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Russian scientists reach lake under Antarctica

After more than two decades of drilling in Antarctica, a team of scientists have finished boring 3.8 km to the surface of Lake Vostok, a body of water that has remained in isolation at the bottom of the Antarctic ice cap for more than 20 million years.

Electrical engineers build ‘no-waste’ laser

Russian scientists reach lake under Antarctica

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Wanted: 2011's Top Technologies

Wanted: 2011's Top Technologies

The editors of R&D Magazine have opened the nominations for the 2012 R&D 100 Awards competition, which will celebrate the 50th anniversary of the awards. If your organization introduced a new product this year, or is planning to, you can begin the entry process now.

Judges wanted for the 50th Annual R&D 100 Awards

Judges wanted for the 50th Annual R&D 100 Awards

Expert in electronics? Professional in process science? Do you breathe biotech? If you have an area of expertise (and better yet, interest) consider spending a couple hours of your time and helping us evaluate some of the best and most unique high-technology products of the year.

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Materials that shrink when heated

Materials that shrink when heated

Not all materials expand when heated. Some actually contract, including so-called thermal expansion material that include the iron-nickel composite Invar. Recent research in thermal expansion control has identified “one-component” metals that could be an alternative to Invar.

Unusual 'collapsing' iron superconductor sets record for its class

Unusual 'collapsing' iron superconductor sets record for its class

A team from NIST and the University of Maryland has found an iron-based superconductor that operates at the highest known temperature for a material in its class. The discovery inches iron-based superconductors—valued for their ease of manufacturability and other properties—closer to being useful in many practical applications.

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