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Planetary ScienceThe sands of Titan
Although the surface of Saturn's moon Titan is cold enough to freeze methane, it has sand dunes like those in the Arabian Desert, according to radar images taken by the Cassini spacecraft.
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PhysicsA well-spun egg also jumps
Physicists have demonstrated that spinning a hard-boiled egg horizontally makes it jump into the air.
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ChemistryLeaking lead
A disinfectant used by some U.S. water utilities dissolves lead in laboratory experiments.
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TechDirecting tubular traffic
Researchers have shown that they can steer individual protein tubes along tiny channels of a glass chip.