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Entries from June 4th, 2009

Defying Gravity – A Metal That Pumps Liquid Uphill

June 4th, 2009 · No Comments · Chemistry

Scientists can now easily do what nature cannot do as easily: Move water uphill. It uses a laser that uses a flash of light, a ferntosecond long (It is to a second as a second is to 32 million years), to change the metal’s surface. The moving of water is done by using evaporation and molecular [...]

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Low-cost Materials For Capturing Solar Energy

June 4th, 2009 · No Comments · Chemistry

The cost of making renewable energies is extremely expensive  and is something scientist have been trying to find other resources that are cheaper but still are effective. Solar panels are one of the main things the are trying to make cheaper and more efficient. Jaume I, Teodor Krassimirov is aiming to make this possible. ” [...]

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Efforts to Quickly Develop Swine Flu Vaccine

June 4th, 2009 · No Comments · Biology

This article is very encouraging to the swine flu victims because it talks of a new gene which will quickly replicate without the need of contaminated RNA strands. Even though there has not been very much talk about the virus lately, it is still very present in America. And any kind of vaccine will work [...]

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