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(PhysOrg.com) -- A team from the National Institute of Standards and Technology 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.

Developing countries set the highest bar possible yesterday for the U.N. climate change talks, demanding that wealthy countries ante up with new carbon emission targets yet warning them to expect no binding commitments from others in return. [More]

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The existence of an intermediate-spin (IS) state in cobalt oxides has long been a subject of dispute.

By Royston Chan ZHUJI, China (Reuters) - China has mobilized troops to help with flood relief and raised its disaster alert to the highest level after days of downpours forced the evacuation of more than half a million people in central and southern provinces. [More]

Food safety watchdog group says apples top list of fruits and vegetables with the highest amounts of pesticides

Sure, there's  Mickey Mouse's touch onboard. But the best attributes of the new Disney Dream cruise ship aren't quite so over-the-top.