Culture may turn potentially high achievers away from math, new study suggests.

Discovery may lead to battery that generates magnetic currents

Manipulating the quantum properties of diamond impurities makes diamond into a kind of microscope that could, for example, reveal the inner working of cells. (p. 9)

Using microbes to convert PET into a high-value plastic could encourage more recycling.

Removing carbon dioxide from smokestacks and storing it permanently is one of the possible solutions to global warming, but remains expensive to do. A new technique could make carbon sequestration economical on a large scale, while producing useful materials on the side.

A history of middle ear infections could give people an affinity for fatty foods and leave them twice as likely to become obese.

Free radicals similar to those in cigarette smoke may form when car exhaust cools off, and may persist indefinitely in the air.