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  Storage Power Plant on the Seabed

  May 15, 2013 — A group of scientists aims to store electricity at the bottom of the sea. The energy will be stored with the help of high water ... > full story
• Molecular Biology
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  Study IDs Key Protein for Cell Death

  May 14, 2013 — Findings may offer a new way to kill cancer cells by forcing them into an alternative programmed-death ... > full story
• Space Station
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  Entrepreneur Giving Space Shuttle Truss New Uses

  May 14, 2013 — A truss design devised to help workers process space shuttles continues to find new uses as a space shuttle engineer-turned-entrepreneur adapts it to everything from a solar-powered electric ... > full story
• Energy Technology
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  First Precise MEMS Output Measurement Technique Unveiled

  May 14, 2013 — The commercial application of MEMS, or micro-electro-mechanical systems, will receive a major boost today following the presentation of a brand new way to accurately measure the power requirements ... > full story
• Physics
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  Scientists Uncover Fundamental Property of Astatine -- Rarest Naturally Occurring Element on Earth

  May 14, 2013 — Scientists have carried out ground-breaking experiments to investigate the atomic structure of astatine (atomic number 85), the rarest naturally occurring element on Earth. Through experiments ... > full story
• Petroleum
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  Could Carbon Dioxide Be Injected in Sandstone? Would It Stay There?

  May 14, 2013 — As carbon dioxide levels in the Earth's atmosphere top 400 parts per million, options such as storing the greenhouse gas in porous sandstone rock formations found in abundance on the sea floor are of ... > full story
• Climate
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  Scientists Use Crowd-Sourcing to Help Map Global Carbon Dioxide Emissions

  May 14, 2013 — Climate science researchers from Arizona State University are launching a first-of-its-kind website to better understand and track greenhouse gas emissions from global power ... > full story
• Solar Flare
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  First X-Class Solar Flares of 2013

  May 14, 2013 — On May 13, 2013, the sun emitted an X2.8-class flare, peaking at 12:05 p.m. EDT. This is the the strongest X-class flare of 2013 so far, surpassing in strength the X1.7-class flare that occurred 14 ... > full story

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  Individual and Small-Chain Restaurant Meals Exceed Recommended Daily Calorie Needs

  May 13, 2013 — Researchers analyzed meals from independent and small-chain restaurants, which account for approximately 50% of the nation’s restaurant locations. They found that the average single meal ... > full story
• Agriculture and Food
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  New Non-GM Technology Platform for Genetic Improvement of Sunflower Oilseed Crop

  May 13, 2013 — Scientists have developed techniques for the genetic improvement of sunflowers using a non-GMO based approach. The new technology platform can harness the plant’s own genes to improve ... > full story

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