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- Sweet Confusion: Does high fructose corn syrup deserve such a bad rap?
- Closed Thinking: Without scientific competition and open debate, much psychology research goes nowhere
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- Teens take home science gold: A low-cost, self-driving vehicle; battery alternatives and analyses of galaxy clusters claim top prizes at a global high school science competition
- Flagging loose bolts: “Smart alert washer” automatically flags when a nut is coming loose, warning of potential danger
- Pee is for power: The water in urine can be a source of hydrogen for electrical generators
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Web edition: July 29, 2011
Print edition: August 13, 2011; Vol.180 #4 (p. 4)
ATOM & COSMOS
NASA’s Dawn spacecraft enters orbit around the asteroid Vesta. Read “Dawn on Vesta.”
MOLECULES
Tasting fat gives rats the munchies. See “Fat stimulates binge eating.”
BODY & BRAIN
Armor-clad knights use about twice as much energy to move as non-armored fighters. Read this tale and others in “News in Brief: Body & Brain.”
GENES & CELLS
Researchers debate genes’ role in autism disorders. See “Environment blamed for autism.”
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