March 22 Trib ======================== http://www.sltrib.com/ci_8658963 USTAR: Utah bets on science dollars Recruiting world-class researchers could bring a financial windfall to state By Brian Maffly The Salt Lake Tribune If scientists could achieve breakthroughs in forecasting this "space weather" and devise technologies to ease the chaos generated by solar winds, millions in taxpayer dollars would be saved annually, Utah State University physics professor Robert Schunk says. ============================ http://www.sltrib.com/news/ci_8658947 Study proves theory about origin of cosmic rays. Theory has been around more than 40 years, but lacked solid proof. By Sheena McFarland A new study, published in the journal Physical Review Letters, has proven that cosmic rays likely are generated at least 150 million light years, or 870 billion billion miles, from Earth. ======================= - Kurt ____________________________________________________________________________________ Be a better friend, newshound, and know-it-all with Yahoo! Mobile. Try it now. http://mobile.yahoo.com/;_ylt=Ahu06i62sR8HDtDypao8Wcj9tAcJ