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  Innovative Study Estimates Extent to Which Air Pollution in China Shortens Human Lives

  July 8, 2013 — A high level of air pollution, in the form of particulates produced by burning coal, significantly shortens the lives of people exposed to it, according to a unique new study of ... > full story
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  Nano-Tool for Designing the Next Big Battery: Eavesdropping on Lithium Ions

  July 8, 2013 — It's a jungle down there at batteries' atomic level, with ions whacking into electrodes, eventually causing the battery to fail. Now, a scientist has developed a device that lets researchers spy on ... > full story
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  Scientists Solve Titanic Puzzle of Popular Photocatalyst

  July 8, 2013 — A breakthrough in our understanding of the properties of titania (titanium dioxide) -- the basis of self-cleaning window technology -- has been made by scientists, uncovering a decades old ... > full story
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  Champion Nano-Rust for Producing Solar Hydrogen

  July 7, 2013 — Researchers have figured out the "champion" nanostructures able to produce hydrogen in the most environmentally friendly and cheap manner, by simply using ... > full story
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  Treating Oil Spills With Chemical Dispersants: Is the Cure Worse Than the Ailment?

  July 5, 2013 — Treating oil spills at sea with chemical dispersants is detrimental to European sea bass. A new study suggests that although chemical dispersants may reduce problems for surface animals, the ... > full story
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  Designer Droplets Open New Possibilities

  July 5, 2013 — By designing droplets using electricity, researchers have created a technique that could possibly be used for everything from extracting oil from wells to creating makeup and ... > full story
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  New Concept for Biofuel Cells: Tree Fungus Lets Current Flow

  July 5, 2013 — Scientists have found a way to make a species of tree fungus useful for the production of ... > full story
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  Climate Change Deniers Using Dirty Tricks from 'Tobacco Wars', Expert Says

  July 4, 2013 — Fossil fuel companies have been funding smear campaigns that raise doubts about climate change, according to ... > full story
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  Alternative Energy: A Cooler Way to Clean Hydrogen

  July 3, 2013 — Converting bioethanol into hydrogen for fuel cells becomes significantly simpler with innovative metal ... > full story
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  After Millennia of Mining, Copper Nowhere Near 'Peak'

  July 3, 2013 — New research shows that existing copper resources can sustain increasing world-wide demand for at least a century, meaning social and environmental concerns could be the most important restrictions ... > full story

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