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nexus © HEws— INGE & NGYy'5~ . 4 “Using a supercomputer we were Universe Born in a Vortex? able to take Some of that currents and simulate them. We scaled them up to What do whirlpools, tornadoes, DNA CLUES IN THE VORTEX galactic dimensions,” Peratt said. and galaxies have in common? é , , h 20th century science has viewed grav- Electromagnetism, not gravity, may Vortices are important in nature from | jty as the main force in the birth of the be the original and dominant forceinthe | the smallest imaginable to the largest. | universe, but Peratt and his team believe universe - which may have been formed | Water draining from a bathtub forms a | that electromagnetism formed the cos- in a massive spiral vortex, according to | vortex. Vortices are morphologies (struc- | mos and galaxies - and a universe shaped new supercomputer research. tures) that can be seen everywhere.” by electromagnetism doesn’t require a The work of theoretical physicist An- Peratt’s studies show that threads | “Big Bang” to begin. thony Peratt of the Los Alamos National | millions of light years long form from - United Press International Laboratory in New Mexico challenges | cosmic plasma - hot electrically-charged d Oe Me Einstein’s General Theory of Relativityas | gas that pervades the universe in the an explanations of the evolution of the | ‘fourth state of matter’. universe. His studies (and those of as- These plasma threads are powerful tronomers worldwide) on electricity’s | energy sources and as electricity flows role in weaving galaxies into spirals sug- | through them magnetic whirlwinds are gest the evolution ofa galaxy isasmaller- | formed, Peratt says. scale version of the events and forces Over billions of years these highly present when our universe was born. charged threads, twisting in an awesome “That's a fundamental new concept,” | cosmic vortex, suck in particles, dust and Peratt said. other matter and break into galaxies. UK Scientists Die for Defence Is a series of strange deaths of British defense experts continuing with the ap- parent suicide of another scientist? Mr Trevor Knight, a 52-year old com- puter specialist working for leading de- fence contractor Marconi, was found dead in his fume-filled car in March. He is the fifth Marconi employee and the eighth British defence specialist to die in Feral First for Public TV A group calling itself Feral Television broadcast its programmes over Channel 0 Melbourne's frequency in February, in- terrupting normal station broadcasts with pre-recorded material including video clips. ‘Rare Earth’ Rarer The broadcasts were screened for unusual circumstances in recent years. ‘a 4 short periods at irregular intervals, possi- A police spokesperson said Mr | The $7 million proposal to establish a | ply froma van. Knight’s work was “not in a secret de- | ‘rare earth’ plant - actually a radioactive Ms Jenny Wilkins, a spokeswoman fence classified sector” and that he had | mineral processing mill - at Tuncester | for a licensed community TV group been “incorrectly connected” with the | near Lismore, seems to have been pole- | called Television Unlimited (TV U), - other deaths. He had earlier been de- | axed at last. which recently began Melbourne UHF scribed as a “missile guidance expert’ by Commissioners William Simpson | test broadcasts - suggested Feral TV pi- the British press. and Kevin Cleland advised Lismore | rated the airwaves because of frustration Computer science Professor Keith | Council to refuse the development after | at delays in establishing a public TV net- Bowden died when his car plunged onto | examining the proposal, saying that pro- | work. a disused Essex railway line in 1986; then | posed on-site storage of nuclear waste Sydney’s Metro Television is hoping other experts were found dead after road | was unsatisfactory and radioactive emis- | to begin UHF test broadcasts later this accidents. One scientist was found under | sions would harm the environment. year, possibly transmitting from the Ul- acar with theenginerunning and another Residents from all walks of life united | timo University of Technology to reach fell from a bridge. Marconi computer de- | in opposing the plant, which would have | most of the inner suburbs. signer Richard Pugh’s death remains un- | exposed the region (and local primary in- “There is a large amount of independ- explained. Other deaths involved hang- | dustries) to radioactive pollutants - while | ent films and video that is never properly ing and drugs; yet another scientist at- | providing jobs fora handful of people for | screened which we could show,” said tempted suicide and one is still missing. | only twenty years. Metro chairman Mr Greg Hoy. ~ Reuter & Agence France-Presse 6 NEXUS New Times Five - Winter 1988 INGLE & ING ~ . 