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To investigate these strange behaviors, scientists used extremely fast x-ray pulses generated by powerful lasers in South Korea.
From Science Daily
“It sends a powerful message of hope and justice to the Syrian people.”
It likewise suggests that technological progress is too unpredictable for one organization, no matter how powerful or smart, to control.
Washington lawmakers from both parties said they have long felt pulled between giving consumers more car-buying freedom and protecting dealers, essentially small-business owners who are vital to local economies—and politically powerful.
This new model could give scientists a powerful way to study rotating gravitational systems and better understand pulsars, which are typically difficult to visualize directly.
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