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1. Molecular spintronic action confirmed in nanostructure
   10-12-2006 · EurekAlert!
   Researchers at NIST have made the first confirmed "spintronic" device incorporating organic molecules, a potentially superior approach for innovative electronics that rely on the spin, and associated magnetic orientation, of electrons. The physicists created a nanoscale test structure to obtain clear evidence of the presence and action of specific molecules and magnetic switching behavior.
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2. Liquid Center: Mercury has a molten core, radar reveals
   05-05-2007 · Science News Online
   Mercury is hot stuff: It's got a core that's at least partially molten, a new radar study of the planet's spin reveals.
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3. How Industry can use technologies developed for space
   09-19-2007 · European Space Agency (ESA)
   Spin-offs from space technology, often used in our everyday lives, will be given centre stage at the European Space Technology Transfer Conference to be held in Munich from 16 to 17 October.
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4. After North Korea Test, What Can Be Done To Reduce The Growing Nuclear Threat?
   10-13-2006 · ScienceDaily
   In the wake of the announcement of a nuclear test by North Korea, new questions have been raised about proliferation and the threat of nuclear terrorism. Is nuclear terrorism preventable? What steps has the United States already taken to avoid a nuclear catastrophe and what steps should be taken in the future? Scholars, scientists, and policymakers, including Graham Allison, Sam Nunn and William Perry, address these crucial questions in the Annals September issue.
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5. The striking deep current reversal in the tropical Pacific Ocean
   11-13-2006 · EurekAlert!
   In two oceanographic surveys conducted in the south-west Pacific Ocean, in October 1999 and April 2000, scientists from this IRD observed a sharp change in direction of equatorial intermediate current between these two dates. Such temporal variability is not new, but in this case its amplitude is strikingly strong. This effect will have to be taken into account if better understanding of ocean/atmosphere exchanges and climate variations is to be achieved.
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6. ESA polls stakeholders to inform its long-term exploration strategy
   12-19-2006 · European Space Agency (ESA)
   ESA PR 48-2006. On 8 and 9 January, in the historic town of Edinburgh, ESA and BNSC are to hold a workshop to kick off the first in a series of consultations with key stakeholders. The aim is to define European long-term strategy for space exploration and set the scene for the decisions to be taken at the ESA Council meeting at ministerial level scheduled for 2008.
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7. The colourful demise of a Sun-like star
   02-14-2007 · European Space Agency (ESA)
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8. Take a closer look at our planet at the Palais de la Découverte in Paris
   03-19-2007 · European Space Agency (ESA)
   ESA PR 15-2007. From Tuesday 3 April to Sunday 26 August, visitors to the 'City of Light' will have one more attraction to pack into their busy schedules. A stop at the Palais de la Découverte will allow them to take a closer look at our planet, as ESA and this renowned Parisian museum have teamed up to exhibit an amazing selection of views of our Earth, with a high science content, taken by ESA's environmental satellite Envisat.
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9. Woods Hole Research Center scientists using remote sensing tools to predict bird species richness
   05-14-2007 · EurekAlert!
   Woods Hole Research Center scientists have taken a novel approach to studying biological diversity by making use of laser remote sensing (lidar). WHRC scientists examined the relationships between bird species richness and habitat metrics derived from lidar data acquired by aircraft. They then explored the efficacy of predicting bird richness and abundance based on these metrics. The first phase of this research focuses on results from study sites in the Patuxent Wildlife Refuge in Maryland.
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10. Combining brain scans and behavioral tests aids early identification of at-risk readers
    06-10-2007 · EurekAlert!
    Taken together, functional brain scans and tests of reading skills strongly predict which children will have ongoing reading problems. What's more, the two methods work better together than either one alone, according to new research in the June issue of Behavioral Neuroscience, which is published by the American Psychological Association.
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