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  1. Tech

    Light Splash: Transparent pipes shape microstructures

    A new technique using fluid dyes in microplumbing to create miniature fluid-carrying chips improves the 3-D topography of these microstructures and makes that topography relatively easy to modify.

    By Peter Weiss
  2. Materials Science

    Natural Healing: Nanothread mesh could lead to novel bandages

    A new material made from clot-promoting protein fibers may serve as a wound covering that speeds healing and never needs removing.

    By Jessica Gorman
  3. Health & Medicine

    Montezuma’s Welcome Revenge? Bacterial toxin may fend off colon cancer

    A diarrhea-inducing toxin from some strains of the common gut bacterium E. coli stifles colon cancer cell growth and may lead to new treatments.