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MIT Unveils New Material That’s Strongest and Lightest On Earth

Researchers from MIT have created a new material that is actually stronger than graphene – making it 10 times stronger than steel, with only five percent of its density. The research has many applications, according to experts, including ones in the fields of architecture, construction, and even filtration.

January 10, 2017
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Scientists Finally Explain a 2,000-Year Old Water Phenomenon

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More than 2,000 years ago, Aristotle wondered how hot water froze faster than cold water – Francis Bacon and Rene Descartes observed the same phenomenon. Recently, a team of scientists took on the question, and concluded the secret could lie in the strange properties formed by the bonds between hydrogen and oxygen atoms in water molecules.

January 10, 2017
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Eternal Memory: You Can Now Wear 1,000 Languages Around Your Neck

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A version of the "Rosetta Disk" that contains more than 1,000 human languages in just over two centimeters of space is now available in necklace form for $1,000. Given the fragility of modern recording mediums like books or electronics, projects like this are vital if we want to ensure that today's knowledge reaches future generations.

January 10, 2017
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DARPA Has Huge Things Planned in Biotech

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With a budget of about $296 million last year, DARPA's Biological Technologies Office (BTO) is making strides in areas like cognitive assistance, immunization, and neurotechnology. These breakthroughs will not only strengthen the country's military, they will also impact the lives of civilians, just like previous DARPA-backed creations the internet and GPS have.

January 11, 2017
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Obama: “The Trend Toward Clean Energy is Irreversible”

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President Obama recently published an article in Science magazine outlining the fall of the fossil fuel industry and the various factors that are contributing to its current decline. Ultimately, he asserts that the fossil fuel industry, which is worth trillions worldwide, is in its final days.

January 11, 2017
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An International Team of Experts Just Released A “Manifesto” on How to Fix Science

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Experts have published a "manifesto" on how to improve science research in four areas: methods, reporting and dissemination, reproducibility, and evaluation and incentives. With research showing that many published scientific papers fail to move science forward, this manifesto provides a much-needed blueprint for progress in science research.