Month: December 2015
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How Chemists Plan to Sniff Out Bombs
The suicide bombers in the Paris attacks used an explosive that is relatively easy to synthesise at home. Chemists, however, are leading an effort to develop sensors to sniff it out. Read the rest at BBC News.
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U.S. on Verge of Multi-Party System?
A major political realignment seems imminent.
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The Bacteria that Live in Your Coffee Maker
This article was originally posted on RealClearScience. Wherever you live, bacteria live. Wherever you can’t live, bacteria live. From hydrothermal vents to acid mines, microbes have the planet covered. They also have your Nespresso machine covered. Recently, Spanish researchers decided to inventory the microbial community that dwells inside George Clooney’s favorite coffee maker.