Chemistry

  1. Physics

    Superconductivity does the twist

    Electron fluctuations could explain why exotic material conducts without resistance.

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  2. Chemistry

    Blueprint to repel oil and water

    The texture of surfaces could be designed so that both water and oil can bead up and thus flow off.

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  3. Chemistry

    Household cleaner makes blood removal simple!

    Common household “oxy” cleaners remove blood almost too well.

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  4. Space

    Half-life (more or less)

    Physicists are stirred by claims that the sun may change what’s unchangeable—the rate of radioactive decay.

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  5. Chemistry

    Silk

    Mimicking how spiders make their complex array of silks could usher in a tapestry of new materials, and other animals or plants could be designed to be the producers.

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  6. Chemistry

    First complete cancer genome sequenced

    With the entire genome sequence of a tumor now in hand, scientists may be able to start answering basic questions about cancer.

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  7. Chemistry

    Oldest evidence for complex life in doubt

    Chemical biomarkers in ancient Australian rocks, once thought to be the oldest known evidence of complex life on Earth, may have infiltrated long after the sediments were laid down, new analyses suggest.

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  8. Chemistry

    From Aerators to Rust — New Lead Risks

    Rusty water and other unusual sources of toxic risks in home drinking water.

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  9. Chemistry

    Faucets Destined for Brassy Changes

    Although new standards poised to take effect in a few years will reduce the lead-leaching risk from drinking water faucets, showerheads and many other water dispensers around will remain unregulated.

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  10. Tech

    Lead-free? Faucets are anything but

    Featured blog: Users of brand-new buildings on a major university campus were surprised to discover high concentrations of lead in the water. Faucets were the culprit.

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  11. Chemistry

    Holey Copper Pipes!

    Engineers are homing in on germs and other surprises behind the development of tiny holes in home water pipes.

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  12. Chemistry

    Nicotine’s new appeal

    Mimicking the addictive compound’s action in the brain could lead to new drugs for Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s and schizophrenia.

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