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  1. Physics

    Not-So-Neutral Neutron: Clearer view of neutron reveals charged locales

    A sharp, new picture of the neutron reveals that rather than being uniformly electrically neutral, the particle contains regions of positive and negative charge.

    By Peter Weiss
  2. Materials Science

    Self-Sutures: New material knots up on its own

    Researchers have used a new biodegradable material to make surgical sutures that knot and tighten themselves as they warm to body temperature.

    By Jessica Gorman
  3. Math

    Getting Clobbered

    Clobber is a new two-person game that’s easy to learn and fun to play and, for the mathematically inclined, rife with analytical possibility. Initial placement of white and black stones on a 5 x 6 rectangular board.