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  Ultra-Precision Positioning

  March 25, 2013 — Ultra-precision positioning is required for the success of many scientific applications, including manufacturing semiconductors, aligning optics and manipulating cells. A novel rotary actuator ... > full story
• Wind Energy
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  Using Fluctuating Wind Power

  March 25, 2013 — Incorporating wind power into existing power grids is challenging because fluctuating wind speed and direction means turbines generate power inconsistently. Coupled with customers' varying power ... > full story
• Bone and Spine
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  Relieving Chronic Pain With New Device

  March 25, 2013 — A new, implantable device for treating chronic pain has passed an important safety ... > full story
• Fish
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  A Marine Animal to Feed Your Eco-Car

  March 25, 2013 — The marine animal tunicate can be used both as biofuel and fish food, according to new research. On the ocean floor, under the pier, and on ship ropes – that’s where the tunicates live. ... > full story
• Quantum Physics
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  Measuring the Magnetism of Antimatter: Antiprotons Measured More Accurately Than Ever Before

  March 25, 2013 — In a breakthrough that could one day yield important clues about the nature of matter itself, scientists have succeeded in measuring the magnetic charge of single particles of matter and antimatter ... > full story
• Energy and the Environment
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  Ash from Refuse Could Become Hydrogen Gas

  March 25, 2013 — Every year, millions of tons of environmentally harmful ash is produced worldwide, and is mostly dumped in landfill sites or, in some countries, used as construction material. The ash is what is left ... > full story
• Physics
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  Laser Empties Atoms from the Inside out

  March 25, 2013 — Plasma physicists have used one of the world's most powerful lasers to create highly unusual plasma composed of hollow atoms. The experimental work demonstrated that it is possible to remove the two ... > full story
• Electronics
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  Scientists Propose Alternative Method for the Study of Ions

  March 25, 2013 — Scientists have proposed a new experimental method for researching positively charged ions. The study involved investigating the electronic structure of the argon ions using synchrotron ... > full story
• Space Station
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  SpaceX Dragon Spacecraft Carrying NASA Cargo Ready for Return to Earth

  March 24, 2013 — More than three weeks after arriving at the International Space Station, the Space Exploration Technologies Corp. (SpaceX) Dragon spacecraft is ready for the trip back to Earth, now scheduled for ... > full story
• Solar Energy
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  Nanowire Solar Cells Raise Efficiency Limit

  March 24, 2013 — Scientists have shown that a single nanowire can concentrate the sunlight up to 15 times of the normal sun light intensity. The results are surprising and the potential for developing a new type of ... > full story

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