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SCIENCE & SOCIETY Intel Science Talent Search finalists present their research. See “Science competition finalists go public.” ESO, B. Tafreshi, TWAN (twanight.org) ATOM & COSMOS Reflected light yields chemical clues in “Aura of life captured in Earthshine.” ENVIRONMENT A plastics ingredient bumps up insulin production. See “BPA fosters diabetes-promoting changes.” ON THE SCENE BLOG Researchers […]
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Science Future for April 7, 2012
April 20–29 Science festivals in Philadelphia and Cambridge, Mass., both include science carnivals with games, plus check out video game-making in Cambridge and Astronomy Night in Philly. See bit.ly/fairCam and bit.ly/fairPhilly April 28–29 Meet Bill Nye and the hosts of the TV show MythBusters at the USA Science & Engineering Festival in Washington, D.C. See […]
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Science Past from the issue of April 7, 1962
FRESH WATER FOR SPACE—Spacemen on the moon or on a space platform or spaceship may continuously produce more water than they need with a new high-temperature method of burning wastes described at the American Chemical Society meeting in Washington, D.C. Frank J. Hendel of North American Aviation, Inc., Downey, Calif., told the Society of a […]
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Measure Your Giant Carefully And His Size Will Shrink
Ongoing controversy over a hobbitlike hominid.
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LIFE Plants use adhesion and bubbles to spread spores. See “Plants’ reproductive weaponry unfurled.” Sharp scales (shown) help propel sharks. See “Shark’s skin adds forward boost.” MOLECULES The sugar in corn syrup may be a concern for diabetics. Read “Taste of fructose revs up metabolism.” DELETED SCENES BLOG Measurements of the W boson hint at […]
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Science Future for March 24, 2012
April 4 Artists and scientists come together at the Leonardo Art/Science Evening Rendezvous at Stanford University. See bit.ly/SNartnite April 13–29 Science talks, lab tours and hands-on activities will be held statewide as part of the North Carolina Science Festival. For a schedule of events, go to www.ncsciencefestival.org
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Science Past from the issue of March 24, 1962
ANTI-PARTICLE DISCOVERED — Three international teams of scientists, working in the United States, Switzerland and France, have discovered and identified one of the last predicted anti-particles of matter, the anti-Xi-minus. Also known as the anti-cascade-hyperon, the tiny particle of anti-matter exists only for one ten-billionth of a second. Nevertheless, it has been observed, measured and […]
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Three-inch pieces of light
Because of quantum mechanics, the chopping of photons is a fuzzy endeavor.
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EPA moves to phase out asbestos goods
Everyday places where asbestos can still be found.
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SN Online
ON THE SCENE BLOG Science can’t hear back in time. Read more in “Archaeoacoustics: Tantalizing, but fantastical.” Courtesy of Hagen Wende and Carmen Birchmeier GENES & CELLS An eye protein helps mice and people sense vibrations. See “Seeing, feeling have something in common.” LIFE Early fliers may have had dark feathers. Read “Archaeopteryx wore black.” […]
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Science Future for March 10, 2012
March 30–31 Meet astronaut Richard Linnehan and Nobel winners at the Texas A&M Physics and Engineering Festival in College Station. See bit.ly/SNtamu March 31 See glowing creatures at a bioluminescence exhibit at the American Museum of Natural History in New York City. Learn more at bit.ly/SNbiolum
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Science Past from the issue of March 10, 1962
KENNEDY URGES BETTER PAY — President John F. Kennedy’s proposal to raise the pay scale for top Government employees should help stem the flow of scientists and engineers now leaving public service for much higher pay in industry…. The top Government salary under most scales is $18,500 a year. Many top positions are not filled […]
