2015
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- Toward roads that de-ice themselves
- Devising an inexpensive, quick tuberculosis test for developing areas
- Solar cells that can face almost any direction and keep themselves clean
- Commercial sea salt samples purchased in China contaminated with microplastics
- Wearable electronics move beyond rigid wristbands
- Toward a faster, more efficient way to sniff out explosives
- Gut bacteria make pomegranate metabolites that may protect against Alzheimer’s disease
- ‘Al dente’ fibers could make bulletproof vests stronger and ‘greener’
- A simple, rapid test to help ensure safer meat
- What 2015 reveals about trends in the pharmaceutical industry
- Commercial sea salt samples purchased in China contaminated with microplastics
- Imitating synapses of the human brain could lead to smarter electronics
- Chemical safety board could halt new investigations while it reboots
- What metabolism could reveal about aging and mortality
- Snake venom could make surgery safer for patients on blood thinners
- Graphene could take night-vision technology beyond ‘Predator’
- A step toward understanding how hibernation protects hearts
- New low-cost battery could help store renewable energy
- Portable device can quickly test for sickness-causing toxins in shellfish
- Requiring drug makers to take back unused pharmaceuticals
- Testing for secondhand marijuana exposure
- Paper-based test could diagnose hepatitis B and assess male fertility at low cost
- A potential downside to the beaver’s comeback (video)
- Hybrid solar cell converts both light and heat from sun’s rays into electricity (video)
- Hazards of old natural-gas pipes spur upgrades
- A step toward clothing that guards against chemical warfare agents
- Sniffing out cancer with improved ‘electronic nose’ sensors
- Portable device can quickly test for sickness-causing toxins in shellfish
- How the “heat” compound from chili peppers could help kill cancer cells
- Tapping our microbiomes for new health treatments
- Making pharmaceuticals that degrade before they can contaminate drinking water
- How the “heat” compound from chili peppers could help kill cancer cells
- Hybrid solar cell converts both light and heat from sun’s rays into electricity (video)
- Waste paper could make summer grilling more environmentally friendly
- Game-changing technology enables faster, cheaper gene editing
- Exposure to phthalates could be linked to pregnancy loss
- Blueberry extract could help fight gum disease and reduce antibiotic use
- Silk bio-ink could help advance tissue engineering with 3-D printers
- Flexible, biodegradable device can generate power from touch (video)
- Struggles ahead in China for chemical and pharmaceutical companies
- Self-healing material could plug life-threatening holes in spacecraft (video)
- Tackling the root cause of cystic fibrosis
- Waste paper could make summer grilling more environmentally friendly
- Toward a safe antiobesity drug that could block fat absorption
- Clinical trials of dogs with cancer could lead to better treatments for humans
- How to tell the difference between bipolar disorder and depression
- Rooting out Viagra and other hidden ingredients from dietary supplements
- A simple tableware switch could reduce exposure to a potentially harmful substance
- Boosting gas mileage by turning engine heat into electricity
- Recreating alchemical and other ancient recipes shows scientists of old were quite clever
- E-cigarettes may be as addictive as traditional ones
- Programming adult stem cells to treat muscular dystrophy and more by mimicking nature
- Boosting gas mileage by turning engine heat into electricity
- Producing fuel from Canada oil sands emits more carbon than from US crude
- New battery technologies take on lithium-ion
- Attention beachgoers: Fecal contamination affects sand more than water
- A portable ‘paper machine’ can diagnose disease for less than $2
- The secret to the sea sapphire’s colors — and invisibility (video)
- Implantable ‘artificial pancreas’ could help diabetes patients control their blood sugar
- Lessons learned from the Exxon Valdez and Deepwater Horizon oil spills
- Peppermint oil and cinnamon could help treat and heal chronic wounds
- Examining the neonicotinoid threat to honey bees
- Keeping the smells of onions, garlic and other stinky foods under wraps
- Novel battery uses light to produce power (video)
- Chemical & Engineering News celebrates ‘The Talented 12’: Young science trailblazers
- What makes fireflies glow? (video)
- Implantable ‘artificial pancreas’ could help diabetes patients control their blood sugar
- Producing fuel from Canada oil sands emits more carbon than from US crude
- Tackling chronic sinusitis by addressing underlying factors
- Should scientists be allowed to genetically alter human embryos?
