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  1. Tech

    Deadly Bubble Bath: Ultrasound fizz kills microbes under pressure

    A modest pressure increase on a liquid agitated by ultrasound dramatically boosts the microbe-killing power of those high-frequency sound waves.

    By Peter Weiss
  2. Astronomy

    Hubble Weighs In: Pinning down an extrasolar planet’s mass

    Using a decades-old technique, astronomers have precisely measured the mass of a planet outside our solar system.

    By Ron Cowen
  3. Materials Science

    Nanotube ID: New signatures aid nanotech progress

    Researchers have developed a means for rapidly distinguishing among 33 semiconducting varieties of carbon nanotubes.

    By Jessica Gorman
  4. Health & Medicine

    Cluster Bombs: Metabolic syndrome tied to heart disease deaths

    Men with a certain cluster of metabolic characteristics are about three times as likely to die of heart disease as men without the traits are.