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  1. Tech

    Smart Trap: Nanosensor tracks major brain chemical

    The study of neurological diseases and brain functions could get a lot more precise with the invention of an optical sensor that can closely monitor a key chemical in the brain.

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  2. Decoding Garlic’s Pizzazz: Extract stimulates taste, temperature receptors

    Raw garlic's characteristic spiciness stems from its capacity to open channels on nerve cells that react both to tastes and noxious temperatures.

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  3. Investing on a Whiff: Chemical spray shows power as trust booster

    Individuals who smell a brain hormone known as oxytocin become unusually trusting of others in financial transactions.

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  4. Planetary Science

    High Anxiety: Sudden solar flare highlights space risks

    Measurements of energetic particles from an unusually strong solar flare that pummeled Earth early this year suggest that astronauts traveling or working in space might sometimes need to reach shelter within minutes of a warning.