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Picture of body odor
7 August 2008 | ScienceNOW

They Smell Like Twins

by Rachel Zelkowitz
Sweaty study reveals that genetics determines body odor
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9 June 2008 | ScienceNOW

Say Goodbye to Wimpy Paper

by Robert F. Service
New nanopaper tougher than cast iron
Picture of sugar groups
2 May 2008 | ScienceNOW

Chemists Point and Click on Specific Molecules

by Robert F. Service
Technique could someday open new vistas in medical imaging
Picture of porous compound
23 January 2008 | ScienceNOW

Porous Storage Gives Methane a Leg Up

by Robert F. Service
New material could increase the amount of the clean fuel cars could store
Picture of oxygen atoms in uranium dioxide
16 January 2008 | ScienceNOW

Can Pac-Man Save Us From Radioactive Waste?

by Phil Berardelli
Researchers employ chomping strategy to weaken uranium's formerly unbreakable bonds
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29 November 2007 | ScienceNOW

Crimson Clues From the Ancient Past

by Phil Berardelli
New diagnostic techniques unearth the presence of blood in Mali artifacts
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10 October 2007 | ScienceNOW

Birthday Boy Gets a Nobel

by Robert F. Service Gretchen Vogel
German scientist honored for work on surface chemistry
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2 October 2007 | ScienceNOW

Running on Eggshells

by Kelli Whitlock Burton
Ground up eggshells make hydrogen fuel production more environmentally friendly
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6 September 2007 | ScienceNOW

Thin Films Pump Up

by Robert F. Service
Muscle cells grown on plastic supports could one day heal damaged hearts
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22 August 2007 | ScienceNOW

New York, Have You Ever Smoked Pot?

by Robert F. Service
Researchers improve ability to detect a city's drug use in its wastewater
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21 August 2007 | ScienceNOW

Coffee's Bitter Mystery

by Jennifer Cutraro
Researchers identify compounds responsible for the beverage's harsh flavor
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20 August 2007 | ScienceNOW

Making Water Do the Splits

by Robert F. Service
New catalyst may pave way for greener fuel
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2 July 2007 | ScienceNOW

Making the Best of a Slimy Catch

by Krista Zala
Hordes of giant jellyfish may provide industrial compound, Japanese study says
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28 June 2007 | ScienceNOW

Nanoscale Flashlight

by Robert F. Service
Tiny wires could illuminate biological structures without harming them
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3 April 2007 | ScienceNOW

Designer Logic Comes to E-Textiles

by Robert F. Service
Chemists weave transistors and simple circuits out of conducting fibers
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29 March 2007 | ScienceNOW

Sweet Solution for Chromium Pollution

by Phil Berardelli
Tests using common sugar to detoxify metals show promising results
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26 March 2007 | ScienceNOW

A Better Breast Cancer Detector

by Robert F. Service
Chemists develop compounds that home in on evidence of malignant cells
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21 March 2007 | ScienceNOW

Forcing New Chemistry

by Robert F. Service
Mechanical energy guides chemical reactions
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9 February 2007 | ScienceNOW

Thinking Bubbles?

by Phil Berardelli
Microscopic droplets moving through tiny channels show computational potential
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1 February 2007 | ScienceNOW

A Spark in the Sand

by Erin Wayman
Strange formations in the desert give clues to ancient lightning strikes, past climate
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17 January 2007 | ScienceNOW

Breaking Nitrogen's Three-Handed Clasp

by Robert F. Service
Researchers take the first step to a potentially cheaper way of harnessing nitrogen from thin air
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8 December 2006 | ScienceNOW

Nature's Jump-Starter

by Phil Berardelli
Mineral present in Earth's primordial seas could have been the source of one of life's key pathways
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27 October 2006 | ScienceNOW

Putting Hydrogen on Ice

by Phil Berardelli
High pressure experiment creates a new kind of ice
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4 October 2006 | ScienceNOW

Chemistry Nobel Goes to Gene Transcription

by Robert F. Service
Solo winner spent years detailing path from DNA to RNA
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20 September 2006 | ScienceNOW

Better Tanning Through Chemistry

by Kelli Whitlock Burton
Plant extract helps fair-skinned mice tan--and protects them against skin cancer
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21 August 2006 | ScienceNOW

Playing Hide and Seek With Deuterium

by Phil Berardelli
Big bang isotope disappears among interstellar dust grains
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29 June 2006 | ScienceNOW

Electricity Gives Life to Cellophane

by Kim Krieger
Material curls or flaps when the juice is on
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27 June 2006 | ScienceNOW

A Hydrogen Suitcase

by Kim Krieger
Coal may be a cheap, easy way to transport "prince of fuels"
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19 June 2006 | ScienceNOW

Columbia Lab Issues Four Additional Retractions

by Robert F. Service
First author implies cover-up
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16 May 2006 | ScienceNOW

Wake Up and Smell the Corn

by Michael Hochman
Plant scent helps caterpillars tell the difference between night and day
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12 May 2006 | ScienceNOW

Test-Tube Taste Test

by Kim Krieger
New technique distinguishes molecules from their mirror twins
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5 May 2006 | ScienceNOW

Dialing Down the MRI

by Robert F. Service
Technique doesn't need radio waves, could be safer and smaller
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12 April 2006 | ScienceNOW

Engineering a Malaria Breakthrough

by Dennis Normile
Modified yeast mass produces important ingredient for antimalaria drug
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17 March 2006 | ScienceNOW

Holey Fiber

by Kim Krieger
Optics technology gets wired
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26 January 2006 | ScienceNOW

How Spotless Carpet Gets Into Your Blood

by Rebecca Renner
Stain-resistant products release precursors of widespread environmental contaminant
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23 January 2006 | ScienceNOW

NMR Walks on the Wild Side

by Robert F. Service
Using earth as a magnet, scientists develop powerful new chemical identification technique
Picture of coal
13 January 2006 | ScienceNOW

Back to the Future for Coal

by Robert F. Service
New catalyst could revive a way to make coal into liquid fuels
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19 October 2005 | ScienceNOW

Turning Gold Into Green

by Carolyn Gramling
Fine-tuning gold-activated reactions may give a boost to more eco-friendly chemistry
5 October 2005 | ScienceNOW

Chemistry Nobel Celebrates Molecular Dance

by Robert F. Service
Research set stage for modern polymers and commercial chemicals
29 September 2005 | ScienceNOW

One (Very) Small Step

by Adrian Cho
Chemists design molecule that walks the straight and narrow
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