2011
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- A new genre of tires Call 'em 'sweet' and 'green'
- Mercury releases into the atmosphere from ancient to modern time
- New cotton fabric cleans itself when exposed to ordinary sunligh
- New test could help track down and prosecute terrorists who use nerve gas and other agents
- Potential new drugs plug brain's biological 'vacuum cleaner' and target HIV
- A realistic look at the promises and perils of nanomedicine
- Home washing machines Source of potentially harmful ocean 'microplastic' pollution
- New 'smart' material could help tap medical potential of tissue-penetrating light
- Personal electronics' next revolution Home printers that make 3-D objects
- The secret of the best foie gras
- Benefits of nut consumption for people with abdominal obesity, high blood sugar, high blood pressure
- Fading ability to taste iron raises health concerns for people over age 50
- New material for air cleaner filters that captures flu viruses
- Peatland carbon storage is stabilized against catastrophic release of carbon
- When the fat comes out of food, what goes in
- Good news plus lingering concerns for Deepwater Horizon cleanup workers
- High levels of potentially toxic flame retardants in California pregnant women
- 'Super-spaghetti' with heart-healthy label now possible
- Woolly mammoth's secrets for shrugging off cold points toward new artificial blood for humans
- A scientific 'go' for commercial production of vitamin-D enhanced mushrooms
- Boom in fracking for oil and gas recovery sparks new technology
- New type of solar cell retains high efficiency for long periods
- Progress in tissue engineering to repair joint damage in osteoarthritis
- 'TF beacons' may light path to new cancer tests and drugs
- A better imaging agent for heart disease and breast cancer
- Cocaine production increases destruction of Colombias rainforests
- Laser printing speeds parts on demand to manufacturers
- New test shows promise for detecting warning signs of joint replacement failure
- Tropical blueberries are extreme super fruits
- First identification of endocrine disruptors in algae blooms
- New battery produces electricity where freshwater meets saltwater
- Quest for new plant protection substances mirrors search for new drugs
- Toward new medications for chronic brain diseases
- Using the energy in oil shale without releasing carbon dioxide in a greenhouse world
- Blood protein in lung cancer could improve diagnosis and treatment
- Does fluoride really fight cavities by 'the skin of the teeth'?
- Hair dyeing poised for first major transformation in 150 years
- New treaty on search for life-saving medicines in remote areas
- Polishing the apple's popular image as a healthy food
- New gift from Mother Nature's medicine chest may help prevent and treat bone disease
- ''Red mud'' disaster's main threat to crops is not toxic metals
- Secrets of plant warfare underpin quest for safer, more secure global food supply
- Shoo Fly! Catnip oil repels bloodsucking flies
- Vegan's elevated heart risk requires omega-3s and B12
- New CSI tool reveals invisible bloodstains and other substances
- One ounce of new frozen smoke could carpet three football fields
- Scientific evidence supports effectiveness of Chinese drug for cataracts
- The quest for rat poisons that mimic the Pied Pipers magic flute
- Thirdhand smoke may be bigger health hazard than previously believed
- Household sewage not waste but a vast new energy resource
- How studded winter tires may damage public health as well as pavement
- New method for making large quantities of deuterium depleted drinking water
- Organic onions carrots and potatoes do not have higher levels of healthful antioxidants
- Smart grid would save energy cut costs for US consumers
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