Jun 06 2011
Record Smashed: Antimatter Trapped for 16 Minutes
Super-chilled antihydrogen atoms have been collected and stored 5,000 times longer than any previous attempt.
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May 05 2011
Workers Enter No. 1 Reactor Building At Japan Nuclear Plant
Workers entered a reactor building at Japan's stricken nuclear plant Thursday for the first time since an explosion hit the facility a day after the March 11 earthquake and tsunami.
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May 05 2011
Workers Enter No. 1 Reactor Building At Japan Nuclear Plant
Workers entered a reactor building at Japan's stricken nuclear plant Thursday for the first time since an explosion hit the facility a day after the March 11 earthquake and tsunami.
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Apr 12 2011
Japan Raises Nuclear Disaster to Chernobyl Level
Japan upgraded its month-old nuclear crisis to a maximum seven on the international scale of atomic disasters Tuesday, placing it on a par with Chernobyl.
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Apr 05 2011
Using Fusion to Propel an Interstellar Probe
Guest contributor Richard Obousy describes how a starship might harness the awesome power of nuclear fusion to travel to interstellar destinations.
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Mar 01 2011
Life Elements Came from Space
A meteorite offers new clues into how essential biomolecules laid the foundation for life on Earth.
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Jan 28 2011
Ocean on Saturn’s Moon Full of Gas
The fizzy ocean on Enceladus may be capable of harboring life.
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Nov 17 2010
Trapped Antimatter Could Help Spill Universe’s Secrets
The antimatter equivalent of the hydrogen atom has been trapped for the first time in a milestone that could reveal more about our universe.
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Nov 09 2010
Diesel: The Fuel of the Future?
Once written off as being too loud or too dirty, diesel may get a new lease on life as a more environmentally friendly source of energy.
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Oct 11 2010
Airplanes in Space?
A vehicle that can take off, fly and land like an airplane, but also travel in space is "the holy grail" of aeronautics.
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