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Scientists ponder 'the Lilliput effect'
(CS Monitor) In Jonathan Swift's Gulliver's Travels, Lilliput was a fictional island
nation inhabited by people somewhat under six inches high - the Lilliputians. Modern
paleontologists have adopted the term … 
For Better Nanowires, Just Add Diamond
(PhysOrg.com) Among the positive characteristics of diamond, such as its beauty and
unsurpassed hardness, are less well known properties that make it a valuable material in
the electronics industry. Now …
Some Los Angeles Area Faults Slipping Faster Than Expected
(Newswise) An analysis of slip rates for 26 active faults in the Los Angeles metropolitan
area finds that some faults may be moving faster than previously estimated. The new model …
Wireless Energy Could Power Consumer, Industrial Electronics
(Science Daily) Recharging your laptop computer, your cell phone and a variety of other
gadgets may one day be as convenient as surfing the web -- wirelessly...11/14 [MIT]
Researchers present …
Chocolate 'Offenders' Teach Science a Sweet Lesson; Study Helps Explain …
(AScribe Newswire) Some "chocoholics" who just couldn't give up their favorite treat to
comply with a study to test blood stickiness have inadvertently done their fellow
chocolate lovers - and …
N.Korea must show will to abandon nuclear arms: U.S
(Reuters) The United States on Thursday said it wants a clear sign North Korea will take
concrete steps toward giving up its nuclear weapons programs as they prepare for the …
U.S. Department of Energy and IBM to Collaborate in Advancing …
(DOE Press Release) The U.S. Department of Energy announced today that its Office of
Science, the National Nuclear Security Administration and IBM will share the cost of a
five-year, $58 …
Hanford facilities may find new use
(Tri-City Herald) Pacific Northwest National Laboratory could continue to use some
buildings in Hanford's 300 Area for up to 20 years, according to options considered in a
Department of Energy …
Carbon Futures
(Popular Mechanics) You know the energy picture has changed when some of the world's
biggest companies are making news by joining forces on nuclear energy - a sector that's
been …
General visits ORNL, gives thoughts on Iraq
(Knoxville News-Sentinel) Gen. Barry McCaffrey, a retired four-star general and one of
America's most decorated soldiers, said the United States needs to redefine its objectives
in Iraq, reduce the number …