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  Paraffin Encapsulated in Beach Sand Material as a New Way to Store Heat from the Sun

  March 13, 2013 — The search for sustainable new materials to store heat captured from the sun for release during the night has led scientists to a high-tech combination of paraffin wax and sand. They have now ... > full story
• Energy and the Environment
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  Open Software Platform to Bring Down Energy Costs

  March 13, 2013 — Energy is getting more and more expensive, and experts are predicting record electricity and heating prices. A software platform promises to lighten the load for households and businesses by making ... > full story
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  Heat-Stressed Cows Spend More Time Standing

  March 12, 2013 — Animal scientists have found that cows stand for longer bouts of time on hot days. Standing allows cows to cool off, but standing also uses up more energy. If cows are encouraged to lie down, they ... > full story
• Coral Reefs
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  Fluorescent Light Revealed as Gauge of Coral Health: Mysterious Glow of Light Found to Correlate With Coral Stress Prior to Bleaching

  March 12, 2013 — Coral reef decline in recent years due to a variety of threats -- from pollution to climate warming -- has lent urgency to the search for new ways to evaluate their health. A new study has revealed ... > full story
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  Researchers Map out an Alternative Energy Future for New York

  March 12, 2013 — A new study outlines a path to statewide renewable energy conversion, and away from natural gas and imported ... > full story
• Weather
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  Remote Clouds Responsible for Climate Models' Glitch in Tropical Rainfall

  March 11, 2013 — New research shows that cloud biases over the Southern Ocean are the primary contributor to the double-rain band problem that exists in most modern climate ... > full story
• Thermodynamics
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  The Dynamic of Spain's Population Follows the Maximum Entropy Principle

  March 11, 2013 — A team of Spanish and Argentinean researchers has verified that the distribution of the inhabitants in each Spanish province evolves in accordance with the maximum entropy principle in the field of ... > full story
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  Researchers Solve Riddle of What Has Been Holding Two Unlikely Materials Together

  March 11, 2013 — For years, researchers have developed thin films of bismuth telluride (Bi2Te3) -- which converts heat into electricity or electricity to cooling -- on top of gallium arsenide (GaAs) to create cooling ... > full story
• Organic Chemistry
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  Temp-Controlled 'Nanopores' May Allow Detailed Blood Analysis

  March 8, 2013 — Tiny biomolecular chambers called nanopores that can be selectively heated may help doctors diagnose disease more effectively, according to a new ... > full story
• Electricity
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  New Player in Electron Field Emitter Technology Makes for Better Imaging and Communications

  March 8, 2013 — Scientists have built a practical, high-efficiency nanostructured electron source. This new, patent-pending technology could lead to improved microwave communications and radar, and more notably to ... > full story

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