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Bionic plants: Nanotechnology could turn shrubbery into supercharged energy

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Making bionic plants Researchers use a near-infrared microscope to read the output of carbon nanotube sensors embedded in Arabidopsis...

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Your 15 Minutes of 'Frame' - from NASA's Cassini

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To help mark its 10th anniversary of exploring Saturn, its moons and rings, NASA's Cassini mission invites...

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Novel membrane reveals water molecules will bounce off a liquid surface: Study may lead to more efficient water-desalination systems, fundamental understanding of fluid flow

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A water molecule bounces off a liquid surface from the vapor phase.

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Surface Characteristics Influence Cellular Growth on Semiconductor Material

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This image shows a PC12 cell growing onto a randomly textures surface. Note how the cell is spreading out in all directions.

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Can material rivaling graphene be mined out of rocks? Yes, if...

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Layers of molybdenum disulfide stand better prospects of finding applications in electronics than graphene. Molybdenum disulfide occurs in...

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Concerns and Considerations with the Naming of Mars Craters

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Mix of new and old observations reveals exotic binary system

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Prescribed Fires Abound in Southeast U.S.

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