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Gazing deeper still
Four hundred years ago, Galileo and his telescope brought the heavens into focus, setting the stage for modern astronomy.
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Breaking the Speed Limit
Studies examine physiology and technology to better foresee the ultimate edge of human performance.
- Physics
Nanoclusters seem to skirt physics law
In simulations, tiny loophole allows colliding nanoclusters to increase speed after impact.
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Better living through plasmonics
Mixing light with nanotechnology could help treat cancer and build faster computers.
- Humans
Obama’s new directive on energy efficiency
New appliance standards are coming, the president reported today.
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- Tech
Coming: Needed Protections for Science Integrity
The Obama admistration wants to depoliticize federal science.
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Cold Panacea
Two researchers proclaimed 20 years ago that they’d achieved cold fusion, the ultimate energy solution. The work went nowhere, but the hope remains.
- Earth
Toxicologist to Become an NIH Director
A new director — equal parts scientist and communicator — will take over environmental-health agency.
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When Humor Humiliates
For gelotophobes, even good-natured laughter can sound a lot like ridicule.
