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E-Blast Wednesday 01.23.13 Breaking Story Antibacterial Agent Used In Common Soaps Found In Increasing Amounts In Fresh Water Lakes Today's Video Making A Robot Is Now Child's Play Picture of the Day Hydrodynamic Propulsion Of Water Striders New Today on Science360 Radio 'Allergenie' – UCLA Researchers Develop The iTube To Detect Allergens Latest News Viruses That Infect Oceans' Tiny Beings Are Discovered Viruses are well known for making people sick, but a study provides evidence of viral infections in tiny marine crustaceans called copepods. Golden Algae: They Hunt, They Kill, They Cheat A researcher isolated several strains of a species of algae known as golden algae and found that some of the bacteria "hitched a free ride" from their fellow bacteria. Physicists Help Show Math Behind Growth Of 'Coffee Rings' A team of physicists explored how particles stack up as they reach the edge of a drop of liquid, and they discovered that different particles make smoother or rougher deposition profiles at the drop's edge depending on their shape. New in the Journals & Magazines NATURE: Ceramics Suprise With Durable Dryness SCIENCE NEWS: When Hearing Goes, Mental Capacity Often Follows PHYSICS: Weighing Models Of Neutron Stars SCIENCE: Earliest Evidence Of Chocolate In North America NEW SCIENTIST: 8th-Century Tree Rings Hint At Close-Range Space Blast What the Blogs Are Saying Today QUEST - Warblers' Secrets For Successful Survival Strategies GLOBE SCIENTISTS BLOG - A Tale Of Two Extremes THE LOOM - Snow Coyotes And Spirit Bears NOBEL INTENT - Wires Smaller In Diameter Than Light Waves Boost Solar Cell Efficiency THE PHYSICS ARXIV BLOG - Chinese Physicists Build "Ghost" Cloaking Device Science360 Network: News Radio Video iPad

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