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How graphene and friends could harness the Sun’s energy

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China Receives US$95 Million Grant to End Production of Ozone-Depleting Global-Warming Gases to help Meet its Targets under the Montreal Protocol

China, the world's largest producer of hydrochlorofluorocarbons (HCFC), received a US $95 million grant on April 23, 2013 to help reduce its production of HCFCs. These substances, used primarily in refrigeration and air-conditioning and in the...

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'Tis the Season -- for Plasma Changes at Saturn

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This is an artist's concept of the Saturnian plasma sheet based on data from Cassini magnetospheric imaging instrument....

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'Going negative' pays for nanotubes: Rice University lab finds possible keys to better nanofibers, films

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Crown ether “cages” trap potassium ions but leave nanotubes with a repellant negative charge in solutions that will be valuable for forming...

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Injectable Nano-Network Controls Blood Sugar in Diabetics for Days at a Time

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The nano-network releases insulin in response to changes in blood sugar.

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NASA Study Projects Warming-Driven Changes in Global Rainfall

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Model simulations spanning 140 years show that warming from carbon dioxide will change the frequency that regions around the planet...

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An Anarchic Region of Star Formation

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The Danish 1.54-metre telescope located at ESO’s La Silla Observatory in Chile has captured a striking image of NGC 6559, an...

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Cluster hears the heartbeat of magnetic reconnection

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The magnetic reconnection region in the tail of Earth's...

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