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The Official History of Memory Metals
Memory metals, also known in modern industry as shape memory alloys (SMAs), have a fascinating history that dates back to the early 20th century. The phenomenon was first observed in 1932 by Arne Olander, who noticed the unique properties of a special gold-cadmium alloy. However, it wasn't until 1
The Official History of Memory Metals
Memory metals, also known in modern industry as shape memory alloys (SMAs), have a fascinating history that dates back to the early 20th century. The phenomenon was first observed in 1932 by Arne Olander, who noticed the unique properties of a special gold-cadmium alloy. However, it wasn't until 1962 that the modern understanding of memory metals took shape. They are credited to military researchers working at the U.S. Naval Ordnance Laboratory in Washington D.C. They discovered the remarkable shape memory effects in a nickel-titanium alloy that they later named Nitinol. This discovery paved the way for widespread research and applications in various fields, including medical devices, aerospace, and robotics.
Unofficially, UAP enthusiasts track these metals to Roswell, N.M. in the famous crash in 1947. It seems very unlikely that Mac Brazel, a rancher with no advanced education, was able to describe the actions of these metals at the time of the discovery for what the Army later stated was only a “weather balloon.”
Mac Brazel and later Major Jesse Marcel, from the Roswell Army Air Field, initially described the bizarre metals they found at the Roswell crash site as being unlike anything they had seen before. They noted that the debris included pieces of very lightweight metallic materials that was very strong yet extremely flexible. Major Marcel mentioned that some of the metal could not be dented, burned, or broken, even when subjected to force, and that it would always return to its original shape after being crumpled. These unusual properties made the material stand out compared to conventional metals known at the time.
It is curious that a rancher in New Mexico could describe this amazing material fifteen years before the Navy did!
Part One: Dangers from Space! No, Really!
What Is Space Weather?
While I worked as a USAF/NASA flight surgeon at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, I learned
that space weather matters. A lot!
Space weather refers to the conditions in space that are influenced by the Sun. It creates a
“solar wind” of ionized radiation particles that bombard
Part One: Dangers from Space! No, Really!
What Is Space Weather?
While I worked as a USAF/NASA flight surgeon at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, I learned
that space weather matters. A lot!
Space weather refers to the conditions in space that are influenced by the Sun. It creates a
“solar wind” of ionized radiation particles that bombard our planet. It can also create dangers
like solar flares, coronal mass ejections (CMEs), and geomagnetic storms. Unlike everyday
weather, which occurs in the Earth's atmosphere, space weather takes place in the region
between the Sun and Earth, as well as in Earth's upper atmosphere and magnetosphere. This is
why we have “northern and southern lights” at the poles. It is also where our satellites live!
Modern society relies very heavily on technology that is highly sensitive to space weather.
Powerful solar events can. For example, a terrible geomagnetic storm known as the Carrington
Event disrupted telegraphs across the entire nation in 1859. A similar event today would induce
electrical currents that would seriously damage transformers, disrupt satellite operations, disturb
our GPS navigation, radio and television communications, and even disrupt our electrical grids.
Airplanes flying at high altitudes and polar routes would experience communication blackouts
and increased radiation exposure. If perilous enough, this type of severe CME could affect the
entire planet!.
More to come next week!
Part Two:
Impacts on Human Health and Safety
Even moderate space weather can pose health risks to astronauts, aircrews, and even for
airline passengers. Military flight crews, airline crews and their passengers can be at risk when
traveling at high altitudes during solar storms. This is particularly important when flying near the
poles because the atmosphere and magnetosphere is less protective.
Increased radiation from solar storms can be highly dangerous for astronauts in space,
especially those outside the protection of Earth's magnetic field. For any trip to Mars, special
radiation “bunkers” would be needed for the safety of the astronauts!
Scientific and Economic Importance
Studying space weather helps our scientists better understand the Sun-Earth connection and is
allowing them to better predict solar activity. NASA studies the sun’s outer corona because it
can reach 2 million degrees Fahrenheit, even while the surface stays at only 10,000 degrees.
