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	'Tis the Season -- for Plasma Changes at Saturn Source: NASA/JPL Posted: 5/4/13 Researchers have discovered one way the bubble of charged particles around Saturn -- known as the magnetosphere -- changes with the planet's seasons.

	NASA Probe Gets Close-Up Views of Large Hurricane on Saturn Source: NASA/JPL Posted: 5/4/13 NASA's Cassini spacecraft has provided scientists the first close-up, visible-light views of a behemoth hurricane swirling around Saturn's north pole.

	Unleashing oxygen Source: MIT Posted: 5/4/13 ‘Superlattice’ structure could give a huge boost to oxygen reaction in fuel cells, increasing their power potential.

	Understanding the turbulence in plasmas Source: MIT Posted: 5/4/13 New experiments in a tokamak fusion reactor reveal details of a cooling process, potentially bringing practical fusion closer.

	Nanotechnology to supercharge Internet Source: UofT Posted: 2/26/13 Canadian researchers have shown that nanotechnology can be used to pave the way to a supercharged Internet based entirely on light.

	Invisible particles could enhance thermoelectric devices Source: MIT Posted: 2/7/13 New approach could improve the efficiency of devices that harness power from temperature differences.

	New Material Harvests Energy From Water Vapor Source: MIT Posted: 1/16/13 Polymer film could be used in artificial muscle and to power micro- and nanoelectronic devices.

	How To Treat Heat Like Light Source: MIT Posted: 1/11/13 New approach using nanoparticle alloys allows heat to be focused or reflected just like electromagnetic waves.

	More Habitable Planets Than We Knew Source: Yale Posted: 1/11/13 The number of known places in our galaxy theoretically hospitable to life may be significantly greater than previously thought, according to new research.

	Chips That Can Steer Light Source: MIT Posted: 1/11/13 Record-setting ‘optical phased arrays’ could lead to better laser rangefinders, smaller medical-imaging devices and even holographic TVs.

	Magma in Earth's Mantle Forms Deeper Than Once Thought Source: NSF Posted: 1/11/13 Magma forms far deeper than geologists previously thought, according to new research results.

	What's Baking on Titan? Source: NASA/JPL Posted: 10/16/12 Cassini images reveal some new curiosities on the surface of Saturn's mysterious moon Titan, including a nearly circular feature that resembles a giant hot cross bun and shorelines of ancient seas.

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