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Tuesday, March 22, 2016

Latest from Science News for Students

Latest from Science News for Students: "SCIENCE & SOCIETY
FabLab brings cool science to TV
By Gerri Miller, Mar 18, 2016 07:00 am
FabLab is a new series that brings science, technology, engineering and math subjects to TV and the Web. Read More!



There are many new stories  to read in this issue - the methane leak in Los Angeles, bacteria killers and what archaeologists can learn from shipwrecks!



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Kirigami steers solar panels

Kirigami steers solar panels: "News: Kirigami steers solar panels    
   

When you’re installing solar panels, it’s important to point them at the Sun. But the Sun isn’t always in the same place – it moves across the sky over the course of a day. If you can aim the panels towards the Sun as it moves, they can produce up to 40 per cent more power than if they are stationary. But it’s hard to aim a big, flat solar panel: especially when it’s attached to your roof."



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An astronaut’s tall tale

An astronaut’s tall tale:

Ever wonder what it would be like to live in space? Did you think that it could make you taller??



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On 2 March this year, two long-term International Space Station residents returned to Earth. Scott Kelly and Mikhail Kornienko both spent 342 days in space. Their year-long mission included space walks and Earth photography. But the most important experiment was on themselves. How does a person react to a year in space?
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