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The forest paradox during heatwavesMonday, September 6, 2010 @ 1:32PMComparatively speaking, forests initially have a weaker cooling effect during heatwaves than open grassland. This is revealed in a study that could help refine models for weather and climate forecasts. Moreover, it also provides fresh arguments for the debate on reforestation in the context of climate change.

NASA's Magnetospheric Mission Passes Major MilestoneMonday, September 6, 2010 @ 1:31PM(PhysOrg.com) -- The universe is still an arcane place that scientists know very little about, but a new NASA Solar Terrestrial Probe mission is going to shed light on one especially mysterious event called magnetic reconnection. It occurs when magnetic lines of force cross, cancel, and reconnect releasing magnetic energy in the form of heat and charged-particle kinetic energy.

Electronic nose sniffs out bacteriaMonday, September 6, 2010 @ 10:17AMEarly treatment of infection in burns patients is critical. A European consortium has designed a point-of-care instrument that can identify types of bacteria from the tiny amounts of volatile gases they emit.

Swarming spacecraft to self-destruct for greater goodMonday, September 6, 2010 @ 4:56AMFuture space probes that work in cooperative swarms must sacrifice themselves if they begin to fail and risk damaging their comrades, says NASA

'Slow Light' on a Chip Holds Promise for Optical CommunicationsMonday, September 6, 2010 @ 2:27AMThe ability to control light pulses on an integrated chip-based platform is a major step toward the realization of all-optical quantum communication networks, with potentially vast improvements in ultra-low-power performance.

Kirkland microscopes can examine matter one atom at a timeMonday, September 6, 2010 @ 12:10AMA Kirkland company is pushing the scientific frontier by building electron microscopes capable of seeing and identifying every atom in thin sheets of material.

Nextek hopes to spark electronics revolutionSunday, September 5, 2010 @ 7:14PMA small Detroit company will launch a product this week that it hopes will lead to $4 million in revenue in the next year and eventually change the way offices and electronic devices are powered.

NASA ISS On-Orbit Status 4 September 2010Sunday, September 5, 2010 @ 5:37PMAll ISS systems continue to function nominally, except those noted previously or below. Saturday - crew rest day

'Slow light' on a chip holds promise for optical communicationsSunday, September 5, 2010 @ 4:22PMA tiny optical device built into a silicon chip has achieved the slowest light propagation on a chip to date, reducing the speed of light by a factor of 1,200.