Matter & Energy

In the February 25 Issue:

::	Matter & Energy
	Chemistry Physics

Top Stories | February 12

Measuring what makes a medicine
A new way to evaluate molecules offers a finer-grained picture of which ones could become drugs.
G.R. Bickerton et al/Nature Chemistry 2012
'Nonstick' pollutants may cut efficiency of vaccines in kids
Antibodies from immunizations are halved among children with the highest exposure levels to common chemicals.
Seaweed study fuels bioenergy enthusiasm
Munched by a manipulated microbe, ocean algae readily yield ethanol.
String theorists squeeze nine dimensions into three
A supercomputer simulation of the Big Bang’s immediate aftermath may explain why space has three directions.
Neutrino parents call into question faster-than-light results
The particles’ precursor doesn’t have enough energy to produce the speeds reported.

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The particles’ precursor doesn’t have enough energy to produce the speeds reported.

Elements under pressure reveal secrets of extreme chemistry

Chemists synthesize a five-crossing structure centered on chloride.

Europe’s LHC collider finds traces of what could be the Higgs boson, a theoretical entity that explains why matter has mass.

A tough new form of the 20th century’s signature polymer could extend its usefulness and make it more recyclable.

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Blogs:

Science & the Public Faulty comparisons
By Janet Raloff Feb 8th 2012

On the Scene Vying for the title of World's Fastest Cell
By Science News Staff Dec 5th 2011

Deleted Scenes Moony shot
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Comment Mind the gap: Genetic knowledge and medical power
By James P. Evans Apr 22nd 2011

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New England Wild Flower Society's Flora Novae Angliae: A Manual for the Identification of Native and Naturalized Higher Vascular Plants of New England by Arthur Haines
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