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FIRST VORTEX 'CHAINS' OBSERVED IN ENGINEERED SUPERCONDUCTOR, December 12 They look like tiny swirling dust devils on the surface of the superconductor: "vortices" that appear where magnetic fields interact with the material. Unlike harmless dust devils, however, vortices can sap a superconductor's ability to transmit current without resistance.

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EXTINCTION ALERT ISSUED FOR 800 SPECIES, December 13
Conservation and environmental groups have compiled a list of nearly 800 species they say face imminent extinction. Most of the threatened species are found mainly in tropical areas, the BBC reported Tuesday.
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LIQUID CRYSTAL LASERS THE SIZE OF A HUMAN HAIR, December 13
The University of Cambridge has been awarded ~£2.4M under the Basic Technology Research Initiative for the development of microscopic lasers.
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MYSTERIOUS DEEP-SPACE OBJECT RAISES QUESTIONS ON SOLAR SYSTEM'S ORIGINS, December 13
Astronomers working in Canada, France and the United States said they had found a small deep-space object, nicknamed Buffy, that challenges mainstream theories about the evolution of the Solar System.
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HACKER ATTACKS IN US LINKED TO CHINESE MILITARY: RESEARCHERS, December 13
A systematic effort by hackers to penetrate US government and industry computer networks stems most likely from the Chinese military, the head of a leading security institute said.
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