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Human activity has widely affected our planet, reshaping surfaces, moving or extinguishing species, and warming the air and water. Now scientists say our reach has been…
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View ArticleLegos Offer Researchers a Big Picture of Nanoscale Science
Whoever thinks science isn't fun must have never heard of Legos. The colorful construction toy has been used before as a cellular teaching tool. But these days, even…
View ArticleMagic Nanoparticle Ink Prints Multicolor Images In an Instant
Traditional color printing -- whether done with an inkjet, laser or silkscreen -- requires a page to be laid out with several different inks in various colors to produce a…
View ArticleFYI: How Does Nuclear Radiation Do Its Damage?
Ionizing radiation—the kind that minerals, atom bombs and nuclear reactors emit—does one main thing to the human body: it weakens and breaks up DNA, either damaging cells…
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