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Iridescence
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AUSTIN, Texas -- Admirers of beautiful South American butterflies
known as Morphos have long included scientists intrigued by their
brilliant iridescence.
Add General Electric Co. researchers to the butterfly fan club.
The conglomerate is attempting to replicate unique properties of
the insects' wings that make them appear to shimmer colorfully. Far
from mere aesthetic curiosity, however, GE's goal is to devise next-
generation "colorimetric" sensors that someday might be deployed to
detect everything from airborne hazardous chemicals to spoiled meat
inside of a deli package.
Microscopic ...
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Indian Muslims flee Nepal after Kapilavastu violence
News Wire article from: The Hindustan Times
; ...had been residing in Banke, Dang, Kapilavastu and Rupandehi districts of Nepal near...the murder of a powerful local don in Kapilavastu nearly two weeks ago triggered violence...the administration enforced curfew in Kapilavastu, the disturbances continued for more...
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Ex-Maoists call Terai shutdown over Kapilavastu killing
News Wire article from: The Hindustan Times
; ...toll touched 23. As the toll in the Kapilavastu attacks rose to 23 with dozens still...districts, assuming sectarian colour. In Kapilavastu, till Thursday, 23 bodies had been...prone spots in the Terai plains. Kapilavastu district as well as Butwal continued...
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Digging Into a Buddha Rivalry
Newspaper article from: The Washington Post
; ...goals" -- and lived in the city of Kapilavastu until he was 29, when he left home...argued over the location of ancient Kapilavastu, with each nation claiming the city...Bradford have presented new evidence that Kapilavastu is modern Tilaurakot, a Nepalese town...
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Nepal Maoists withdraw shutdown after talks with PM
News Wire article from: The Hindustan Times
; ...went on the warpath in south Nepal's Kapilavastu district, calling an indefinite closure...enforced the indefinite shutdown in Kapilavastu, revered by Buddhists as part of the...plains issued a statement saying the Kapilavastu closure was being withdrawn. Two years...
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Nepal shutdown: Maoists torch buses, army refuses to budge
News Wire article from: The Hindustan Times
; ...refused to pull out from the area. Kapilavastu district in southwestern Nepal, revered...government began arming vigilante groups in Kapilavastu and other districts to take on the guerrillas...They also allege that the army post in Kapilavastu is intended to primarily protect a villager...
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Five politicians abducted in crisis-gripped Nepal
News Wire article from: The Hindustan Times
; ...people were killed in the violence in Kapilavastu district triggered Sunday by the murder...Thursday put the death toll at 23. Kapilavastu district continued to remain under curfew...2005, Khan led a vigilante group in Kapilavastu that began attacking Maoists, killing...
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Koirala promises probe as Nepal riot toll rises to 23
News Wire article from: The Hindustan Times
; ...the perpetrators of the violence in Kapilavastu district in southern Nepal where the...vigilantes had killed at least 12 Maoists in Kapilavastu but Khan went unpunished despite rights...Human Rights in Nepal, who visited Kapilavastu, reportedly said the government has...
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Nepal requests for India's help in searching missing boat passengers
News Wire article from: Xinhua News Agency
; ...Thursday, a senior government official of Kapilavastu district said Monday. "The government...Joshi, a senior government official in Kapilavastu district. The overcrowded boat with...board capsized in Banganga river in Kapilavastu district, some 300 km west of Kathmandu...
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Is Bihar's dreaded Ranvir Sena targeting Nepal?
News Wire article from: The Hindustan Times
; ...Moit Khan, a powerful local don in Kapilavastu district in September triggered widespread...by the state to attack Maoists. The Kapilavastu massacre and two other carnages in the...security, especially in view of the Kapilavastu massacre. Published by HT Syndication...
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Ethnic groups call for indefinite Nepal closure
News Wire article from: The Hindustan Times
; ...it has a law and order problem in Kapilavastu and Rupendehi districts in the south...Gyanendra's regime that created terror in Kapilavastu, killing at least 12 Maoists, was...also called an indefinite closure in Kapilavastu. Published by HT Syndication with permission...
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