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‘Most Earth-like’ planets discoveredThe search for a far-off twin of Earth has turned up two of the most intriguing candidates yet.
"They are the best candidates found to date for habitable planets,"
- Bill Borucki, NASA |
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Safer vaccine created without virusBritish scientists have developed a “holy grail” vaccine for foot-and-mouth disease that is safer and more resilient than current vaccines, according to an article published in the journal PLOS Pathogens on Wednesday. |
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Asahi’s auto glass blocks UV, filters out IR raysAs prolonged exposure to sunlight increasingly becomes a health hazard, causing skin problems and even cancer, automakers have started to incorporate glass that blocks harmful ultraviolet light. |
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Earth’s nearest solar neighborhood has a habitable planetThe nearest single Sun-like star to the Earth hosts five planets - one of which is in the "habitable zone" where liquid water can exist, astronomers say. |
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New Microscopy Technique Can See The Lengths Of Atomic BondsFor the first time, scientists have used an imaging technique that’s so precise that it’s possible to see the different lengths of individual atomic bonds. |
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New radio telescope to watch for solar flaresAfter a long eight-year wait, the building of Australia's Murchison Widefield Array (MWA) telescope has finally reached completion. The radio telescope's first major task will be to investigate the Sun to provide earlier warnings of solar storms that, if left unchecked, could fry satellites and power grids across the globe. |
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Mind-controlled helicopter aids concentrationA toy helicopter controlled by nothing but brainwaves could be available to the public just in time to hover under this year's Christmas tree. |
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Fighting cancer with cell phonesOnly innovation can reduce illness and poverty in Africa, according to a program that is funding creative approaches to healthcare in developing countries. |
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‘Super-Earth’ exoplanet spotted 42 light-years awayAstronomers have spotted another candidate for a potentially habitable planet - and it is not too far away. |
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Amputee Climbs 103 Stories Using Mind-Controlled Bionic LegA man with a mind-controlled bionic leg climbed to the top of Chicago’s famous Sears Willis Tower Sunday, part of a charity stair-climbing event. Zac Vawter, 31, lost his right leg in a motorcycle accident and is the first person to climb that many floors wearing a bionic limb. |
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Enjoyment of life ‘key to living longer’Those who enjoy life the most are three times more likely to live a little longer than those who enjoy it the least, a study of ageing suggests. |
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New Water Treatment Process Could Help Bring Dead Zones Back to LifeEmploying a new tertiary wastewater treatment process reduced levels of phosphorous and trace pollutants in urban wastewater effluent below EPA safe levels, researchers from Veolia Water, Kruger and the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee found. |
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SpaceX launches station cargo
via BBC |
Sun October 07, 2012 |
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Energy from Solar Power now Cheaper than Fossil Fuels in 105 Countries
via Triple Pundit |
Sun September 30, 2012 |
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Tesla Unveils Solar Powered Charging StationsTesla Motors unveiled the first of its six Supercharger stations in six California locations (Folsom, Gilroy, Coalinga, Lebec, Barstow and Hawthorne). |
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Ancient discoveries
- Exciting stone tool find in Kenya
- NASA satellite helps find 17 Egypt pyramids
- Vietnam’s own ‘great wall’ uncovered
- New Type of Ancient Human Found - Descendants Live Today?
- New discoveries concerning pre-Columbian settlements in the Amazon
- Ultraviolet light reveals how Greek statues really looked
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Breakthroughs in Technology
- Safer vaccine created without virus
- New Microscopy Technique Can See The Lengths Of Atomic Bonds
- Mind-controlled helicopter aids concentration
- Fighting cancer with cell phones
- Amputee Climbs 103 Stories Using Mind-Controlled Bionic Leg
- New Water Treatment Process Could Help Bring Dead Zones Back to Life
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