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  1. Tech

    Making machines from genes

    A novel machine made from DNA also uses DNA as its fuel.

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  2. Computing

    Computation Takes a Quantum Leap

    A quantum computation involving a custom-built molecule furnishes experimental evidence that a quantum computer can solve certain mathematical problems more efficiently than can a conventional computer.

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  3. Chemistry

    HArF! Argon’s not so noble after all

    Researchers have for the first time coerced argon into forming a stable and neutral compound with other elements.

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  4. Animals

    Toothy valves control crocodile hearts

    The odd cog teeth of the crocodile heart may be the first cardiac valve known to control blood flow actively.