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Sugarcane cools climate after deforestation
07 May 2011
How shifts in temperature prime immune response
07 May 2011
NASA'S Gravity Probe B confirms two Einstein theories
07 May 2011
After 52 years of conceiving, testing and waiting, marked by scientific advances and disappointments, one of Stanford's and NASA's longest-running projects comes to a close with a greater understanding of the universe
Research aims to substitute petroleum fuels with bio-fuels
By By Kim McDonald | 06 May 2011
Primordial weirdness: did the early universe have one dimension?
06 May 2011
Scientists outline a test for the theory, which, if proven, would address major problems in particle physics
Animals have personalities too…
06 May 2011
World’s smallest atomic clock goes on sale
02 May 2011
Powerful millimeter-scale energy harvester generates electricity from vibrations
02 May 2011
A device smaller than a penny can harness energy from vibrations and convert it to electricity with five to 10 times greater efficiency and power than other devices in its class
New solar cell technology cranks up efficiency
30 Apr 2011
Depleted uranium may provide breakthrough in computing
30 Apr 2011
A new compound could lead to a breakthrough in the search for high performance computing techniques
Tracking down antimatter in the universe
28 Apr 2011
AMS-02 alpha magnetic spectrometer, which takes off for the international space station tomorrow, will measure the composition of cosmic radiation with as yet unequalled precision
Bonn physicists create “super-photon”
26 Apr 2011
Promising results from drug in treating kidney disease in diabetic patients
By By Debra Kain | 25 Apr 2011
A cancer marker and treatment in one?
By By Scott LaFee | 20 Apr 2011
CRRI develops two high-yielding rice varieties
16 Apr 2011
Hidden magnetic effect of light could make solar power without solar cells possible
15 Apr 2011
Overturning a century-old tenet of physics, University of Michigan researchers discover a dramatic and surprising magnetic effect of light that could lead to solar power without traditional semiconductor-based solar cells
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