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  Supercomputers: 'Data Deluge' Is Changing, Expanding Supercomputer-Based Research

  April 22, 2011 — The exponentially increasing amount of digital information, along with new challenges in storing valuable data and massive datasets, are changing the architecture of today's newest supercomputers as ... > full story
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  Data Miners Dig for Corrosion Resistance

  April 21, 2011 — A better understanding of corrosion resistance may be possible using a data-mining tool. This tool may also aid research in other areas where massive amounts of information ... > full story
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  New Caledonia’s Lagoon: Better Understanding for Better Protection

  April 20, 2011 — New Caledonia possesses the second largest coral reef lagoon on Earth and harbors an exceptional biodiversity. The island is also the world's third most important nickel producer. Ore extraction over ... > full story
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  Gold Prices Spur Six-Fold Spike in Amazon Deforestation

  April 19, 2011 — Deforestation in parts of the Peruvian Amazon has increased six-fold in recent years as small-scale miners, driven by record gold prices, blast and clear more of the lowland rainforest, according to ... > full story
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  Engineer Studies How to Reduce Impact of Power Tools Vibrations

  March 31, 2011 — The study of work-vibrations exposure is a relatively new in North America, although it has been a subject of significance in ... > full story
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  Banana Peels Get a Second Life as Water Purifier

  March 9, 2011 — To the surprisingly inventive uses for banana peels -- which include polishing silverware, leather shoes, and the leaves of house plants -- scientists have added purification of drinking water ... > full story
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  Identifying 'Anonymous' Email Authors

  March 8, 2011 — Researchers have developed an effective new technique to determine the authorship of anonymous emails. Tests showed their method has a high level of accuracy -- and unlike many other methods of ... > full story
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  Intelligence Analysts Need Not Fear 'Watson,' Study Shows

  March 8, 2011 — A new study on the future of predictive analytics, which examined the outlook for intelligence analysis in the computerized age, shows machines not yet capable of detecting deliberately deceptive ... > full story
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  Taking the Heat: Silver-Diamond Composite Offers Unique Capabilities for Cooling Powerful Defense Microelectronics

  March 1, 2011 — Researchers are developing a solid composite material to help cool small, powerful microelectronics used in defense systems. The material, composed of silver and diamond, promises an exceptional ... > full story
• Nature of Water
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  New Form of Sulfur Discovered in Geological Fluids

  February 25, 2011 — Sulfur is the sixth most abundant element on Earth and plays a key role in many geological and biological processes. Scientist have now identified a novel form of sulfur present in geological fluids: ... > full story

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