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  Does Antimatter Fall Up or Down? First Direct Evidence of How Atoms of Antimatter Interact With Gravity

  April 30, 2013 — The atoms that make up ordinary matter fall down, so do antimatter atoms fall up? Do they experience gravity the same way as ordinary atoms, or is there such a thing as antigravity? Recent results, ... > full story
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  'Smart' Paper and Antennaless RFID Tags

  April 30, 2013 — Researchers have developed a method to embed radio frequency identification (RFID) tags in paper, which could help combat document counterfeiting, and have developed antennaless RFID tags for use on ... > full story
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  Deep, Detailed Image of Distant Universe

  April 30, 2013 — Staring at a small patch of sky for more than 50 hours with the ultra-sensitive Karl G. Jansky Very Large Array (VLA), astronomers have for the first time identified discrete sources that account for ... > full story
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  Herschel Completes Its 'Cool' Journey in Space

  April 30, 2013 — The Herschel observatory, a European space telescope for which NASA helped build instruments and process data, has stopped making observations after running out of liquid coolant as expected. The ... > full story
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  NASA Probe Gets Close-Up Views of Large Hurricane on Saturn

  April 30, 2013 — NASA's Cassini spacecraft has provided scientists the first close-up, visible-light views of a behemoth hurricane swirling around Saturn's north pole. In high-resolution pictures and video, ... > full story
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  One Step Closer to a Quantum Computer

  April 30, 2013 — Scientists have succeeded in both initializing and reading nuclear spins, relevant to qubits for quantum computers, at room ... > full story
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  Counter-Intuitive Behavior of Microgel Composed of Soft Polymer Blobs

  April 30, 2013 — A new study explores the counter-intuitive behavior of a microgel composed of soft polymer blobs. Being a physicist offers many perks. For one, it allows an understanding of the substances ubiquitous ... > full story
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  Mysterious Catalyst Explained: How Tiny Gold Particles Aid the Production of Plastic Components

  April 30, 2013 — From methanol to formaldehyde -- this reaction is the starting point for the synthesis of many everyday plastics. Using catalysts made of gold particles, formaldehyde could be produced without the ... > full story
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  Charging Electric Vehicles Cheaper and Faster

  April 30, 2013 — Researchers have developed a unique integrated motor drive and battery charger for electric vehicles. Compared to today's electric vehicle chargers, they have managed to shorten the charging time ... > full story
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  Silicone Liquid Crystal Stiffens With Repeated Compression: Discovery May Point Toward Self-Healing Materials

  April 29, 2013 — Scientists have found that liquid crystalline silicone stiffens significantly when compressed repeatedly for hours on end. The discovery may lead to new strategies for self-healing materials or ... > full story

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