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- Math
Prime Effort: Powerful conjecture may be proved
A mathematician may have finally proved Catalan's conjecture, a venerable problem in number theory concerning relationships among powers of whole numbers.
- Physics
Tiny tungsten beams lord over light
By filtering radiated heat, a novel microstructure of crisscrossed tungsten beams promises to improve the efficiency of light bulbs and of heat-to-electricity conversion devices.
- Health & Medicine
Freeing up the mouse genome
Scientists have assembled the DNA sequences from a strain of the common lab mouse and made the draft genome available for free over the Internet.
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Would-be brain boosters need data lift
Research has yet to confirm that the herb Ginkgo biloba and other nonprescription nutrients enhance memory and intellect.
