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Warm Gas Pours 'Cold Water' on Galaxy's Star-Making

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A new feature in the evolution of galaxies has been captured in this image of galactic interactions.

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Nanocatalysts Can Reduce Pollution Caused by Diesel Engines

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New research paves the way for nano-movies of biomolecules: Scientists use X-ray laser as ultra slow-motion camera

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Samples of the crystallized protein (right), called photoactive yellow protein or PYP, were jetted into the path of SLAC's LCLS X-ray laser...

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Ground-Based Detection of Super-Earth Transit Paves Way to Remote Sensing of Small Exoplanets

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Buckyballs enhance carbon capture: Environmentally friendly material created at Rice University targets flue gases, wells

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Amines bound by buckyballs can absorb carbon dioxide from emissions at industrial plants and at natural gas wells, according to Rice...

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Toward a low-cost 'artificial leaf' that produces clean hydrogen fuel

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Scientists are getting closer to copying plants' ability to convert sunlight into fuel.

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Lengthening the life of high capacity silicon electrodes in rechargeable lithium batteries: Novel rubber-like coating could lead to longer lasting batteries

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Silicon nanoparticles coated in alucone (yellow spheres outlined in orange) expand and contract easily on charging and use. But left to...

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Atmospheric carbon dioxide used for energy storage products

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Nanoporous graphene

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