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  Activating the 'Mind's Eye': Alternative Vision Using Sounds

  November 7, 2012 — Common wisdom has it that if the visual cortex in the brain is deprived of visual information in early infanthood, it may never develop properly its functional specialization, making sight ... > full story

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  Ultrasensitive Photon Hunter

  November 7, 2012 — When it comes to imaging, every single photon counts if there is barely any available light. This is the point where the latest technologies often reach their limits. Researchers have now developed a ... > full story
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  NASA Radar Images Asteroid 2007 PA8

  November 6, 2012 — Scientists working with NASA's 230-foot-wide (70-meter) Deep Space Network antenna at Goldstone, Calif., have obtained several radar images depicting near-Earth asteroid 2007 PA8. The images were ... > full story
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  Field Geologists (Finally) Going Digital

  November 5, 2012 — Not very long ago a professional geologist's field kit consisted of a Brunton compass, rock hammer, magnifying glass, and field notebook. No longer. In the field and in the labs and classrooms, ... > full story
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  Hubble Sees an Unexpected Population of Young-Looking Stars

  November 2, 2012 — The NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope offers an impressive view of the center of globular cluster NGC 6362. The image of this spherical collection of stars takes a deeper look at the core of the ... > full story
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  Nereidum Montes Helps Unlock Mars' Glacial Past

  November 1, 2012 — The European Space Agency's Mars Express revisited the Argyre basin aiming cameras at Nereidum Montes, some 380 km northeast of Hooke crater. The stunning rugged terrain of Nereidum Montes marks the ... > full story
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  Smart as a Bird: Flying Rescue Robot Will Autonomously Avoid Obstacles

  October 30, 2012 — Researchers have created an autonomous flying robot that is as smart as a bird when it comes to maneuvering around ... > full story
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  Importance of Citizens for Building of a New Nation Brand

  October 29, 2012 — What role do new media play in creating the content of the concept of a nation? Today there’s a great deal of interest in marketing the distinctive character of countries as brands in a global ... > full story
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  Hubble Sees Violent Star Formation Episodes in Dwarf Galaxies

  October 27, 2012 — The NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope has imaged the faint irregular galaxy NGC 3738, a starburst galaxy. The galaxy is in the midst of a violent episode of star formation, during which it is ... > full story
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  Near-Atomically Flat Silicon Could Help Pave the Way to New Chemical Sensors

  October 26, 2012 — Scientists have succeeded in creating near-atomically flat silicon, of the orientation used by the electronics industry, in a room temperature reaction. The flat silicon might one day serve as the ... > full story

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