Molecules

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TABLE OF CONTENTS
Losing life’s variety: 2010 is the deadline set for reversing declines in biodiversity, but little has been accomplished
Hogan’s noise: A cosmologist suggests a novel way to uncover the nature of spacetime on the smallest scales

::	Molecules
	Chemistry Materials Science

Top Stories | March 11

Polymer shifts shape with changing temperature
Common material’s ‘memory’ could be exploited for smart fabrics or other gadgets.
Aluminum superatoms may split water
Metal clusters could create hydrogen for fuel, simulations suggest.
Plasticizers kept from leaching out
‘Chemicals of concern’ may be made safer in new materials.
Naming an atomic heavyweight
More than a decade after its debut in a German lab, element 112 is officially named copernicium.
Tiny molecules walk the track
Researchers design synthetic “walking” molecules that may one day haul cargo in artificial micromachines.

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Tiny molecules walk the track

Researchers design synthetic “walking” molecules that may one day haul cargo in artificial micromachines.

A charge for freezing water at different temperatures

Experiments use positive and negative forces to control ice formation at temperatures well below the normal freezing point.

Self-stirring liquids

Chemistry, not force, leads to fluid flow, mixes solution.

New material sops up radioactive cesium

Isotope catcher could safely store waste from power plants.

Breakup doesn't keep hydrogel down

Scientists create a new material that is strong, soft and self-healing.

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On the Scene The carbon footprint of industrial whaling
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Columns:

Math Trek The mutual inspiration of art and mathematics
By Julie Rehmeyer Mar 6th 2010

Comment New NOAA climate office would meet growing needs
By Jane Lubchenco Feb 26th 2010

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