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Friction in the Nano-World: Physicists Discover a New Kind of Friction
May 15, 2013 — Whether in vehicle transmissions, hip replacements, or tiny sensors for triggering airbags: The respective components must slide against each other with minimum friction to prevent loss of energy and ... > full story -
Warming in Central China Greater Than Most Climate Models Indicated
May 15, 2013 — New data from Central China reveal that temperatures have risen 10 to 14 degrees Fahrenheit over the last 20,000 years in this region, an increase two to four times greater than what many scientists ... > full story -
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Engineers Design, Test Taller, High-Strength Concrete Towers for Wind Turbines
May 15, 2013 — Engineers have designed and tested a concept for concrete towers to replace the steel towers used for wind turbines. The concrete towers could be a practical way to raise turbine towers from today's ... > full story -
Storage Power Plant on the Seabed
May 15, 2013 — A group of scientists aims to store electricity at the bottom of the sea. The energy will be stored with the help of high water ... > full story -
Cells Must Use Their Brakes Moderately for Effective Speed Control
May 15, 2013 — How cells regulate their own function by “accelerating and braking” is important basic knowledge when new intelligent medicines are being developed, or when plant cells are tweaked to ... > full story -
European Winter Weather Harder to Forecast in Certain Years
May 15, 2013 — Weather forecasters have a tougher job predicting winter conditions over Europe in some years over others, concludes a new ... > full story -
Stronger Partnerships to Improve Healthcare
May 14, 2013 — Today the British Medical Journal calls for doctors and patients to join together as partners to improve ... > full story -
New Uses for Tiny Carbon Nanotubes: Adding Ionic Liquid to Nanotube Films Could Build Smaller Gadgets
May 14, 2013 — Nanotubes are stronger than steel and smaller than any element of silicon-based electronics. They can potentially process information faster while using less energy. The challenge has been figuring ... > full story -
Study IDs Key Protein for Cell Death
May 14, 2013 — Findings may offer a new way to kill cancer cells by forcing them into an alternative programmed-death ... > full story -
Entrepreneur Giving Space Shuttle Truss New Uses
May 14, 2013 — A truss design devised to help workers process space shuttles continues to find new uses as a space shuttle engineer-turned-entrepreneur adapts it to everything from a solar-powered electric ... > full story
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