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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
• Stars
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  Astronomers Discover New Kind of Supernova

  March 26, 2013 — Supernovae were always thought to occur in two main varieties. But a team of astronomers is reporting the discovery of a new type of supernova called Type Iax. Previously, supernovae were divided ... > full story
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  Discovery May Allow Scientists to Make Fuel from Carbon Dioxide in the Atmosphere

  March 26, 2013 — Excess carbon dioxide in the Earth's atmosphere created by the widespread burning of fossil fuels is the major driving force of global climate change, and researchers the world over are looking for ... > full story
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  Mars Curiosity Rover Resumes Science Investigations

  March 25, 2013 — NASA's Mars rover Curiosity has resumed science investigations after recovery from a computer glitch that prompted the engineers to switch the rover to a redundant main computer on Feb. 28. The rover ... > full story
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  'Metascreen' Forms Ultra-Thin Invisibility Cloak

  March 25, 2013 — Up until now, the invisibility cloaks put forward by scientists have been fairly bulky contraptions -- an obvious flaw for those interested in Harry Potter-style ... > full story
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  Moon and Asteroids Share History, NASA Scientists Find

  March 25, 2013 — NASA and international researchers have discovered that Earth's moon has more in common than previously thought with large asteroids roaming our solar ... > full story
• Bacteria
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  Clean Electricity from Bacteria? Researchers Make Breakthrough in Race to Create 'Bio-Batteries'

  March 25, 2013 — Scientists have made an important breakthrough in the quest to generate clean electricity from bacteria. New findings show that proteins on the surface of bacteria can produce an electric current by ... > full story
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  Violins Can Mimic the Human Voice

  March 25, 2013 — For many years, some musical experts have wondered if the sound of the Stradivari and Guarneri violins might incorporate such elements of speech as vowels and consonants. A Texas A&M University ... > full story
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  Mathematical Butterflies Provide Insight Into How Insects Fly

  March 25, 2013 — Researchers have developed sophisticated numerical simulations of a butterfly's forward ... > full story
• Batteries
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  Super Batteries? Hybrid Ribbons a Gift for Powerful Batteries

  March 25, 2013 — Ribbons of vanadium oxide and graphene become ultrafast charging and discharging electrodes for lithium-ion batteries in new research. The ribbons are thousands of times thinner than a sheet of ... > full story

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