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E-Blast Thursday 09.26.13 Breaking Story 'Talking to the animals' Today's Video The (un)luck of the draw: Understanding bushfire in Tasmania Picture of the Day Measuring snow/ice temperatures in the Arctic New Today on Science360 Radio Hydrogen fuel & nanoparticles, with NSF-funded Chris Sorensen at Kansas State Latest News 'Jekyll and Hyde' star morphs from radio to x-ray pulsar and back again Astronomers have uncovered the strange case of a neutron star with the peculiar ability to transform from a radio pulsar into an X-ray pulsar and back again. Tiny antennas let long light waves see in infrared Researchers have developed arrays of tiny nano-antennas that can enable sensing of molecules that resonate in the infrared spectrum. Improved smartphone microscope brings single-virus detection to remote locations A team of scientists report an advance in smartphone-based imaging that could help physicians monitor how well treatments for infections are working by detecting individual viruses. New in the Journals & Magazines POPULAR SCIENCE: The mind-bending science of James Turrell's art SCIENCE NEWS: Oxygen wafted into Earth's atmosphere earlier than thought PLOS: Fine-tuning metabolic switches POPULAR MECHANICS: Laser scanner builds 3-D map of Leaning Tower of Pisa NEW SCIENTIST: Early humans saw black hole light in the night sky What the Blogs Are Saying Today SCILOGS - The future role of computers in mathematics LAELAPS - Fossil crabs, reefs hint at the future of Earth's seas THE THOUGHTFUL ANIMAL - Golden eagle versus deer: Eagle wins PLOS BLOGS - DNA funtime: How to stretch DNA and put it anywhere you want (sort of) THE SCEPTICAL CHYMIST - Chlorine chronicles Science360 Network: News Radio Video iPad

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