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  1. Chemistry

    Air knocks the wind out of nanotubes

    Carbon nanotubes are very sensitive to oxygen, an effect that could limit their use in open-air applications.

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  2. Chemistry

    Heat spurs growth of tiny carbon trees

    Microscopic carbon forests can grow on a graphite surface without the help of catalysts.

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  3. Health & Medicine

    Coagulation factor XI boosts clot risk

    People who have had a major blood clot in a vein are roughly twice as likely to harbor high concentrations of blood coagulation factor XI as people who haven't.

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  4. Health & Medicine

    Myopia link to night lights doubted

    Two studies cast doubt on the apparent link between night lights in a baby's nursery and an increased risk of being nearsighted later in childhood.