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Circulation of LHC Beams Could Resume in Earnest over the Weekend
The lab that operates the oft-delayed particle collider is ready to put it to work

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How Long Can a Nuclear Reactor Last?
Industry experts argue old reactors could last another 50 years, or more.
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Novel Nova: Stellar Blast Powered by Helium May Leave a Tantalizing Remnant
The first so-called helium nova, the possible result of a large white dwarf sucking material from a hydrogen-deficient companion star, may be a precursor to a supernova
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Cracked Corn: Scientists Solve Maize's Genetic Maze
Boasting more genes than humans, the corn genome proved difficult to decode
News 11/19/09
Can Flywheels Help Balance Electricity Supply and Demand?
Beacon Power hopes to demonstrate the feasibility of the old technology to help balance fluctuating inputs from renewables

News 11/18/09
Sinking Global Warming: Is There a Reliable Way to Track Atmospheric Carbon Dioxide Levels?
CO2 emissions rise as natural sinks slow, but how can scientists precisely track this greenhouse gas, especially in advance of a potential global treaty to reduce its emissions?

News 11/18/09
Ultrathin, Now Ultraflat: Ripple-Free Graphene May Hold Key to Material's Mysteries
By eliminating graphene's corrugations, researchers hope to find out how much surface texture influences its properties

News 11/18/09
Researchers Try to Solve the Mystery of HIV Carriers Who Don't Contract AIDS
Are "elite controllers" the key to understanding HIV infectionand do their immune systems offer a new approach to developing an AIDS vaccine?

News 11/17/09
Fish Kill: Nanosilver Mutates Fish Embryos
Tiny particles of silver--potent antimicrobial agents that can kill bacteria on contact--are becoming increasingly popular in consumer goods. But nanosilver washes down drains and is discharged into waterways, where fish and other aquatic life are exposed

News 11/17/09
E-Transportation Jump-Start: Coalition Seeks to Pave the Way for Electric Vehicles
The Electrification Coalition, made up of carmaker Nissan Co., utilities and tech companies, introduced itself and its mission on Monday

News 11/16/09
Renewed Hope for an AIDS Vaccine
Despite questions, the Thailand trial spreads optimism

News 11/15/09
Nanodevices Bend under the Force of Light
Researchers engineer minute structures that deform ever more appreciably when light passes through them

News 11/13/09
Can Alternative Energy Save the Economy and the Climate?
The "new energy" economy rolls forward even as hopes for an international deal to combat climate change at Copenhagen shift into reverse.

News 11/12/09
Heavy Metal: Researchers Try to Get the Lead out of Piezoelectronics
A team of University of California scientists is experimenting with an alternative to lead-based compounds in piezoelectric systems

News 11/12/09
Engineering the Planet to Dodge Global Warming
Can geoengineering buy time to combat climate change?

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