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Urban Heat: Recycling waste heat
In the United States, only about one-eighth of the fuel people burn is converted into useful work. Recycling such wasted heat could be one of the best solutions to problems posted by growing cities.
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Building Beauty
Deconstructing flowers yields the secrets of petals, scents and hue.
- Astronomy
Planck by Planck
The launch of the European Space Agency’s Planck mission, set for late April or early May, will put into orbit a new tool —the microwave equivalent of polarized sunglasses — that may offer a view of the dawn of time.
By Ron Cowen - Materials Science
The American Physical Society Meeting
Get your daily physics news here from the March meeting of the American Physical Society.
By Science News - Materials Science
Cornering the Terahertz Gap
Controlling light’s path could enable invisibility or harness an intriguing but so far elusive stretch of the spectrum.
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Networks of Plunder
Archaeologists tracing the labyrinth of antiquities trafficking hope to shut it down, or at least slow it up.
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Cold Panacea
Two researchers proclaimed 20 years ago that they’d achieved cold fusion, the ultimate energy solution. The work went nowhere, but the hope remains.
- Physics
Science Stimulus
Researchers look to the new administration to bring fresh perspectives to health, energy, climate policy and science funding.
By Janet Raloff