A cleaner start
A device consisting of a series of metallic discs will considerably reduce pollution caused by a car immediately after it starts
Cool solution
Liquid air can now be used as a refrigerant, without worries about safety hazards
Detecting explosives
Crust of the matter
Forces in between
Scientists have for the first time measured the force that attracts two closely-held plates
Theory banged
Big Bang,the widely-accepted theory an cosmological observations, is in for trouble
Multilingual force
Lifetime of a quantum cat
An atomic mouse probes a Schrodinger's cat, which exists in two quantum states at once
A universal problem
Sure answers for the emergence of structure in the universe are hard to find, but cosmologists may be close to the truth
Twisted universe
A small revolution
Refinement in the probe tip of the scanning tunnelling microscope would help in manipulating matter at the atomic level
Crude rays
By modifying diffraction, the fundamental problem of focusing X-rays could be resolved
Deep dwellers
Life-forms have been found even inside the Earth's crust, a region previously thought to be barren
Misty solution
Robohelp
Supersonic cars
Happy high flying
On board oxygen generation systems could help in flying at higher altitudes
Traffic jam up there
Orbiting space junk poses a serious threat to future space exploration
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Simulated sickness
Right here, right now
Remote navigation by satellite rules out all chances ofgetting lost in our technology-driven world
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Little brother's tale
Cog and Kismet are brothers, who are helping scientists learn a thing or two about artificial intelligence