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We summarize the week's science breakthroughs every Thursday.

  1. Tech

    Energy forest

    Silicon nanowires can at least double the storage capacity of lithium-ion batteries.

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  2. Tech

    Tractor beam

    Magnetic nanoparticles selectively bind to specific bacteria and can drag them out of a liquid.

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  3. Computing

    Social Networking for Zebras

    Scientists are developing a new branch of network theory to understand zebra communities.

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  4. Tech

    Crystal clear

    Growing nanowires directly on a crystal might lead to high-density memory chips and transparent LEDs

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  5. Tech

    A smaller magnetometer

    A novel sensor the size of a rice grain can detect magnetic fields as small as those produced by brain or heart waves.

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  6. Tech

    Bad Vibrations

    Despite computer models and wind tunnel tests, bridges show surprising vibrations and movements that engineers are still learning to cope with.

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  7. Tech

    Bucky shrink-wrap

    Scientists filmed cage-shaped carbon molecules as they shrank to become buckyballs.

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  8. Tech

    Hooking up

    Cleverly designed molecules can self-assemble into networks and stay robustly connected.

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  9. Tech

    Catch a Wave: Carbon nanotubes go wireless

    Despite all the hubbub about carbon nanotubes as possible building blocks of superstrong materials or as components of supersmall electronics, few practical applications have yet come to fruition. Integrating nanotubes into functioning electronic devices has proved especially difficult, but researchers have now built a carbon-nanotube component into a simple radio receiver. TINY RADIO. A single […]

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  10. Tech

    Virtual Worlds, Real Science

    Epidemiologists and social scientists are tapping into virtual online worlds inhabited by millions to collect data with real-world uses.

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  11. Tech

    CD players could serve as cheap lab tools

    Ordinary CD disc players can be adapted to perform chemical assays and possibly medical diagnoses.

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  12. Tech

    Disappearing Ink

    Coming to your tattoo parlor soon: New inks that allow clients to have their designs cleanly erased if embarrassment or regret sets in.

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