelodeon Movies and MTV Films, as well as movies from DreamWorks Animation, which are distributed exclusively by Paramount Home Entertainment.
You can read the whole article here."
