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• Obesity
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  Link Between Obesity and Polycystic Ovary Syndrome May Be Exaggerated

  April 8, 2013 — The relationship between obesity and polycystic ovary syndrome may be exaggerated, likely because the women who actively seek care for the condition tend to be heavier than those identified through ... > full story
• Hazardous Waste
  Chemistry
  Inorganic Chemistry
  Organic Chemistry
  Recycling and Waste
  Geochemistry
   
  

  Why Going Green Is Good Chemistry

  April 8, 2013 — Shaken, not stirred, is the essence of new research that's showing promise in creating the chemical reactions necessary for industries such as pharmaceutical companies, but eliminating the resulting ... > full story
• Batteries
  Fuel Cells
  Graphene
  Materials Science
  Alternative Fuels
  Nature of Water
   
  

  Tortuous Paths Hamper Ion Transport

  April 8, 2013 — Researchers have used X-ray tomography to screen lithium ion battery electrodes and can reconstruct the microstructure in high resolution. This helps to understand the discharging and charging ... > full story
• Batteries
  Alternative Fuels
  Fuel Cells
  Nature of Water
  Energy Technology
  Chemistry
   
  

  Tin Nanocrystals for the Battery of the Future

  April 8, 2013 — More powerful batteries could help electric cars achieve a considerably larger range and thus a breakthrough on the market. A new nanomaterial for lithium ion batteries could come into play ... > full story
• Global Warming
  Ice Ages
  Snow and Avalanches
  Climate
  Water
  Rainforests
   
  

  Dramatic Retreat of the Andean Glaciers Over the Last 30 Years

  April 8, 2013 — The glaciers in the tropical Andes shrunk between 30 and 50% in 30 years, which represents the highest rate observed over the last three centuries. Scientists have recently published a summary which ... > full story
• Electronics
  Technology
  Spintronics
  Heart Disease
  Disability
  Wounds and Healing
   
  

  New 'Transient Electronics' Disappear When No Longer Needed

  April 8, 2013 — Scientists have described key advances toward practical uses of a new genre of tiny, biocompatible electronic devices that could be implanted into the body to relieve pain or battle infection for a ... > full story
• Oil Spills
  Petroleum
  Pollution
  Environmental Issues
  Energy and the Environment
  Mining
   

  Natural Soil Bacteria Pump New Life Into Exhausted Oil Wells

  April 8, 2013 — Technology that enlists natural soil bacteria as 21st century roughnecks now is commercially available and poised to recover precious oil remaining in thousands of exhausted oil wells. The process ... > full story
• Biology
  Biochemistry
  Energy and the Environment
  Biochemistry Research
  Agriculture and Food
  Organic Chemistry
   
  

  Sweet Success: Catalyzing More Sugars from Biomass

  April 8, 2013 — Using an ultrahigh-precision microscopy technique, researchers have uncovered a way to improve the collective catalytic activity of enzyme cocktails on cellulosic biomass, boosting the yields of ... > full story
• Obesity
  Diet and Weight Loss
  Triglycerides
  Nutrition
  Dieting and Weight Control
  Nervous System
   

  Fatheads: How Neurons Protect Themselves Against Excess Fat

  April 8, 2013 — In a recent study in mice, researchers have pinpointed an enzyme that keeps neurons' fat levels under control, and may be implicated in human neurological ... > full story
• Birds
  Mating and Breeding
  Nature
  Mice
  Insects (including Butterflies)
  Agriculture and Food
   

  Birds Find Ways to Avoid Raising Cuckoos' Young

  April 8, 2013 — A new study suggests swallows and martins breed indoors and close to humans to avoid having to rear cuckoos. Some species of birds reproduce not by rearing their own young, but by handing that task ... > full story

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