New state of matter seen on cheap. 25 November 2011Last updated at 00:38 By Roland Pease BBC Radio Science Unit Flashes of light can be generated by collapsing bubbles in a fluid Students and enthusiasts attending a recording for BBC Radio 4 have probably seen a new state of matter only recently discovered, an expert says. The state of matter is a plasma like those in conventional nuclear fusion tests, but at higher densities. And far from needing expensive apparatus, the conditions can be achieved in a simple glass tube containing a routine liquid. The professor behind the demonstration says it can be achieved for a mere £10.
The audience was attending a demonstration lecture by chemist Prof Andrea Sella being recorded at University College London for Spooklights on Radio 4. During the lecture, Prof Sella demonstrated a phenomenon called sonoluminescence - flashes of light created by collapsing bubbles in a fluid. Hotter than the Sun With the lights off, what's seen is a trail of blue sparks - the sonoluminescence. Dense plasma. Remember the War - Remembering our heroes - 13th November 2011. Com: Need. Know. Accomplish.
Toronto film festival 2011: Where Do We Go Now? wins fans' award | Film. Nadine Labaki, whose film Where Do We Go Now? Has won the people's choice award at the Toronto international film festival. Photograph: Jacques Brinon/AP Where Do We Go Now? , a bittersweet comedy set in war-torn Lebanon, beat two well-received entries starring George Clooney to win the people's choice award on Sunday at the Toronto international film festival.
Where Do We Go Now? Production year: 2011 Country: Rest of the world Runtime: 100 mins Directors: Nadine Labaki Cast: Claude Baz Moussawbaa, Claude Baz Moussawbaa, Julian Farhat, Kevin Abboud, Layla Hakim, Nadine Labaki, Yvonne Maalouf More on this film The award is voted on by festival audiences and has typically been regarded as a bellwether for Oscar success. Lebanese-Canadian director-actor Nadine Labaki's feminist film about village women bent on keeping their hotheaded men out of a religious war was chosen earlier this month as Lebanon's 2011 entry in the best foreign language film category for the Academy Awards. UK. <div id="blq-no-js-banner"><p>For a better experience on your device, try our <a href=" site</a>.
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