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Audi allegedly cheat carbon emissions test
Audi cars allegedly fooled environmental regulators by emitting less carbon-dioxide on a testing mount than the…
Marine biologists get crabby over offshore wind farms
More renewables is all good, right? Not quite. Normally, wind farms get a bad rap for deaths of birds and bats.…
Enzyme tweaking leads to biodegradable plastics
MIT chemists have determined the structure of a bacterial enzyme that can produce biodegradable plastics, an…
Soup of the day: Origins of the universe
At its start, the universe was a superhot melting pot that very briefly served up a particle soup resembling a…
Magnifying glass focuses light a billion times more tightly
Researchers led by the University of Cambridge have created the world's smallest magnifying glass, which focuses…
Magnetic material improves de-icing
Icy conditions can be deadly, whether you're flying into bad weather or too close to power transmission lines…
Glucose-monitoring contact lenses alert user of low blood sugar
An Oregon State University study suggests that type 1 diabetes patients may one day be able to monitor their blood…
Starburst-bursting, galaxy-gobbling lenticular galaxy
NGC 1222, seen in this image taken with the Wide Field Camera 3 on board the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope is…
Gaming platform war commences with dual launch
Nintendo launched a palm-sized version of its eighties era games console, setting up an old versus new showdown…
Immunotherapy shows promise as HIV treatment
There is fresh hope that the same method that has revolutionized treatment options in oncology,…