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		<title>Nanotech</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 30 Jul 2009 22:27:05 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Adding nanotubes makes a stronger plastic, but adding several nano-structures greatly increases the benefit, according to a new study from India. Read about the frontier of material science.]]></description>
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		<title>Running short of copper, phosphorus, rare elements</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 12 Sep 2008 04:42:27 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Without phosphorus fertilizer, millions would starve. A shortage of copper -- and electricity -- could short-circuit our economy. Without many obscure elements, we would not have LCDs and cell phones. Should we act to prevent future shortages?]]></description>
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		<title>Laser: The invention that just won&#8217;t quit!</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 17 Jul 2008 22:22:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Lasers read and write CDs and DVDs, form the heart of fiber-optics, and are being used in climate prediction, chemical identification, high-tech manufacturing, even the battle against influenza.]]></description>
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		<title>Big ideas from the smallest world</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 31 Jan 2008 22:21:18 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[New snowflake generator reveals nature's design principles; anti-reflective coating is nearly perfect, and so is mother-of-pearl inside an abalone. Dive into the nitty gritty of the itty bitty!]]></description>
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		<title>Spallation Neutron Source: Scientist&#8217;s Tool</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 27 Nov 2003 20:04:52 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Spallation Neutron Source, a mammoth science project involving the collaboration of six national laboratories, is scheduled to be completed 2006.]]></description>
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		<title>Particles Get Entangled: Weird Quantum Interaction</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 26 Jun 2003 18:57:30 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Austrian researchers show quantum entanglement across the Danube River, providing new promise in cryptography and computing. At the smallest scale, you can throw out the usual rules of engagement. What's up with spooky action at a distance?]]></description>
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		<title>Telescopes: Tomorrow&#8217;s Technology</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Jun 2003 16:26:38 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[New technology in ground-based telescopes will give better picture of the universe and detect deadly asteroids.]]></description>
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		<title>Gamma Ray Bursts</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 03 Apr 2003 19:27:37 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Chandra links gamma-ray bursts to supernovas. What really causes these gigantic explosions?]]></description>
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		<title>Nuclear Weapons: New &#8216;n improved?</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Existing nukes may not exhaust the possible nukes. What other weapons could appear on the nuclear shelf? ]]></description>
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		<title>Nanotech Advance: 1 Crystal, 1 Belt</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 08 Mar 2001 19:52:26 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Nanobelts join nanotubes in the world of nanotechnology.]]></description>
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