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- Materials Science
Velcro on steroids
Researchers have designed a steel analog of a well-known fastener.
- Earth
Danger in the Air
To minimize the threat of volcanic ash plumes to aircraft, scientists are improving methods of satellite detection and developing ground-based gas and ash-plume sensors to monitor volcanic activity.
- Chemistry
Blue halos of doom
Under ultraviolet light, rings around the brown spots in aging bananas may signal the transition from ripe to rotten, researchers say.
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Three genes linked to Alzheimer’s disease risk
Three new genes that raise the risk of developing Alzheimer’s disease have been discovered in two large genome-wide searches.
