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Microwaving Steel

February 25, 2004

Making steel with microwaves instead of a blast furnace

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Lather

February 24, 2004

Why is lather important when you wash? (Shows you the soap is working.)

Read moreLather

Leg Learning

February 23, 2004

Forcing a spinal cord patient to support weight on their legs sparks nerve signals in the muscle.

Read moreLeg Learning

Vitamin Roundup

February 20, 2004

A new form of vitamin E that's a more potent antioxidant, and girls in Maine who are vitamin D …

Read moreVitamin Roundup

Lightning on the Water

February 19, 2004

Is hydrogen liberated when lightning strikes a body of water? (Probably not.)f

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Dog Domestication

February 18, 2004

Dogs understand human pointing gestures better than wolves and chimps.

Read moreDog Domestication

Dry Lips – rerun of #3241

February 17, 2004

rerun

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Math of Marriage

February 16, 2004

A model that can predict whether a couple will stay together or split up.

Read moreMath of Marriage

Voting Roundup

February 13, 2004

Internet voting is not secure, and politician spin is eroding public trust.

Read moreVoting Roundup

Tracking Turtles

February 12, 2004

Managing the huge amounts of data generated by tracking turtles with satellites

Read moreTracking Turtles

Smart Garlic Bomb

February 11, 2004

Targeting and killing cancer tumors with allicin, a compound in garlic

Read moreSmart Garlic Bomb

Brain Breakdown

February 10, 2004

The breakdown of the brain's myelin in middle age is what triggers Alzheimer's disease later.

Read moreBrain Breakdown
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