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Structure of Carbon's 'Hoyle State' Revealed
December 10, 2012 — A researcher has taken a "snapshot" of the way particles combine to form carbon-12, the element that makes all life on Earth possible. And the picture looks like a bent ... > full story -
When the First Stars Blinked On: Very First Stars May Have Turned on When the Universe Was 750 Million Years Old
December 5, 2012 — Researchers have peered far back in time, to the era of the first stars and galaxies, and found matter with no discernible trace of heavy ... > full story -
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Proliferation Warnings on Nuclear 'Wonder-Fuel', Thorium
December 5, 2012 — Thorium is being touted as an ideal fuel for a new generation of nuclear power plants, but new research suggests it may not be as benign as ... > full story -
Graphite Experiment Shines New Light on Giant Planets, White Dwarfs and Laser-Driven Fusion
November 28, 2012 — Researchers are dealing with unexpected results of an experiment with strongly heated graphite (up to 17,000 Kelvin). The findings may pose a new problem for physicists working in laser-driven ... > full story -
Breast Cancer Risk Estimates Increased With Repeated Prior CT and Nuclear Imaging
November 27, 2012 — Researchers reviewing the records of approximately 250,000 women enrolled in an integrated healthcare delivery system found that increased CT utilization between 2000 and 2010 could result in an ... > full story -
Novel Power System for Space Travel Tested
November 26, 2012 — Engineers have demonstrated a new concept for a reliable nuclear reactor that could be used on space ... > full story -
Nano Insights Could Lead to Improved Nuclear Reactors
November 16, 2012 — In order to build the next generation of nuclear reactors, materials scientists are trying to unlock the secrets of certain materials that are radiation-damage tolerant. Now researchers have brought ... > full story -
Born-Again Star Foreshadows Fate of Solar System
November 15, 2012 — Astronomers have found evidence for a dying Sun-like star coming briefly back to life after casting its gassy shells out into space, mimicking the possible fate our own Solar System faces in a few ... > full story -
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Oak Ridge National Laboratory's Supercomputer Named World’s Most Powerful
November 12, 2012 — The U.S. Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory is again home to the most powerful computer in the world, according to the Top500 list, a semiannual ranking of computing systems around ... > full story -
Super-Rare, Super-Luminous Supernovae Are Likely Explosion of Universe's Earliest Stars
November 1, 2012 — The most-distant, super-luminous supernovae found to date have been observed by an international team of astronomers. The stellar explosions would have occurred at a time when the universe was much ... > full story
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