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State of energy

New Mexico, with its national labs and natural resources, is poised to become a central player in the US race for energy independence. Paul Smaglik reports.

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Smaglik, P. State of energy. Nature 458, 1208–1209 (2009). https://doi.org/10.1038/nj7242-1208a

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