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Assessing the Indian Ocean's Influence on Climate A new research field campaign is set to begin in the Indian Ocean next month. An international collaboration of scientists will use a variety of tools and techniques to determine the extent to which this large body of water is promoting climate phenomena whose effects span the globe. This endeavor is known as the... 23 September 2011 04:30 GMT How Dynamos Work Although the name dynamo was originally associated with all types of electrical generators, currently it is only used to describe mechanisms capable of producing direct current and small devices used to generate the power running the lights of bicycles (see featured image). A dynamo is basically a device able to conv... 1 August 2008 08:49 GMT