Free-piston engine could be twice as fuel efficient as combustion engines

An unconventional engine design is attracting attention as a potential alternative to hydrogen fuel cells or conventional engines in some hybrid vehicles. Called the free-piston engine, it could be used to generate electricity as efficiently as fuel cells yet cost less.
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Florida Biochemist designs a citrus tree with THC

In the summer of 1984, 10th-grader Irwin Nanofsky and a friend were driving down the Apalachee Parkway on the way home from baseball practice when they were pulled over by a police officer for a minor traffic infraction.
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Chinese Say They’re Building ‘Impossible’ Space Drive

Chinese researchers claim they’ve confirmed the theory behind an “impossible” space drive, and are proceeding to build a demonstration version. If they’re right, this might transform the economics of satellites, open up new possibilities for space exploration – and give the Chinese a decisive military advantage in space.
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Study: Aspartame fed to rats caused 67% to get tumors

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12 Year Old Boy Invents Solar Cell 500 Times More Efficient

BEAVERTON, Ore. – A new invention could revolutionize solar energy – and it was made by a 12-year-old in Beaverton.

Despite his age, William Yuan has already studied nuclear fusion and nanotechnology, and he is on his way to solving the energy crisis.
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Physics-defying: Cheap power from water

An entrepreneur with $60 million in venture funding says he’s found an endless source of cheap energy. Trouble is, it violates the laws of quantum physics. » Read more

UFO and National Secrecy and the Freedom of Information Act

For over 60 years, the Unidentified Flying Object (UFO) phenomenon has mystified and intrigued Americans. There are many theories concerning the nature of UFOs and they are heatedly debated. Even the usage of the term “UFO” is debated by some.
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Scientists create synthetic tree

Scientists have made the world’s first synthetic tree: a palm-sized duplication of the elegant process by which trees drink. » Read more

Groundbreaking Energy Ball Wind Turbine for Home

Swedish company Home Energy recently revealed an innovative wind turbine that spins in a spherical formation. » Read more

Scientists teach whale to talk

Scientists in japan have given a beluga whale a vocabulary of three words, the first time a marine creature has been able to link a sound to an object and then repeat the sound as a ‘word’.
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