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- Plant with 'eggbeater' texture inspires waterproof coating
- Giant planet ejected from the solar system?
- Astronomers find clouds of primordial gas from the early universe, just moments after Big Bang
- Using light, researchers convert 2-D patterns into 3-D objects
- Hubble uncovers tiny galaxies bursting with starbirth in early Universe
- Nano car has molecular 4-wheel drive: Smallest electric car in the world
| Plant with 'eggbeater' texture inspires waterproof coating Posted: 10 Nov 2011 12:17 PM PST A floating weed that clogs waterways around the world has at least one redeeming feature: It's inspired a high-tech waterproof coating intended for boats and submarines. The Brazilian fern Salvinia molesta has proliferated around the Americas and Australia in part because its surface is dotted with oddly shaped hairs that trap air, reduce friction, and help the plant stay afloat.  |
| Giant planet ejected from the solar system? Posted: 10 Nov 2011 11:21 AM PST Just as an expert chess player sacrifices a piece to protect the queen, the solar system may have given up a giant planet and spared the Earth, according to a new article.  |
| Astronomers find clouds of primordial gas from the early universe, just moments after Big Bang Posted: 10 Nov 2011 11:20 AM PST For the first time, astronomers have found pristine clouds of the primordial gas that formed in the first few minutes after the Big Bang. The composition of the gas matches theoretical predictions, providing direct evidence in support of the modern cosmological explanation for the origins of elements in the universe.  |
| Using light, researchers convert 2-D patterns into 3-D objects Posted: 10 Nov 2011 09:58 AM PST Researchers have developed a simple way to convert two-dimensional patterns into three-dimensional objects using only light.  |
| Hubble uncovers tiny galaxies bursting with starbirth in early Universe Posted: 10 Nov 2011 06:48 AM PST Using its infrared vision to peer nine billion years back in time, astronomers have uncovered an extraordinary population of tiny, young galaxies that are brimming with star formation.  |
| Nano car has molecular 4-wheel drive: Smallest electric car in the world Posted: 10 Nov 2011 06:24 AM PST Reduced to the max: the emission-free, noiseless 4-wheel drive car, jointly developed by Swiss researchers and their Dutch colleagues, represents lightweight construction at its most extreme. The nano car consists of just a single molecule and travels on four electrically-driven wheels in an almost straight line over a copper surface.  |
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