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  NASA Flies Radar South on Wide-Ranging Expedition

  April 4, 2013 — A versatile NASA airborne imaging radar system is showcasing its broad scientific prowess for studying our home planet during a month-long expedition over the Americas. The campaign is addressing a ... > full story
• NASA
  Space Exploration
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  Hubble Breaks Record in Search for Farthest Supernova

  April 4, 2013 — NASA's Hubble Space Telescope has found the farthest supernova so far of the type used to measure cosmic distances. Supernova UDS10Wil, nicknamed SN Wilson after American President Woodrow Wilson, ... > full story
• Construction
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  Experts Propose Research Priorities for Making Concrete 'Greener'

  April 4, 2013 — According to a new report, the potential engineering performance, energy-efficiency and environmental benefits of making concrete greener -- reducing its sizable carbon footprint without compromising ... > full story
• Recycling and Waste
  Energy and the Environment
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  Turning Tires Into Gas for Energy and New, Valuable Materials

  April 4, 2013 — Tire recycling represents an untapped opportunity, that may prove a success if processing costs do not become ... > full story
• Graphene
  Solar Energy
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  Energy Policy
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  Highest Efficiency in Black Solar Cells Ever: 18.7%

  April 4, 2013 — Scientists report an efficiency of 18.7% for black silicon solar cells, the highest efficiency reported so far for a black silicon solar ... > full story
• Spintronics
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  Quantum Tricks Drive Magnetic Switching Into the Fast Lane

  April 3, 2013 — Researchers in the U.S. and Greece have found a new way to switch magnetism that is at least 1000 times faster than currently used in magnetic memory technologies. Magnetic switching is used to ... > full story
• Space Missions
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  Final MAVEN Instrument Integrated to Spacecraft

  April 3, 2013 — An instrument that will measure the composition of Mars' upper atmosphere has been integrated to NASA's Mars Atmosphere and Volatile EvolutioN (MAVEN) spacecraft. MAVEN has a scheduled launch date of ... > full story
• Graphene
  Spintronics
  Physics
  Materials Science
  Nanotechnology
  Electronics
   
  

  'Dancing' Silicon Atoms Discovered in Graphene

  April 3, 2013 — Jumping silicon atoms are the stars of a newly discovered atomic scale ballet. The "dancing" movement of the silicon atoms was caused by the energy transferred to the material from the electron beam ... > full story
• Galaxies
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  Green Pea Galaxies Could Help Astronomers Understand Early Universe

  April 3, 2013 — The rare Green Pea galaxies discovered by the general public in 2007 could help confirm astronomers' understanding of reionization, a pivotal stage in the evolution of the early ... > full story
• Global Warming
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  'A Better Path' Toward Projecting, Planning for Rising Seas on a Warmer Earth

  April 3, 2013 — More useful projections of sea level are possible despite substantial uncertainty about the future behavior of massive ice sheets. In two recent articles, researchers present an approach that ... > full story

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