Science
Mexican scientists develop eco-friendly cement
Scientists in Mexico are developing a new type of cement that will reduce carbon-dioxide emission by up to 80 percent while the amount of energy consumed in the production process will be lowered by as much as 50 percent.
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It's Not Just the Buildings That Are Getting Smarter
New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg scans a QR code on a building permit at a press conference announcing the city's adoption of the technology to provide New Yorkers with instant access to information related to buildings and construction sites.
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Can WISE Find the Hypothetical 'Tyche'?
This colorful picture is a mosaic of the Lagoon nebula taken by NASA’s Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer, or WISE
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Boeing-built LightSquared Space-Based Network Ready to Begin Service
Boeing today announced that it has completed the post-launch testing and on-orbit handover of the first LightSquared satellite and Space-Based Network (SBN). The satellite system has been accepted by LightSquared and is ready to begin service.
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What ultra-tiny nanocircuits can do
False-color scanning electron microscopy image of a programmable nanowire nanoprocessor superimposed on a schematic nanoprocessor circuit architecture.
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Apple iPad 2: 10 Reasons It Should Launch Sooner Rather Than Later
Reports are swirling around that Apple has finally sent its iPad 2 to production. Assuming that’s true, it’s quite possible that the company will make its announcement of the iPad 2 in the near future, and then sell it to consumers around the world soon after that.
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Nanogenerators to Enable Battery-Free Handhelds
Northwestern University researchers fabricated a micro-electro-mechanical system (MEMS) to test their piezoelectric nanowires
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Now in 3D: Copy and Paste!
The boy and other elements were copied and pasted from a different image using new stereoscopic editing technology
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NASA Hosting Events for Valentine's Night Comet Encounter
Artist rendering of Stardust-NExT spacecraft. Image credit: NASA/JPL
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Proposed Mission to Jupiter System Achieves Milestone
This artist’s concept shows NASA's Jupiter Europa Orbiter which will carry a complement of 11 instruments to explore Europa and the Jupiter System. The spacecraft is part of the joint NASA-ESA Europa Jupiter System Mission (EJSM).
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