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  1. Chemistry

    Steering reactions with light

    A light-based scheme for guiding the motion of chemical wave fronts may suggest ways to control analogous waves present in epileptic seizures and heart arrhythmias.

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  3. Chemistry

    Carbon nanotubes burn when flashed

    Carbon nanotubes can ignite when exposed to an ordinary camera flash.

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  4. Humans

    Science Derby: Student research and inventions nab awards

    On May 12, more than 1,200 high school students came to Louisville, Ky., to vie for more than $3 million in scholarships and prizes at the Intel International Science and Engineering Fair.