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  Ecological Engineering Solves Unsafe Water Problems in Bolivia

  January 30, 2013 — Surrounded by mining, the mountainous region of Potosi, Bolivia is plagued by extensive environmental contamination from past and current mining operations. Researchers have discovered a technique to ... > full story
• Today's Healthcare
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  Greater Transparency Needed in Publishing Information from Clinical Trials, Experts Say

  January 29, 2013 — An initiative from the drugs regulator, the European Medicines Agency, to commit to releasing all of the information from clinical trials once the marketing authorization process has ended, which has ... > full story
• Memory
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  In-Brain Monitoring Shows Memory Network

  January 29, 2013 — Working with patients with electrodes implanted in their brains, researchers have shown for the first time that areas of the brain work together at the same time to recall memories. The unique ... > full story
• Computer Modeling
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  Simulations' Achille's Heel

  January 29, 2013 — What can go wrong when computer simulations are applied outside their original context. In a new article scientists outline the many pitfalls associated with simulation methods such as Monte Carlo ... > full story
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  Satellite Visualization Tool for High-Resolution Observation Review (Thor) Accessible from Any Location With Internet Access

  January 29, 2013 — With minimal coding effort an Earth-observing satellite tool can be converted into a practical web-based application. In addition, a 3-D visualization technique has been ... > full story
• Computer Programming
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  Streaming Video Over Temporary Networks

  January 29, 2013 — There are extra challenges when accidents occur in hard-to-reach locations such as in a tunnel or impassable mountain terrain where no stable computer networks are found. For the past ten years, ... > full story
• NASA
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  Cool, New Views of Andromeda Galaxy

  January 28, 2013 — Two new eye-catching views from the Herschel space observatory are fit for a princess. They show the elegant spiral galaxy Andromeda, named after the mythical Greek princess known for her ... > full story
• Spintronics Research
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  One In, Two Out: Simulating More Efficient Solar Cells

  January 28, 2013 — Using an exotic form of silicon could substantially improve the efficiency of solar cells, according to computer ... > full story
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  Irrigation in California's Central Valley Intensifies Rainfall, Storms Across the Southwest

  January 28, 2013 — Agricultural irrigation in California's Central Valley doubles the amount of water vapor pumped into the atmosphere, ratcheting up rainfall and powerful monsoons across the interior Southwest, ... > full story
• Funding Policy
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  Safeguards Needed for Tissue Donors

  January 28, 2013 — Donors to biobanks -- vast collections of human tissue samples that scientists hope will lead to new treatments for diseases -- have a right to basic information about how their donations may be ... > full story

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