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- Chemistry
Leaking lead
A disinfectant used by some U.S. water utilities dissolves lead in laboratory experiments.
- Tech
Directing tubular traffic
Researchers have shown that they can steer individual protein tubes along tiny channels of a glass chip.
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The lenses in our eyes yellow as we age. Does this affect the light-mediated regulation of our body clocks? Could it explain any age-related dysfunction? Mike SpecinerActon, Mass. Indeed, it could. The progressive browning of tissue in the eye can end up “acting like yellow-tinted sunglasses,” says Elizabeth R. Gaillard of Northern Illinois University. Moreover, […]
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Light Impacts
Depending on when it's encountered, blue light can be more effective than other hues (or even white light) at waking people, setting their biological clocks, and maximizing visual acuity.
