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  1. Physics

    Soft crystal shows off its many new facets

    Experiments with a liquid crystal may confirm the 50-year-old prediction that a nearly unlimited number of facets of different orientations can simultaneously decorate a crystal surface.

    By Peter Weiss
  2. Chemistry

    Power cells find uses for fossil fuel

    A new fuel cell that runs on hydrocarbons such as natural gas, butane, and diesel instead of hydrogen could be an efficient, practical way to generate power without pollution.

    By Corinna Wu
  3. Humans

    Message in DNA tops Science Talent Search

    A project on encrypting words within a strand of DNA won the top prize at the Intel Science Talent Search.

    By John Travis
  4. Health & Medicine

    Olfactory cells aid spine healing in rats

    Injections of olfactory ensheathing glial cells from the brain help severed spinal cords heal in rats.