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  Best of Both Worlds: Solar Hydrogen Production Breakthrough

  July 29, 2013 — Using a simple solar cell and a photo anode made of a metal oxide, scientists have successfully stored nearly five percent of solar energy chemically in the form of hydrogen. This is a major feat as ... > full story
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  Cement Converted Into an Electrical Conductor

  July 29, 2013 — Researchers have developed a cementitious material incorporating carbon nanofibers in its composition, turning cement into an excellent conductor of electricity capable of performing functions beyond ... > full story
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  NASA's IRIS Telescope Offers First Glimpse of Sun's Mysterious Atmosphere

  July 25, 2013 — The moment when a telescope first opens its doors represents the culmination of years of work and planning -- while simultaneously laying the groundwork for a wealth of research and answers yet to ... > full story
• Nervous System
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  How Brain Cells Change Their Tune

  July 25, 2013 — Researchers may have answered a long-standing, fundamental question about how brain cells communicate by showing that brief bursts of chemical energy coming from rapidly moving power plants, called ... > full story
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  New Nuclear Fuel-Rod Cladding Could Lead to Safer Power Plants

  July 25, 2013 — In the aftermath of Japan's earthquake and tsunami in March 2011, the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant was initially driven into shutdown by the magnitude 9.0 quake; its emergency generators then ... > full story
• Galaxies
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  Shedding New Light on the Brightest Objects in the Universe

  July 24, 2013 — Astrophysicists have documented the immense power of quasar radiation, reaching out for many thousands of light years to the limits of the quasar's ... > full story
• Air Pollution
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  Direct Nitrogen Fixation for Low Cost Energy Conversion

  July 24, 2013 — Researchers have announced a simple, low-cost and eco-friendly method of creating nitrogen-doped graphene nanoplatelets (NGnPs), which could be used in dye-sensitized solar cells and fuel cells The ... > full story
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  Harvesting Electricity from the Greenhouse Gas Carbon Dioxide

  July 23, 2013 — A new method for producing electricity from carbon dioxide could be the start of a classic trash-to-treasure story for the troublesome greenhouse gas, scientists are reporting. The method uses CO2 ... > full story
• Extreme Survival
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  Rare Bushcricket's Chirp as Loud as a Power Saw

  July 23, 2013 — A recently rediscovered species of bushcricket uses elastic energy and wing movement to reach high ultrasonic frequencies involving sound levels of about 110dB – comparable to that of a power ... > full story
• Solar Energy
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  Off-Grid Sterilization With 'Solar Steam'

  July 22, 2013 — Nanotechnology researchers have unveiled a solar-powered sterilization system that could be a boon for more than 2.5 billion people who lack adequate sanitation. The "solar steam" sterilization ... > full story

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