Yamaha shows lightweight retro 125cc motorcycle that gets 220 mpg

Yamaha shows lightweight retro 125cc motorcycle that gets 220 mpg: "Yamaha's press conference at the Tokyo Motor Show today was a genuine sign of the times. Four brand new world premiers were shown. The largest internal combustion engine amongst them was a 250cc model with fat tires designed to go anywhere - the SUV of motorcycles was the claim."

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World's largest Tesla coils being built to unlock the secrets of natural lightning

World's largest Tesla coils being built to unlock the secrets of natural lightning: "Calling all Tesla fans! Electrical engineer Greg Leyh and his team at the Lightning on Demand organization (LOD) in California are raising the funds necessary to build the world's largest twin Tesla coils (ten stories high, about 120 ft/37 m) that will be capable of generating electric arcs more than 200 feet (60 m) long."

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Microscopic worm could hold clues to Mars colonization

Microscopic worm could hold clues to Mars colonization: "Microscopic worm Caenorhabditis elegans may hold clues to the human colonization of space, according to scientists at The University of Nottingham. Research published by the university today indicates that C. elegans can reach maturity from egghood and successfully reproduce in space, just as it does on Earth."

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Genetic genocide: Genetically altered mosquito warriors could wipe out humanity's biggest killer

Genetic genocide: Genetically altered mosquito warriors could wipe out humanity's biggest killer: "War, plague, famine, heart disease, cigarettes, road trauma: six very effective killers of human beings. But they're all amateurs when their records are compared to the number one mass murderer of all time. "

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