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  1. 19895

    Mild vibration encourages precursor cells to turn into muscle and bone. This seems like something NASA could use to keep astronauts fit. Rich DesiletsSanta Rosa, Calif. It would be interesting to some way check fat versus muscle cells in airline pilots and crew; ship crews; anyone who rides the subways to work or the passengers […]

    By Science News
  2. Math

    Mathematical Fortune-Telling

    A researcher uses game theory to predict the outcome of political and business challenges, including the current dispute with Iran over nuclear technology.

    By Julie Rehmeyer
  3. Tech

    Catch a Wave: Carbon nanotubes go wireless

    Despite all the hubbub about carbon nanotubes as possible building blocks of superstrong materials or as components of supersmall electronics, few practical applications have yet come to fruition.