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Talking Lights

July 1, 2002

Fluorescent lights can be used to transmit information wirelessly.

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Visual Math

June 28, 2002

The brain organizes numbers visually along a mental number line.

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Chalky Ice Cubes – rerun #2651

June 27, 2002

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Monkey Faces

June 26, 2002

Six-month-old babies can distinguish individual monkey faces, but 9-month-olds can't.

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Staling

June 25, 2002

Why do crackers get soggy and bread gets crisp when they go stale? (Gluten absorbs or loses …

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Dinosaur Meteors

June 24, 2002

An asteroid impact 200 million years ago may have catapulted dinosaurs into dominance.

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GPS Weather Prediction

June 21, 2002

Global Positioning System (GPS) satellite signals can be used to measure atmospheric conditions.

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Roasted Peanuts

June 20, 2002

Roasting peanuts makes them more likely to trigger peanut allergies.

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Malaria-Proof Mosquitoes

June 19, 2002

Genetically engineered mosquitoes that don't transmit the malaria parasite.

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Solar Power from Moon

June 18, 2002

Putting solar cells on the moon could fulfill all of Earth's electricity needs.

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Memory Synchronization

June 17, 2002

The brain's thalamus is responsible for coordinating different parts of a memory.

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Ozone Sanitizer

June 14, 2002

Ozone and water can kill harmful bacteria on fruits and vegetables.

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