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So BRIGHT, you need to wear shades: Tiny probes shine brightly to reveal the location of targeted tissues

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Nanostructures called BRIGHTs seek out biomarkers on cells and then beam brightly to reveal their locations. In the tiny gap between the...

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What Goes Down Must Come Back Up

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A new NASA study finds that global sea level, which dipped sharply in 2010-11 due to a strong La Nina event, has...

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What Goes Down Must Come Back Up

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A new NASA study finds that global sea level, which dipped sharply in 2010-11 due to a strong La Nina event, has...

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Direct Imaging of a Super-Jupiter Around a Massive Star

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Left (a): A false-color, near-infrared (1.2 - 2.4 microns) image of the Kappa And system. Image processing removed the light from...

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Rice unveils super-efficient solar-energy technology

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The solar steam device developed at Rice University has an overall energy efficiency of 24 percent, far surpassing that of photovoltaic...

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New injectable gels toughen up after entering the body: These more durable gels could find applications in drug delivery and tissue engineering

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When the new shear thinning hydrogel (top) is heated to body temperature, polymer chains join together to form a reinforcing network that...

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NASA’s Spitzer Sees Light of Lonesome Stars

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NASA's Kepler Wraps Prime Mission, Begins Extension

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Artist's concept of Kepler in the distant solar system. Image credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech

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