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E-Blast Thursday 08.01.13 Breaking Story 'Highway From Hell' Fueled Costa Rican Volcano Today's Video Go Down Jason, Let My Mooring Go Picture of the Day Bird Brains Predate Birds Themselves New Today on Science360 Radio NSF-Funded UC-Berkeley Engineer Maria-Paz Gutierrez Discusses Sustainable Architecture Latest News Man-Made Quakes Could Lead To Safer, Sturdier Buildings Structural engineers shake things up in the name of science and safety. Like Water For Batteries A team of researchers have found that water "likeability" plays a role in battery-charged objects, leading to implications for producing stronger and more durable batteries. Lab Changes Game For Synthesizing New Materials Scientists have developed a new approach to quickly synthesize thousands of new compounds with ultra-low thermal conductivity and other unusual properties. New in the Journals & Magazines NEW SCIENTIST : Garden Of Eden To Become Iraqi National Park PNAS: Self-Integration Of Nanowires Into Circuits Via Guided Growth SCIENCE : Nanothermometer Takes The Temperature Of Cells SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN: Why We 'Got Milk' SCIENCE NEWS : Saturn's Tides Drive Icy Moon's Plumes What the Blogs Are Saying Today COOL GREEN SCIENCE - What Do New Food Safety Protocols Mean For Habitat And Wildlife? NOT EXACTLY ROCKET SCIENCE - These Microscopic Balls Protect Insects From Their Own Waste THE ABSTRACT - No Rest For The Tornado WIRED SCIENCE - Why Does This Man's Head Appear Off His Body? NOBEL INTENT - Meddling Gut Bacteria Get In The Way Of Heart Therapy Science360 Network: News Radio Video iPad

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