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Can We Stop Storms?

“Crop-Dusting” Cyclones Peter Cordani plans to use 747 “super tankers” to airdrop water-absorbing powder onto hurricanes. Back in the 1960s and ’70s, legions of scientists explored technologies to zap...

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Windmills in the Sky

by Kris Holland, Mafic Studios, Inc. Wind power is the world´s fastest-growing energy source. Existing capacity worldwide is approaching 50,000 megawatts-roughly equivalent to that of 50 nuclear power...

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5 Bold Ideas For A Hurricane-Proof New Orleans

By now you know that engineers had long predicted the cataclysmic flooding that struck New Orleans. But what you might not realize is that Katrina-a category-4 cyclone when it made landfall in...

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Warning: The Hydrogen Economy May Be More Distant Than It Appears

In presidential campaign of 2004, Bush and Kerry managed to find one piece of common ground: Both spoke glowingly of a future powered by fuel cells. Hydrogen would free us from our dependence on...

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1,200 Square Feet Under the Sea

For a virtual tour of the hotel, see the video at the bottom of the page. Bruce Jones has spent much of his career designing underwater toys for the rich and famous. The 50-year-old president of U.S....

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The Prophet of Garbage

"You can't rely on the customer to tell you what they put in," Longo says. "Sometimes they don't know, sometimes they lie, and sometimes they've thrown in live shotgun shells from a hunting trip....

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Can Fear Be Forgotten?

An Atlas of Fear Fear sets your body in motion, readying you to deal with a threat. But the long-term effects of anxiety and stress can cause serious harm.–Saba Berhie How does fear work? Click here...

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Google Earth Environment Guide

Crunching massive, geographical data visualizations used to require expensive mapping software and powerful computers. Now, Google Earth is becoming the go-to application for scientists who need a...

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Three Bodacious Green Innovations

Plug-N-Play Cars Zero to 60 mph in about nine seconds may sound sluggish, but it’s a breakthrough for a zero-emissions, all-electric car that can travel up to 100 miles on a single charge and hit...

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