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  Wind farms shown to raise temperatures around them, long-term weather impact uncertain

  By Aaron Souppouris on April 30, 2012 05:57 am + 61 comments

  Large wind farms can raise ground temperatures by around a degree Celsius, according to research Continue reading…

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  Swiss scientists create mind-controlled robot for disabled patients

  By Andrew Webster on April 27, 2012 11:31 pm + 6 comments

  A team of scientists at Switzerland's École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne have developed a Continue reading…

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  Bionic eyes to be tested on humans next year

  By Andrew Webster on April 27, 2012 11:35 am + 21 comments

  Researchers in Australia plan to begin testing a bionic eye prototype on human patients in 2013. The Continue reading…

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  NASA J-2X rocket engine enters second phase of testing

  By Aaron Souppouris on April 25, 2012 08:08 am + 7 comments

  NASA's next-generation J-2X rocket engine is ready for a second phase of testing, following a Continue reading…

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  NASA begins testing GPS-based earthquake and tsunami detection system

  By Amar Toor on April 25, 2012 02:33 am

  NASA announced today that it has begun testing a GPS system designed to locate the precise position Continue reading…

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  Preposterously large and rare Nikon 6mm f/2.8 lens for sale in London

  By Evan Rodgers on April 24, 2012 12:07 am + 43 comments

  An exceptionally rare and equally large Nikon lens has turned up for sale in London. The 11.5 pound, Continue reading…

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  Was Einstein's first wife a co-author of paper on relativity?

  By Dante D'Orazio on April 18, 2012 01:02 pm + 23 comments

  There's been a bit of a conspiracy surrounding Einstein's first paper on relativity, "On the Continue reading…

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  Scientists use 3D printer to create chemically-reactive labware

  By Nate Ralph on April 18, 2012 01:51 am + 4 comments

  Frustrated with inflexible hardware, chemists at the University of Glasgow in Scotland decided to Continue reading…

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  'Flatland' redux: watch Carl Sagan explain the science of 'Fez'

  By Joshua Kopstein on April 16, 2012 01:07 pm + 19 comments

  The plot of Fez begins when a two-dimensional character living in a two-dimensional world suddenly Continue reading…

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  MOSFIRE spectrometer gathers infrared light to study earliest galaxies

  By Amar Toor on April 12, 2012 01:10 am + 3 comments

  A team of researchers is nearing completion on a five-ton spectrometer that, once finalized, will Continue reading…