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Breakthrough Treatment Proven to Prolong Life

A new drug for treating Alzheimer's has shown enormous promise in lab tests on mice. Early indications suggest the drug not only treats the symptoms of the disorder, but works…

December 20, 2016
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The ‘Miracle Material’ Strikes Again. Graphene Can Turn CO2 Into Liquid Fuel

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Scientists have discovered that "doping" graphene with nitrogen allows it to be an efficient electrocatalyst which can convert environmentally harmful CO2 into useful fuels. The technology is far from being…

December 19, 2016
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Sunny Days: Solar is Officially Becoming the Cheapest Form of New Electricity

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The Bloomberg New Energy Finance predicts that, while coal and gas costs will stay low, renewables will do better and will be the cheapest in many countries between now and…

December 19, 2016
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A New Theory of Gravity Just Passed its First Test. Here’s What This Means for Physics

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Erik Verlinde's emergent gravity theory makes sense of the behavior of gravity without the need for the existence of a dark matter particle. Researchers from the Leiden Observatory have studied…

December 19, 2016
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Limitless Energy: South Korean Reactor Sets a New Record for Stable Nuclear Fusion

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The Korean Superconducting Tokamak Advanced Research reactor was able to sustain the high-performance plasma for a record 70 seconds. The KSTAR team reached the plasma state using a completely non-inductive…

December 19, 2016
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A Star in a Jar: Fusion Power and Limitless Energy Explained

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Fusion power has been heralded as the "holy grail" of energy research, as it has the potential to provide limitless clean power for humanity's energy needs. Technical challenges, like keeping…

December 18, 2016
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