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		<title>Water found on Moon: Bring the Moon base!</title>
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NASA just found 600 million gallons of water in craters on the Moon&#8217;s north pole. Can you say MOON BASE?
The water was discovered by an Indian radar probe. Scientists say it could be used for fresh drinking water or oxygen. For a Moon base.
&#8220;The new discoveries show the moon is an even more interesting and [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://scidujour.com/2010/03/water-found-on-moon-bring-the-moon-base/</link>
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		<title>Nanotube batteries on paper</title>
		<description><![CDATA[In case you missed it, the geniuses at Stanford have created super batteries using carbon nanotube ink and silver nanowires. They basically spread the carbon nanotube/silver goop on paper and it's ready to store energy. The paper batteries are capable of storing 10 times as much energy by weight as lithium-ion batteries and are conceivably good for 40,000 charge-discharge cycles. From the Stanford article:]]></description>
		<link>http://scidujour.com/2010/03/nanotube-batteries-on-paper/</link>
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		<title>Ferrari 599 hybrid</title>
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Behold the Ferrari 599 Hybrid! Despite its wicked metallic green paint, it&#8217;s not all that environmentally friendly. The V-12 rocket ship reportedly uses a variation of Ferrari&#8217;s KERS (Kinetic Energy Recovery System) setup used on F-1 cars. No, Gambit has nothing to do with it. The system captures energy from braking in the form of [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://scidujour.com/2010/03/ferrari-599-hybrid/</link>
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		<title>EVOLUTE toilet ready for Arrakis</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The desert planet of Arrakis, Dune, is a ball of desiccated sand, a place where water is more precious than gold. Wait, no, we're talking about Australia. The EVOLUTE toilet concept is designed for parched climates and uses 90 percent less water than conventional toilets.]]></description>
		<link>http://scidujour.com/2010/03/evolute-toilet-ready-for-arrakis/</link>
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		<title>Nap on, nappers!</title>
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Researchers at UC Berkeley just gave everybody permission to conk out for a few Zs. They found that an hour-long nap can make you smarter in spades.
The team, lead by assistant professor of psychology Matthew Walker, tested the effects of a nap on 39 healthy people. Everyone in the study took a rigorous learning test. [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://scidujour.com/2010/02/nap-on-nappers/</link>
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		<title>Cal Poly Black Widow: 2,752.3mpg</title>
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Compared to this, even you look like a gas guzzler. Students at Cal Poly have built a super-streamlined ride that clocks a record 2,752.3 miles per gallon. They call it the Black Widow. The all-carbon-fiber three wheeler weighs a scant 95 pounds and is powered by a seriously tweaked 3-horsepower, four-stroke Honda 50cc single. Its coefficient [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://scidujour.com/2010/02/cal-poly-black-widow-2752-3mpg/</link>
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		<title>Copenhagen Wheel gives boost from breaking</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The bicycle is nearly perfect—an an efficient and beautiful expression of man and machine. Still, the geniuses at MIT have found a way to improve it. Meet the Copenhagen Wheel, a super-snazzy wheel with a kinetic-energy capture system and built-in electronics to monitor everything from distance to pedaling effort.]]></description>
		<link>http://scidujour.com/2010/02/copenhagen-wheel-gives-boost-from-breaking/</link>
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		<title>Exhaust fumes thicken arteries, study finds</title>
		<description><![CDATA[A team of researchers from UC Berkeley, Switzerland, and Spain, have found that exposure to exhaust fumes thickens arteries and could increase the chances of cardiovascular disease.]]></description>
		<link>http://scidujour.com/2010/02/exhaust-fumes-thicken-arteries-study-finds/</link>
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		<title>100 Posts</title>
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100 posts! Yay!
And like a hunk of rotting wildebeest on the searing planes of the Serengeti, I&#8217;ve attracted a pack of rabid hyenas—my half-dozen subscribers.
References to scavenging dogs aside, I thank you. And I hope you actually exist and aren&#8217;t just spambots.
If you are real, I have a question for you: What technological/scientific advances/discoveries are [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://scidujour.com/2010/02/100-posts/</link>
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		<title>Walk on walls: Cornell gives you beetle superpowers</title>
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In their quest to transform mild-manered scientists into technology wielding superheroes, researchers at Cornell have created a device that could let them walk on walls.
The device uses the surface tension of water for adhesion. It&#8217;s inspired by a beetle that can stick to a leaf with 100 times its own weight. Basically you&#8217;ve got a [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://scidujour.com/2010/02/walk-on-walls-cornell-gives-you-beetle-superpowers/</link>
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