The first satellite to study the sun was The Solar Maximum Mission satellite (or SolarMax). It
was designed to investigate solar phenomena in new fashions, particularly solar flares and
CMEs. It was launched on February 14, 1980. NASA had to launch a repair mission using
space shuttle in 1984. It continued its research until 1989.
Proba-3, which includes two satellites, were launched just last year to help scientists get a
better comprehension of the sun’s activities. The mission will use a two-spacecraft setup to
improve their observations of the corona, the sun's outer atmosphere.
This knowledge enables governments, industries, and utilities to prepare for and mitigate the
impacts of space weather events by protecting satellites, along with sensitive electrical and
internet infrastructures. Space weather monitoring by NASA and the Space Force defends our
modern American tay of
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Best of Ufo Photos
A real UFO photo usually comes with contextmultiple witnesses, a clear timeline, original files with intact metadata, and consistency with radar or other sensor data. Fake images fall apart fast: they’re often over-sharpened, lack scale or reference points, reuse old hoaxes, or appear without a verifiable source just a dramatic story and no trail.
People spread fake UFO material for the same reason tabloids always have: attention, control of the narrative, or money. In ufology, mystery is currency confusion keeps clicks coming, discredits serious cases, and ensures that when something truly unexplained appears, it’s buried under noise instead of examined.
The 1950's Broke Lose On Ufo's
In the early 1950s, ufology really took shape as a public phenomenon.
After the 1947 Roswell incident and Kenneth Arnold’s flying saucer sighting, reports of strange objects in the sky exploded. The Korean War and the start of the Cold War added fear and urgency people wondered if UFOs were Soviet technology, secret U.S. aircraft, or something non human.
The U.S. Air Force responded with investigations like Project Sign (1948) and Project Grudge (1949), which were cautious but skeptical. In 1952, things peaked when UFOs were reported over Washington, D.C., prompting press conferences and public panic. That led to Project Blue Book, aiming to calm the public and explain sightings as weather balloons, aircraft, or misidentifications—though not everyone was convinced.
By the mid-50s, ufology split into two paths: official debunking and civilian researchers who believed something extraordinary was being hidden. That divide still defines the field today.
Lots Of Ufo Mysteries
Throughout the history of ufology, especially from the 1950s onward, sensational tabloid-style publications weekly papers, supermarket headlines, and later online click-driven outlets—have played a major role in muddying the waters. Their business model depends on shock, fear, and novelty, not accuracy. UFO stories were perfect: mysterious, hard to disprove, and emotionally charged. By exaggerating sightings, inventing “insider sources,” or blending real cases with outright fiction, these outlets guaranteed attention and sales, even if the information was false or misleading.
The damage was twofold. First, it discredited legitimate researchers and witnesses by surrounding real, unresolved cases with absurd claims. Second, it created a public perception that all UFO reporting was unreliable, making serious inquiry easier to dismiss. Whether driven by profit, influence, or simple notoriety, these publications helped turn ufology into a cultural sideshow one where truth became harder to separate from entertainment, and skepticism became the default response.
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Greene County, Pennsylvania is a remarkable place with an untold and equally remarkable history that include trues stories of the unexplained. Much of that history is skewed by opinion, theory, philosophy, dogma, attitude, and values: in other words, politics. We're constantly surrounded by spirit world entities which we either cannot see, refuse to see, or only catch glimpses of. The spirit world has become a prepackaged commodity, and there is a "keeping up with the paranormal Joneses" mentality that requires expensive gadgets and travel to research or experience the unknown. Like food on the table, the spirit world is best experienced locally. Return to Greene County, Pennsylvania with Haunted Hills and Hollows author Kevin Paul for more stories of high strangeness from the southwest corner of the Keystone State. Haunted buildings and bridges, mysterious lights within buildings and in the skies, frightening cryptids, time slips, disclosure, and more. Eyewitness accounts, personal experiences, retrocognition, intuitive exploration, and old fashioned leg work provide readers another look into Greene County's liminal spaces and the common thread that may tie it all together
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