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The future of space exploration will witness a revolutionary change with a new breed of planetary explorer being designed by engineers at the University of Glasgow. These tiny, "Smart Dust" shape-shifting devices can be carried on galactic wind like dust particles, and are smart enough to communicate, fly in formation and take scientific measurements (image shows a "nano submersible" used for expeditions into the hidden space of the human body and beyond to outer space.).
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Tapping the Vortex: A bane of Big Oil's offshore rigs could become a boon for renewable energy
Google’s Green Agenda Could Pay Off
UW Scientists develop a new process that turns sugars into fuel
END’s New Eco-Friendly Shoes
Biofuel-Powered Flights Will Be Common in 3 Years
The Greening of the L.A. Auto Show
The planet is headed for an ecological "credit crunch", according to a report issued by conservation groups.
Ice: the Cradle of Life?
Brain has thin line between love and hate, scientists reveal
'Full' artificial heart implant
Nanoparticles Target Multiple Cancer Genes, Shrink Tumors More Effectively
How can evolution explain both the appeal and recent failings of negative campaigning?
Engineering immune cells to kill cancer
Google Inc is prepared to invest hundreds of millions of dollars in big commercial alternative-energy projects to end the nation’s reliance on dirty energy like coal and oil. While the Bush Administration has made some token statements and gesture to support green energy, real change has been far from their main agenda. With a grossly disproportional amount of our national budget invested in warfare, it seems there’s no money left over for creating a livable future. In reality, the Feds are in happily in bed with big oil —until the Obama administration takes control, innovative corporations like Google are stepping up to the plate.
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The latest in a series of archaeological digs that is shedding light on historical accuracies or inaccuracies in the Bible is taking place at Khirbat en-Nahas, a region south of the Dead Sea in what was once Edom and is today Jordan’s Faynan district.
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Much has been made of the next era of space travel that will come after NASA retires the ageing shuttle fleet; whether that is in 2010 or 2015. Lunar rovers are undergoing testing for their journeys to the Moon by 2020, and the drawing boards are always full of plans to get us to Mars sometime soon.
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