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  1. Chemistry

    Gene dispensers

    A new gene therapy technique releases genetic material from successive nanoscale layers of DNA as sheets of polyester that hold them in place slowly degrade.

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  2. Materials Science

    Color-tunable sunglasses

    Engineers have developed sunglasses that can change from dark, filtering hues to clear—and back—at the flip of a switch.

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  3. Health & Medicine

    New agent to spy clogged arteries

    To improve the detection of harmful arterial plaques, researchers have modeled a nanoparticle on a natural material: good cholesterol.

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  4. Chemistry

    Enzymes release caged chemicals

    A new controlled-release technology relies on enzymes to unshackle a chemical only when and where it's needed.