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  1. Physics

    Quantum Chip: Device handles ions as if they were data

    A new microchip can trap and move an ion, preliminary steps toward carrying out quantum computations on a chip.

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  2. Animals

    Locust Upset: DNA puts swarmer’s origin in Africa

    The desert locust was not an ancient export from the Americas, according to a new DNA analysis.

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  3. Chemistry

    Molecular Car Park: Material packs in carbon dioxide

    A porous, crystalline material composed of metal and organic building blocks holds more carbon dioxide than other porous substances do.

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  4. Earth

    Gunning for the Gut: Tiny particles might fight invasive zebra mussels

    By modifying a technique used to flavor foods, researchers have made a substance that poisons the zebra mussel.