Posted On: 04/17/2013 8:12:30 AM
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Small in Size, Big on Power: New Microbatteries the Most Powerful Yet
April 16, 2013 — The most powerful batteries on the planet are only a few millimeters in size, yet they pack such a punch that a driver could use a cellphone powered by these batteries to jump-start a dead car ... > full story
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Strange New Bursts of Gamma Rays Point to a New Way to Destroy a Star
April 16, 2013 — Scientists have pinpointed a new type of exceptionally powerful and long-lived cosmic explosion, prompting a theory that they arise in the violent death throes of a supergiant ... > full story
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Scientists Discover New Materials to Capture Methane
April 16, 2013 — Scientists have discovered new materials to capture methane, the second highest concentration greenhouse gas emitted into the ... > full story
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Insects (including Butterflies)
Mating and Breeding
Behavioral Science
Exotic Species
New Species
Invasive Species
Love at First Sniff: Male Moths Go by First Impressions
April 16, 2013 — Entomologists now have an explanation for why we see so many hybrid moths in nature. The team closely examined the behavior and the olfactory circuitry of male moths and found an answer in ... > full story
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Layered '2-D Nanocrystals' Promising New Semiconductor
April 16, 2013 — Researchers are developing a new type of semiconductor technology for future computers and electronics based on "two-dimensional nanocrystals" layered in sheets less than a nanometer thick that could ... > full story
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New Material Gets Itself Into Shape
April 16, 2013 — Inspired by plant components that respond to external stimuli, material scientists have devised a new method for producing composite materials from a variety of materials that adopt a pre-programmed ... > full story
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Better Skin Grafting: Inspired by Spiny-Headed Worms, Scientists Invent Microneedle Adhesive Stronger Than Surgical Staples
April 16, 2013 — A parasitic worm may hold the answer to keeping skin grafts firmly in place over ... > full story
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Electricity
Energy Technology
Energy and the Environment
Technology
Civil Engineering
Renewable Energy
Powerpot Turns Heat and Water Into Electricity
April 16, 2013 — Students have invented a portable cook pot that doubles as a thermoelectric generator, and are now marketing ... > full story
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Anxious About Life and Afraid of Death? Tylenol May Do the Trick, Study Suggests
April 16, 2013 — Researchers have found a new potential use for the over-the-counter pain drug Tylenol. Typically known to relieve physical pain, the study suggests the drug may also reduce the psychological effects ... > full story
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Paper-Thin Skin Patch Collects Vitals: E-Health Made Easier and More Comfortable
April 16, 2013 — The future of health care could be found in a tiny, paper-thin skin patch that collects vital information. The Bio-patch sensor is inexpensive, versatile and, best of all, comfortable to ... > full story
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