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  Environmental Scientists Fume About Disappearing Flower Fragrances

  Biochemists have shown that air pollution inhibits the distance that flower's fragrances can travel. Scent molecules usually travel easily in the air, but pollutants break them apart, which destroys ... > more
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  Civil Engineers Design Walk Through Butterfly Museum Exhibit

  Structural engineers created a cocoon-like structure to hold butterflies and keep them flying around visitors. Low ceilings keep the insects at visitor-level, while screened-off ventilation systems ... > more
• Global Warming
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  Soil Scientists Restore Marshes To Protect Coastal Ecology

  Soil scientists spread material dredged from shipping channels over shore areas to help rebuild marsh areas. Wetlands along the shore protect the land from storm surges, create habitat for wildlife, ... > more
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  Food Chemists Use 'Edible Antifreeze' To Make Smoother Ice Cream

  Chemists adding a tasteless edible protein called gelatin hydrolysate to ice cream find that it keeps ice crystals small, resulting in a smoother, more pleasing product. The protein inhibits the ... > more
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  Mechanical Engineers Reinforce Flimsy Fishing Lures

  Materials scientists and engineers added reinforcements to flexible plastic fishing lures to keep them from snapping off their hooks. Braiding microfibers into the lures with techniques used in ... > more
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  Engineers Design Two Piece Magnetic Aquarium Pump

  Chemical engineers developed a pump that splits into two pieces, a propeller for the interior of the aquarium and a motor for the exterior, connected across the glass wall by strong magnets. The ... > more
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  Biologists Develop Machine To Remove Viruses From Blood

  Infectious disease experts designed a machine called the hemopurifier. It works much like a dialysis machine, using thin fibers to capture and remove viruses from the blood it filters. The machine ... > more
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  Climate Change Researchers Ask Amateur Botanists To Record Signs Of Spring

  Researchers began a nationwide initiative to track climate change by recording the timing of the first bud, first flower, and seed dispersal for plants across the country. They encouraged people to ... > more
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  Computer Scientists Simulate Activity Of Ants To Reduce Airline Delays

  Financial analysts use the concept of swarm intelligence to solve taxiway traffic problems at airports. While ants communicate via pheromones, computer simulations use that concept to allow virtual ... > more
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  Industrial Hygienists Reveal Dangers Of Mold

  Microbiologists studying mold found that it can grow on almost any building material and in almost any environment. Even before becoming visible, mold can be dangerous because it releases chemicals ... > more

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