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Green Glowing Sensor

January 18, 2002

A glucose sensor made from green jellyfish protein could help monitor diabetes.

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Neutralizing Asbestos

December 25, 2001

A chemical in clove can be used to neutralize the fibers in asbestos.

Read moreNeutralizing Asbestos

Analysis Beads

December 21, 2001

Tiny beads can be marked with flurescents and tagged with antibodies to test for hundreds of illneses at once.

Read moreAnalysis Beads

Spoilage Sensor

December 17, 2001

A sensor that can detect the presence of gram-negative bacteria, and soon other bacteria, fungi, and dna as well

Read moreSpoilage Sensor

Color-Coded DNA

November 21, 2001

A test that identifies if a certain sequence of DNA is in blood by means of an artificial molecule and a special dye

Read moreColor-Coded DNA

Caged Chemicals

November 16, 2001

Designing molecules that can trap and release neurotransmitters on command in order to study how they work in the brain.

Read moreCaged Chemicals

Leaf Pollution

November 14, 2001

A study that's monitoring the VOC's released by trees in the Fall

Read moreLeaf Pollution

Traveling Pollution

November 2, 2001

Toxic Waste and how it spreads when it's stored underground

Read moreTraveling Pollution

Biological Antifreeze

October 22, 2001

Making analogs of an Arctic fish's antifreeze protein could lead to biologically safe antifreeze.

Read moreBiological Antifreeze

Copper in the Kitchen

October 10, 2001

Copper and its alloys kill virulent E. coli, but stainless steel does not.

Read moreCopper in the Kitchen

Skunk Smell

October 4, 2001

Have the chemicals in skunk musk ever been used in any beneficial way? (yep, in cover scent, aproduct that hunters use to hide scent from animals)

Read moreSkunk Smell

Lawn Nitrates

October 3, 2001

Measuring fertilizer runoff from a lab-lawn to see how much gets into drinking water, etc.

Read moreLawn Nitrates

Bacterial Hole Punch

September 11, 2001

Killing bacteria by punching holes in them.

Read moreBacterial Hole Punch

Yellow Paper

June 26, 2001

Why does paper yellow with age? (because it contains lignin, the glue that holds wood fibers together. Lignin oxidizes and turns yellow when exposed to oxygen and light)

Read moreYellow Paper

Space Perfume

June 6, 2001

Fragrance from a rose grown on the Space Shuttle is part of a new Shiseido perfume.

Read moreSpace Perfume

Whey Proteins

May 28, 2001

Proteins in the whey left over from making cheese can be used to make microcapsules

Read moreWhey Proteins

Filtering Fluoride

May 24, 2001

Is fluoride taken out by a filter- a water filter? (only minute amounts by Brita and Pur charcoal filters, but you can get filters that'll specifically take it out)

Read moreFiltering Fluoride

Chalky Ice Cubes

May 15, 2001

My ice cubes evaporate and leave a particulate behind-- what is it? (calcium carbonate, chalk, that's been sqeezed out as the ice forms)

Read moreChalky Ice Cubes

Hot Fire

April 10, 2001

Why is fire hot? (a rapid chemical reaction releases a lot of energy and heat)

Read moreHot Fire

Sponge Drug

February 14, 2001

A compound from a sea sponge that kills cancer cells has been synthesized in the lab for the first time.

Read moreSponge Drug

Ozone Fill-up

January 18, 2001

Can we fill up the ozone hole by transporting ozone up to the stratosphere? (No, not feasible)

Read moreOzone Fill-up
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