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Scientists create working transistor from a single atom

Researchers from the University of New South Wales have achieved an astonishing feat: the first-ever creation of a working transistor from a single atom.
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'Artificial leaf' eyed as holy grail in energy research

Turbo-charging photosynthesis -- by which plants and bacteria turn sunlight into food and energy -- in an "artificial leaf" could yield a vast commercial power source, scientists said....
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Dutch researchers invent a process to turn plants into plastics

It should come as no surprise to learn that the world is over reliant on petroleum, from the gas we put in cars to the plastic bags we take groceries home in....
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Israeli library uploads Newton's theological texts

JERUSALEM (AP) — He's considered to be one of the greatest scientists of all time. But Sir Isaac Newton was also an influential theologian who applied a scientific approach to the study of scripture, Hebrew and Jewish mysticism....
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What If Earth's Magnetic Poles Flip?

The end of the world as we know it could come in any number of ways, depending on who you ask. Some people believe global cataclysm will occur when Earth's magnetic poles reverse....
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A Tale of Two Stars: The Inside Story of Orion's Belt

Standing upright and shining down upon Earth on these midwinter nights is the brightest and grandest of all the constellations: Orion, the Mighty Hunter. ...
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Sandia Labs engineers create 'self-guided' bullet

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — Figuring out how to pack a processor and other electronics into a machine gun bullet has been a challenge for engineers at Sandia National Laboratories, so weapons experts say the miniature guidance system the lab has developed is a breakthrough....
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Scientists puzzled by region outside solar system

LOS ANGELES (AP) — A glimpse beyond our solar system reveals the neighborhood just outside the sun's influence is different and stranger than expected, scientists reported Tuesday....
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Strongest solar storm since 2005 hitting Earth

WASHINGTON (AP) — The sun is bombarding Earth with radiation from the biggest solar storm in more than six years with more to come from the fast-moving eruption....
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Russia doesn’t know where Mars probe crashed

Two days after a failed Mars moon probe re-entered Earth's orbit, Russian officials admit they don't know exactly where it crashed....
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