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  New Type of Solar Structure Cools Buildings in Full Sunlight

  March 27, 2013 — Scientists have designed an entirely new form of cooling panel that works even when the sun is shining. Such a panel could vastly improve the daylight cooling of buildings, cars and other structures ... > full story
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  Magnetic Fingerprints of Interface Defects in Silicon Solar Cells Detected

  March 27, 2013 — Using a highly sensitive method of measurement, physicists have managed to localize defects in amorphous/crystalline silicon heterojunction solar cells. Now, for the first time ever, using computer ... > full story
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  Virtual Games Help the Blind Navigate Unknown Territory

  March 27, 2013 — Scientists have developed a virtual gaming environment to help blind individuals improve navigation skills and develop a cognitive spatial map of unfamiliar buildings and public ... > full story
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  Young, Hot and Blue: Stars in the Cluster NGC 2547

  March 27, 2013 — The Universe is an old neighborhood -- roughly 13.8 billion years old. Our galaxy, the Milky Way, is also ancient -- some of its stars are more than 13 billion years old (eso0425). Nevertheless, ... > full story
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  Clays Can Expand Under Pressure

  March 27, 2013 — It was always believed that water is "squeezed" out of the clay structure under pressure but physicists in Sweden together with German colleagues show that this appear to be not always true if excess ... > full story
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  How to Build a Very Large Star

  March 27, 2013 — Stars ten times as massive as the Sun, or more, should not exist: as they grow, they tend to push away the gas they feed on, starving their own growth. Scientists have been struggling to figure out ... > full story
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  Superhero Supercomputer Helps Battle Autism

  March 26, 2013 — When it officially came online at the San Diego Supercomputer Center in early January 2012, Gordon was instantly impressive. In one demonstration, it sustained more than 35 million input/output ... > full story
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  Simulations Uncover Obstacle to Harnessing Laser-Driven Fusion: Under Realistic Conditions, Hollow Cones Fail to Guide Energetic Electrons to Fuel

  March 26, 2013 — Researchers have uncovered an obstacle to the cone-guided approach to fast-ignition fusion energy through computer simulations. Scientists found electric fields that build up on the cone's edge ... > full story
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  New Process to Make Nanospheres

  March 26, 2013 — Small, with power-packed potential. A patent-pending technology to produce nanospheres could enable advances across multiple industries, including electronics, manufacturing, and biomedical ... > full story
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  Backpack Mapping System Captures Intelligence in Tough-to-Get-to Places

  March 26, 2013 — Engineers have developed a portable device -- carried in a backpack -- that can be used to automatically create maps in tight spaces where GPS is not readily available – such as in underground ... > full story

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