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Scientists Are Developing Alloy Based Fridges Running On 50% Less EnergyEuropean researchers say they have begun to develop fridges that are powered by a 100% alloy which will reduce their energy usage by 50%. In the last 15 years, fridge technology developers have had to consider what option would be the lesser of two evils. Environmentalists alerted them to the harmful side effects of chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs), the refrigerant chemical, but alternative refrigerants require a lot more energy. |
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World’s Most Efficient Solar DishMIT Massachusetts - A team led by Massachusetts Institute of Technology students last week successfully tested a prototype of what it says may be the "most cost-efficient solar-power system in the world," revolutionizing global energy production. |
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Earth ‘not at risk’ from colliderOur planet will not be sucked into a black hole made in a new European physics facility, a report concludes. |
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Mars probe makes ‘ice’ discoveryNasa's Phoenix spacecraft has unearthed "perfect" evidence of ice in the soil around its landing site on Mars. |
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Potential new weapon against TB: free cell minutesCambridge, Massachusetts, USA - Researchers at MIT believe they've discovered a new weapon in the battle against tuberculosis: Free cell phone minutes. |
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Intel team heads to Oregon for solar spin-offSanta Clara, California, USA - A team of Intel Corp. engineers and executives designing new solar power cells will spin off to form an independent company based in Oregon, the computer chipmaker reported Monday. |
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Popular UN-backed Internet word game feeds Myanmar’s cyclone victims
Survivors of the cyclone which ravaged Myanmar last month will soon be receiving rice generated by the popular United Nations-backed Internet game that allows players to expand their word skills while helping to feed the world's hungry.
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Space cameras to monitor forests
Plans to use high resolution cameras in space to monitor deforestation in the Congo Basin are unveiled.
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Three ‘Super-Earths’ Found Orbiting Sun-Like Star
More massive than Earth but less massive than Neptune, super-Earths could harbor life outside our solar system, some scientists believe.
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Trove of Dinosaur Fossils Found in Utah
Bones from six dinosaurs, as well as tree and clam fossils are found in a Utah quarry.
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