4 “Using a supercomputer we were Universe Born in a Vortex? able to take Some of that currents and simulate them. We scaled them up to What do whirlpools, tornadoes, DNA CLUES IN THE VORTEX galactic dimensions,” Peratt said. and galaxies have in common? é , , h 20th century science has viewed grav- Electromagnetism, not gravity, may Vortices are important in nature from | jty as the main force in the birth of the be the original and dominant forceinthe | the smallest imaginable to the largest. | universe, but Peratt and his team believe universe - which may have been formed | Water draining from a bathtub forms a | that electromagnetism formed the cos- in a massive spiral vortex, according to | vortex. Vortices are morphologies (struc- | mos and galaxies - and a universe shaped new supercomputer research. tures) that can be seen everywhere.” by electromagnetism doesn’t require a The work of theoretical physicist An- Peratt’s studies show that threads | “Big Bang” to begin. thony Peratt of the Los Alamos National | millions of light years long form from - United Press International Laboratory in New Mexico challenges | cosmic plasma - hot electrically-charged Einstein’s General Theory of Relativityas | gas that pervades the universe in the an explanations of the evolution of the | ‘fourth state of matter’. universe. His studies (and those of as- These plasma threads are powerful tronomers worldwide) on electricity’s | energy sources and as electricity flows role in weaving galaxies into spirals sug- | through them magnetic whirlwinds are gest the evolution ofa galaxy isasmaller- | formed, Peratt says. scale version of the events and forces Over billions of years these highly present when our universe was born. charged threads, twisting in an awesome “That's a fundamental new concept,” | cosmic vortex, suck in particles, dust and Peratt said. other matter and break into galaxies. UK Scientists Die for Defence Is a series of strange deaths of British defense experts continuing with the ap- parent suicide of another scientist? Mr Trevor Knight, a 52-year old com- puter specialist working for leading de- fence contractor Marconi, was found dead in his fume-filled car in March. He is the fifth Marconi employee and the eighth British defence specialist to die in Feral First for Public TV A group calling itself Feral Television broadcast its programmes over Channel 0 Melbourne's frequency in February, in- terrupting normal station broadcasts with pre-recorded material including video clips. ‘Rare Earth’ Rarer The broadcasts were screened for unusual circumstances in recent years. ‘a 4 short periods at irregular intervals, possi- A police spokesperson said Mr | The $7 million proposal to establish a | ply froma van. Knight’s work was “not in a secret de- | ‘rare earth’ plant - actually a radioactive Ms Jenny Wilkins, a spokeswoman fence classified sector” and that he had | mineral processing mill - at Tuncester | for a licensed community TV group been “incorrectly connected” with the | near Lismore, seems to have been pole- | called Television Unlimited (TV U), - other deaths. He had earlier been de- | axed at last. which recently began Melbourne UHF scribed as a “missile guidance expert’ by Commissioners William Simpson | test broadcasts - suggested Feral TV pi- the British press. and Kevin Cleland advised Lismore | rated the airwaves because of frustration Computer science Professor Keith | Council to refuse the development after | at delays in establishing a public TV net- Bowden died when his car plunged onto | examining the proposal, saying that pro- | work. a disused Essex railway line in 1986; then | posed on-site storage of nuclear waste Sydney’s Metro Television is hoping other experts were found dead after road | was unsatisfactory and radioactive emis- | to begin UHF test broadcasts later this accidents. One scientist was found under | sions would harm the environment. year, possibly transmitting from the Ul- acar with theenginerunning and another Residents from all walks of life united | timo University of Technology to reach fell from a bridge. Marconi computer de- | in opposing the plant, which would have | most of the inner suburbs. signer Richard Pugh’s death remains un- | exposed the region (and local primary in- “There is a large amount of independ- explained. Other deaths involved hang- | dustries) to radioactive pollutants - while | ent films and video that is never properly ing and drugs; yet another scientist at- | providing jobs fora handful of people for | screened which we could show,” said tempted suicide and one is still missing. | only twenty years. Metro chairman Mr Greg Hoy. ~ Reuter & Agence France-Presse 6 NEXUS New Times Five - Winter 1988 Universe Born in a Vortex? Feral First for Public TV CLUES IN THE VORTEX UK Scientists Die for Defence