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  Like Water for Batteries: Water 'Likeability' Plays Role in Battery-Charged Objects

  July 29, 2013 — Objects made from graphite -- such as lithium-ion batteries -- are "hydrophobic," meaning that they "dislike" water. For decades this lack of likeability has presented significant challenges in terms ... > full story
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  Hubble Eyes a Mysterious Old Spiral

  July 26, 2013 — A striking cosmic whirl is the center of galaxy NGC 524, as seen with the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope. This galaxy is located in the constellation of Pisces, some 90 million light-years from ... > full story
• Cosmology
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  Removing Complexity Layers from the Universe's Creation

  July 26, 2013 — Understanding complexity in the early universe may require combining simpler models to interpret cosmological observations. Complicated statistical behavior observed in complex systems such as early ... > full story
• Black Holes
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  Largest Magnetic Fields in the Universe

  July 26, 2013 — Numerical simulations show for the first time the occurrence of an instability in the interior of neutron stars that can lead to gigantic magnetic fields, possibly triggering one of the most dramatic ... > full story
• Physics
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  Behavior of Turbulent Flow of Superfluids Is Opposite That of Ordinary Fluids

  July 25, 2013 — A superfluid moves like a completely frictionless liquid, seemingly able to propel itself without any hindrance from gravity or surface tension. The physics underlying these materials -- which appear ... > full story
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  Centaurs: NASA's WISE Finds Mysterious Centaurs May Be Comets

  July 25, 2013 — The true identity of centaurs, the small celestial bodies orbiting the sun between Jupiter and Neptune, is one of the enduring mysteries of astrophysics. Are they asteroids or comets? A new study of ... > full story
• Sun
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  NASA's IRIS Telescope Offers First Glimpse of Sun's Mysterious Atmosphere

  July 25, 2013 — The moment when a telescope first opens its doors represents the culmination of years of work and planning -- while simultaneously laying the groundwork for a wealth of research and answers yet to ... > full story
• Astronomy
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  Image of Sun-Approaching Comet ISON

  July 25, 2013 — In this Hubble composite image taken in April 2013, the sun-approaching Comet ISON floats against a seemingly infinite backdrop of numerous galaxies and a handful of foreground ... > full story
• Renewable Energy
  Energy and the Environment
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  New Nuclear Fuel-Rod Cladding Could Lead to Safer Power Plants

  July 25, 2013 — In the aftermath of Japan's earthquake and tsunami in March 2011, the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant was initially driven into shutdown by the magnitude 9.0 quake; its emergency generators then ... > full story
• Galaxies
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  Shedding New Light on the Brightest Objects in the Universe

  July 24, 2013 — Astrophysicists have documented the immense power of quasar radiation, reaching out for many thousands of light years to the limits of the quasar's ... > full story

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