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  Voyager 1 Has Entered a New Region of Space, Sudden Changes in Cosmic Rays Indicate

  March 20, 2013 — Thirty-five years after its launch, Voyager 1 appears to have travelled beyond the influence of the Sun and exited the heliosphere, according to a new ... > full story
• Energy and the Environment
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  Hydrogen Fuel? Thin Films of Nickel and Iron Oxides Yield Efficient Solar Water-Splitting Catalyst

  March 20, 2013 — Chemists say that ultra-thin films of nickel and iron oxides made through a solution synthesis process are promising catalysts to combine with semiconductors to make devices that capture sunlight and ... > full story
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  'Networked Minds' Require Fundamentally New Kind of Economics

  March 20, 2013 — In their computer simulations of human evolution, scientists have discovered the emergence of the “homo socialis” with “other-regarding” preferences. The results explain some ... > full story
• Petroleum
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  A Milestone for New Carbon-Dioxide Capture/clean Coal Technology

  March 20, 2013 — An innovative new process that releases the energy in coal without burning -- while capturing carbon dioxide, the major greenhouse gas -- has passed a milestone on the route to possible commercial ... > full story
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  Study Reveals Working of Motor With Revolution Motion in Bacteria-Killing Virus; Advances Nanotechnology

  March 20, 2013 — Scientists have cracked a 35-year-old mystery about the workings of the natural motors that are serving as models for development of a futuristic genre of synthetic nanomotors that pump therapeutic ... > full story
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  Research Shows Potential for Quasicrystals

  March 20, 2013 — A new article describes the history of quasicrystals and how this area can open up numerous opportunities in fundamental optics ... > full story
• Galaxies
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  Spiral Beauty Graced by Fading Supernova

  March 20, 2013 — About 35 million light-years from Earth, in the constellation of Eridanus (The River), lies the spiral galaxy NGC 1637. Back in 1999 the serene appearance of this galaxy was shattered by the ... > full story
• Alternative Fuels
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  Multi-Purpose Wonder Can Generate Hydrogen, Produce Clean Water and Even Provide Energy

  March 20, 2013 — A new wonder material can generate hydrogen, produce clean water and even provide energy. Science fiction? Hardly, and there's more -- It can also desalinate water, be used as flexible water ... > full story
• Space Missions
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  NASA's LRO Sees GRAIL's Explosive Farewell

  March 19, 2013 — Many spacecraft just fade away, drifting silently through space after their mission is over, but not GRAIL. NASA's twin GRAIL (Gravity Recovery and Interior Laboratory) spacecraft went out in a blaze ... > full story
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  Alloy Has Potential for Electronics in Oil, Gas and Geothermal Wells

  March 19, 2013 — An alloy that may improve high-temperature electronics in oil, gas and geothermal wells fills a unique ... > full story

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