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• n  the eye unaided by any optical instrument that alters the power of vision or alters the apparent size or distance of objects

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• Antarctic Ice Shelves Melt Mostly From Below
  When iceberg chunks break off of floating ice shelves, it can serve as dramatic proof of melting — and this traditionally has been considered the main way that these expanses of Antarctic ice become smaller. But new research reveals a disconcerting finding that is invisible to the naked eye: These ice shelves primarily melt from below.
  June 13, 2013 - LiveScience.com via Yahoo! News
• The lowdown: Antarctic ice shelves melt from below
  By Douglas MainLiveScienceWhen iceberg chunks break off of floating ice shelves, it can serve as dramatic proof of melting — and this traditionally has been considered the main way that these expanses of Antarctic ice become smaller. But new research reveals a disconcerting finding that is invisible to the naked eye: These ice shelves primarily melt from below.Knowing what is driving ice-shelf ...
  June 13, 2013 - NBC NEWS
• Dancing Atoms
  Everything is in near constant movement even if it cannot be seen by the naked eye. Just the right movement can cause things like chemical reactions to happen. Catalysts can stop working when atoms on the surface start moving. At the Vienna University of Technology, this dance of the atoms could now be observed and explained.
  June 11, 2013 - Environmental News Network