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Chemistry
DEET confuses mosquitoes
Scientists suspect the repellant messes with a mosquito’s sense of smell.
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Tech
A greener way to keep flames away
Scientists use safer materials to create a new flame retardant.
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Chemistry
Plant-powered plastics
Scientists are using green materials to create more Earth-friendly plastics.
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Physics
Explainer: What is a laser?
Lasers are the brightest source of light on Earth and produce the purest form of color possible.
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Chemistry
Prizes award big ideas about small things
Carbon and IVF win big in this year’s Nobel prizes.
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Chemistry
These gems make their own way
Gemstones made in the lab could improve your cell phone or catch nasty bacteria in your water.
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Chemistry
Bandages that could bite back
A new material would make bacteria's attack the path to their demise.
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Chemistry
Heaviest named element is official
Superheavy copernicium takes its place in the Periodic Table.