- Sprayable foam that slows bleeding could save lives
- Making clothes out of gelatin could reduce agricultural waste
- All-plastic solar cell could help power future flexible electronics
- Nanoparticles target and kill cancer stem cells that drive tumor growth
- The fall of phthalates and the search to replace them
- Keeping astronauts in space longer with better air and water
- Recovering a rare metal from LCDs to avoid depleting key resource
- Antibody fragments expand what PET imaging can ‘see’ in mice (video)
- Natural gas versus diesel: Examining the climate impacts of natural gas trucks
- Past failures pave way for promising new Alzheimer’s treatments
- Toward ‘green’ paper-thin, flexible electronics
- Experimental Ebola treatment boosts survival in mice
- Natural gas versus diesel: Examining the climate impacts of natural gas trucks
- Making robots more human
- Why Americans can’t buy some of the best sunscreens
- New survey on academic diversity shows little progress
- Potential obesity treatment targets the two sides of appetite: Hunger and feeling full
- How used coffee-grounds could make some food more healthful
- Light it up: Materials crystallize with surprising properties (video)
- Reducing greenhouse gas emissions with a more effective carbon capture method
- Disposable wipes are costing sewage systems millions of dollars
- Nanoparticle drug reverses Parkinson’s-like symptoms in rats
- Soy: It's good for eating, baking and cleaning up crude oil spills
- Flame retardants could contribute to hyperthyroidism in older cats
- Understanding proteins involved in fertility could help boost IVF success
- Desert plant could bolster world's supply of natural rubber
- A new piece in the ‘French paradox’ puzzle — cheese metabolism
- How unwanted CDs and DVDs could help cut carbon emissions
- Turning to freshwater sources to fight drug-resistant tuberculosis, other infections
- Silk could be new 'green' material for next-generation batteries
- Tension between politics and science soothed — for now
- Kimchi-based preservative used in cosmetics is not so natural
- Novel nanoparticles could save soldiers’ lives after explosions
- China’s thriving export industry comes with a high cost
- Graphene: A new tool for fighting cavities and gum disease?
- How probes into the Chemical Safety Board could hurt its mission
- Graphene: A new tool for fighting cavities and gum disease?
- Uncovering the effects of cooking, digestion on gluten and wheat allergens in pasta
- Silk could be new ‘green’ material for next-generation batteries
- Turning smartphones into personal, real-time pollution monitors
- How 3-D bioprinting could address the shortage of organ donations
- Determining recipes for some of the world’s oldest preserved beers
- Energy-generating cloth could replace batteries in wearable devices
- Reducing greenhouse gas emissions with a more effective carbon capture method
- New insight into a fragile protein linked to cancer and autism
- How to make palm oil without destroying forests
- Could an HIV drug beat strep throat, flesh-eating bacteria?
- Oat breakfast cereals may contain a common mold-related toxin
- Electric-car driving range and emissions depend on where you live
- New insight into how rubber is made could improve tires, reduce air pollution
- Tagging drugs to fight counterfeit medicines
- Turning smartphones into personal, real-time pollution monitors
- New insight into a fragile protein linked to cancer and autism
- Hair dye ‘CSI’ could help police solve crimes
- Detecting chemical weapons with a color-changing film
- Surge in e-cigarette use triggers new health research and calls for regulation
- Making a better wound dressing — with fish skin
- New insight into how rubber is made could improve tires, reduce air pollution
- Methane emissions from natural gas industry higher than previously thought
- Tattoo-like sensor can detect glucose levels without a painful finger prick
- Turning plants into meat-like foods to save the planet
- Tiny robotic hands could improve cancer diagnostics, drug delivery
- Understanding air pollution from biomass burners used for heating
- An end to the medicine dropper for eye injuries?
- Levels of 'Molly,' aka ecstasy, spike in rivers near music festival
- Supercapacitors poised to help boost vehicle fuel efficiency
- Beer compound could help fend off Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s diseases
- Eyeglasses that turn into sunglasses — at your command
- Detecting chemical weapons with a color-changing film
- Nanowire clothing could keep people warm — without heating everything else
- Refineries challenge EPA plan to cut emissions
- Smart keyboard cleans and powers itself — and can tell who you are
- Toward a cocaine vaccine to help addicts kick the habit
- Oranges versus orange juice: Which one might be better for your health?
- Heat boosts phthalate emissions from vinyl crib mattress covers
- What does a GOP-led Congress mean for science — and the public?
- Tattoo-like sensor can detect glucose levels without a painful finger prick
- Levels of ’Molly,’ aka ecstasy, spike in rivers near music festival
- DNA ‘glue’ could someday be used to build tissues, organs
- 'Smart windows' have potential to keep heat out and save energy
- Wrangling over pesticide ingredients comes to a head in 2015
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