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Chemistry World June 14, 2010 Simon Hadlington |
Nicotine hit at the flick of a switch with new nanotube patch A membrane embedded with carbon nanotubes can deliver a pulse of nicotine at the flick of a switch - rather than the continuous diffusion of the drug through current skin patches.  |
Chemistry World June 13, 2010 Lewis Brindley |
Novel 'cell wires' to patch up heart or nerve damage Noodle-like strings containing living cells have been made by researchers in the US.  |
Outside June 2010 Abe Streep |
The Wild File: Black Widows Q&A: Why do black widows eat their mates? Is there an evolutionary advantage?  |
IEEE Spectrum June 2010 Sandra Upson |
Oil-Eating Microbes for Gulf Spill A Florida start-up thinks it can save the Gulf; experts doubt it  |
Chemistry World June 6, 2010 Philip Ball |
Blood-like liquid protein formed A liquid form of the oxygen-binding protein myoglobin retains its biological function even though it seems virtually water-free, researchers have found.  |
Bank Systems & Technology June 1, 2010 Penny Crosman |
Science Behind Butterfly Wings Could Secure Bank Notes Cambridge scientists have developed the technology to recreate the colors on butterfly wings, and this technology could be used to secure printed notes, they say.  |
Chemistry World June 4, 2010 Manisha Lalloo |
Antibacterial nanoparticles from bacteria Scientists have found that silver nanoparticles made using bacteria have better antibacterial properties than their chemically synthesised counterparts.  |
IEEE Spectrum June 2010 David Schneider |
Biofuel's Water Problem Irrigating biofuel crops on a grand scale would be disastrous. When water enters the equation, biofuels are a lot less attractive than the stuff they're replacing.  |
IEEE Spectrum June 2010 Erico Guizzo |
Rat, Monkey, and Man Control Robots With Their Minds As brain-machine interfaces become more advanced, so do the devices they can control  |
Chemistry World June 2010 |
How to disappear completely Animals use all sorts of optical trickery to make themselves invisible to predators. Hayley Birch finds out how the natural world can help develop new camouflage materials  |
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