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July 18, 2016

China 'may build nuclear plants' in South China Sea
Beijing (AFP) July 15, 2016
China may build mobile nuclear power plants in the South China Sea, state media reported on Friday, days after an international tribunal dismissed Beijing's vast claims in the strategically vital waters. "Marine nuclear power platform construction will be used to support China's effective control in the South China Sea," the website of the state-run Global Times cited the China National Nuclear Corporation (CNNC) as saying on a social media account. The Global Times cited the report as saying th ... read more

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Reconfiguring active particles into dynamic patterns

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Atomic bits despite zero-point energy

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Researchers determine fundamental limits of invisibility cloaks

Winning Students Selected for Future Engineers Star Trek Replicator Challenge

Researchers demonstrate tunable wetting and adhesion of graphene

Researchers harness DNA as the engine of super-efficient nanomachine

Mathematical framework prioritizes key patterns to accelerate scientific discovery

On the path toward molecular robots

France's EDF buys Chinese wind energy firm

SpaceX to launch key 'parking spot' to space station

UN says Yemen talks still on despite boycott threat

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