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Bursting Fiscal Bubbles
March 15, 2010
Big crashes may hurt more, but small market bubbles obey the same mathematical laws as massive economic crises.
 Article:  Science News
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Portable TB Detector
March 10, 2010
New device can detect tuberculosis microbes in the field.
 Article:  Scientific American
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Polymer Memory
March 15, 2010
Polymer commonly used in fuel cells can remember shapes assigned to different temperatures.
 Article:  PhysOrg

Thermopower Wave
March 14, 2010
Igniting a chemically coated carbon nanotube forms a high-speed burning wave that could lead to a new way of generating electricity at the microscale.
 Article:  Physics World

Insights into Sun's Magnetism
March 12, 2010
New findings improve predictions of the sun's dynamics, leading to better climate models.
 Article:  Science Now

Quantum Computer Disorder
March 11, 2010
Embracing chaos just might help physicists build a quantum brain.
 Article:  Science News

Passing Signals through Insulators
March 11, 2010
Electric insulators block current, but can let spin pass through, which may facilitate new spintronic devices.
 Article:  Scientific American

Dark Flow Prevails
March 10, 2010
New data support the measurements of a mysterious mass flow in the universe.
 Article:  Ars Technica