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  1. Materials Science

    Lube Tune-Up: Motor oil from recycled plastic could improve automotive-fuel efficiency

    Chemists have developed a technique for making high-performance lubricating oils from recycled plastic.

    By Alexandra Goho

  2. Personable Brain Cells: Neurons as virtuosos of face, object recognition

    Individual neurons in one part of the brain may assist in forming memories for specific sights, including the faces of famous people and images of well-known buildings.

    By Bruce Bower

  3. Grow in the Dark: Bottom-dwelling bacterium survives on geothermal glow

    A newly described species of photosynthetic microorganism uses light from hydrothermal vents in the deep sea to power its metabolism, making it the first such organism to use a light source other than the sun.