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MyCarryPotty review Tim Saunders | February 8, 2013
It has made potty training easier and more convenient

MXL Mics offer “sound” choices for audio applications Jim Bray, CFP Automotive Editor | February 8, 2013
It's definitely time to put my old USB mic out to pasture

New measures to better preserve such artifacts.

Record-setting asteroid to shave past Earth next month News on the Net | January 31, 2013
DA14

A new genre of “intelligent” micro- and nanomotors American Chemical Society | January 30, 2013
Enzymes — proteins that jump-start chemical reactions — are the basis of natural biological motors essential to life

Israeli researcher transforms prawn farming with advanced gene-silencing biotechnology that can reverse the sex of the crustacean.

Canon opens new fangled retail tool – without selling! Jim Bray, CFP Automotive Editor | January 25, 2013
Canon has obviously bitten off quite a bit with Image Square and could lose a pile of dough if it doesn't work out

Development and testing of two new models that better estimate the energy consumption and CO2 emissions of Internet and telecommunications services.

Chromosome-Centric Human Proteome Project

New way to identify “smoked” grapes and wines American Chemical Society | January 23, 2013
A special threat for wine grapes

Traction invention conquers ice, snow, sand, mud Guest Column | January 23, 2013
Retired Israeli mechanical engineer invents a simple device that attaches to your car’s wheels for better traction in tough terrain.

Dredd on Blu-ray disc Jim Bray, CFP Automotive Editor | January 17, 2013
Dredd, a.k.a. Judge Dredd; This is not a fun time in the home theater!

Metathesis in the laboratory to transform compounds in essential oils into highly valuable personal care product ingredients

Sustainable reinforcement for concrete has newly discovered benefits American Chemical Society | January 16, 2013
Jute; second only to cotton as the most widely used natural fiber.

New surfaces repel most known liquids American Chemical Society | January 16, 2013
Surfaces that resist liquids, including concentrated acids and bases, oils and alcohols with extremely low surface tension, solvents and various polymer solutions

The “God-Switch” Dr. Klaus L.E. Kaiser | January 14, 2013
Human DNA, Longevity

Magnets are crucial to an enormous number of products

Guar gum, used in cosmetics and to thicken foods, and humic acid from decayed plant material

Chemical modules that mimic predator-prey and other behaviors American Chemical Society | January 9, 2013
To understand and control how groups of molecules interact with each other, as animals do in nature

Inside DayGlo: A Video Tour of the World’s Most Colorful Factory American Chemical Society | January 8, 2013
These eye-catching, vibrant colors have worked their way into product packaging, safety equipment, toys and countless other commercial products.

Nikola Tesla Tribute…. News on the Net | January 6, 2013
He gave us light for the night

Norwegian 2L ups audio quality ante again Jim Bray, CFP Automotive Editor | January 4, 2013
If you want a fantastic audio experience worthy of your expensive electronics, you can't go too wrong here.

What do cyborgs, shale gas and TSCA reform have in common? American Chemical Society | January 2, 2013
What research discoveries from 2002 are making a big impact today, and which have lost some luster.


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Gold nanoparticles have been deposited on hair for use as electrodes, and gold nanoparticles had been used to dye wool

Hagfish slime as a model for tomorrow’s natural fabrics American Chemical Society | December 19, 2012
A method for drawing hagfish slime thread proteins into fibers comparable to lab-made spider silk

Sustainable way to make a prized fragrance ingredient American Chemical Society | December 19, 2012
Ambergris, a waxy substance excreted by sperm whales, has been prized as a fragrance ingredient for centuries.

The Chemistry of Snowflakes American Chemical Society | December 18, 2012
How snowflakes form and grow into distinctive shapes.

TechnoFile’s most interesting tech gadgets of 2012 Jim Bray, CFP Automotive Editor | December 14, 2012
None of these products are cures for cancer, of course, but depending on your wants and/or needs, they could be just what the tech doctor ordered

The chemistry of early photographs: New American Chemical Society video American Chemical Society | December 10, 2012
Early photographers came up with hundreds of different processes to develop images in unique and often beautiful ways

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