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• Diamond 'super-Earth' may not be quite so precious
• Juno slingshots past Earth on its way to Jupiter
• Innovative deep-sea manned submarine under construction
• Clues to foam formation could help find oil
• First computer-designed superconductor created
• Solving the Internet capacity crunch: First demonstration of a multicore fiber network
• Major leap towards graphene for solar cells
• Team uses a cellulosic biofuels byproduct to increase ethanol yield
• Printed electronics: A multi-touch sensor customizable with scissors
• Working together: Bacteria join forces to produce electricity
• First ever evidence of a comet striking Earth
• 2013 Nobel Prize in Physics: Higgs particle and the origin of mass
• 3-D printed microscopic cages confine bacteria in tiny zoos for the study of infections
• Explosive dynamic behavior on Twitter and in the financial market
• Desert trial for ESA Mars rover
• Astronauts exploring the depths

Diamond 'super-Earth' may not be quite so precious Posted: 08 Oct 2013 01:54 PM PDT An alien world believed to be the first-known planet to consist largely of diamond now appears less likely to be of such precious nature, according to a new analysis.

Juno slingshots past Earth on its way to Jupiter Posted: 08 Oct 2013 11:22 AM PDT NASA's Juno spacecraft will be passing within some 350 miles of Earth's surface Oct. 9 before it slingshots off into space on an historic exploration of Jupiter.

Innovative deep-sea manned submarine under construction Posted: 08 Oct 2013 11:21 AM PDT The University of Washington is working with Boeing and an Everett company to build a carbon-fiber submersible that will carry five passengers almost 2 miles deep.

Clues to foam formation could help find oil Posted: 08 Oct 2013 10:29 AM PDT Scientists have discovered two previously unknown ways bubbles form in foam as they investigated materials targeted for enhanced oil recovery.

First computer-designed superconductor created Posted: 08 Oct 2013 10:28 AM PDT Scientists report the successful synthesis of the first superconductor designed entirely on the computer.

Solving the Internet capacity crunch: First demonstration of a multicore fiber network Posted: 08 Oct 2013 09:29 AM PDT Scientists have demonstrated successfully for the first time a multicore fiber-based network, which will form the foundation for the future Internet infrastructure.

Major leap towards graphene for solar cells Posted: 08 Oct 2013 08:25 AM PDT Scientists have shown that graphene retains its impressive set of properties when it is coated with a thin silicon film. These findings have paved the way for entirely new possibilities to use in thin-film photovoltaics.

Team uses a cellulosic biofuels byproduct to increase ethanol yield Posted: 08 Oct 2013 08:25 AM PDT Scientists have engineered yeast to consume acetic acid, a previously unwanted byproduct of the process of converting plant leaves, stems and other tissues into biofuels. The innovation increases ethanol yield from lignocellulosic sources by about 10 percent.

Printed electronics: A multi-touch sensor customizable with scissors Posted: 08 Oct 2013 08:24 AM PDT If a pair of long pants is too long, it is cut and hemmed. A board that does not fit into a bookcase is sawed to the right length. People often customize the size and shape of materials like textiles and wood without turning to specialists like tailors or carpenters. In the future this should be possible with electronics, according to the vision of computer scientists who have developed a printable multi-touch sensor whose shape and size everybody can alter. A new circuit layout makes it robust against cuts, damage, and removed areas.

Working together: Bacteria join forces to produce electricity Posted: 08 Oct 2013 07:25 AM PDT Scientists have explored the relationships of two important bacterial forms, demonstrating their ability to produce electricity by coordinating their metabolic activities.

First ever evidence of a comet striking Earth Posted: 08 Oct 2013 06:15 AM PDT The first ever evidence of a comet entering Earth's atmosphere and exploding, raining down a shock wave of fire which obliterated every life form in its path, has been discovered by a team of South African scientists and international collaborators.

2013 Nobel Prize in Physics: Higgs particle and the origin of mass Posted: 08 Oct 2013 04:58 AM PDT The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences has decided to award the Nobel Prize in Physics for 2013 to François Englert and Peter W. Higgs "for the theoretical discovery of a mechanism that contributes to our understanding of the origin of mass of subatomic particles, and which recently was confirmed through the discovery of the predicted fundamental particle, by the ATLAS and CMS experiments at CERN's Large Hadron Collider."

3-D printed microscopic cages confine bacteria in tiny zoos for the study of infections Posted: 07 Oct 2013 12:17 PM PDT Researchers have used a novel 3-D printing technology to build homes for bacteria at a microscopic level. Their method uses a laser to construct protein "cages" around bacteria in gelatin. The resulting structures can be of almost any shape or size, and can be moved around in relationship to other structures containing bacterial microcommunities.

Explosive dynamic behavior on Twitter and in the financial market Posted: 07 Oct 2013 12:17 PM PDT By analysing data from the social networking service, Twitter, and stock trading in the financial market, researchers have shown that events in society bring rise to common behavior among large groups of people who do not otherwise know each other. The analysis shows that there are common features in user activity on Twitter and in stock market transactions in the financial market.

Desert trial for ESA Mars rover Posted: 04 Oct 2013 08:11 AM PDT Next week will see the European Space Agency's most ambitious planetary rover test yet. Robotic exploration of a Mars-like desert in South America will be overseen from the UK, providing experience for future missions to the Red Planet.

Astronauts exploring the depths Posted: 04 Oct 2013 08:11 AM PDT Usually, the European Space Agency sends astronauts to outer space, but last week six astronauts from around the world spent six days underground to get a taste of working together in extreme conditions.

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