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Chemistry World February 9, 2012 Harriet Brewerton	Pressurizing red blood cells for information Scientists in Canada have developed a method to study the changes in red blood cells caused by the most common malaria parasite Plasmodium falciparum.
Chemistry World February 7, 2012 James Urquhart	Treating hospital wastewater Researchers have found that hospital wastewater containing low concentrations of pharmaceutical compounds can be treated using a membrane bioreactor - an established method of biologically treating wastewater.
Chemistry World February 7, 2012 Simon Hadlington	Nano-welding with a light touch US researchers have found a new way to weld together metal nanowires - simply by bathing them in white light.
National Defense March 2012 Eric Beidel	Plant DNA May Protect Military Supply Chain New York-based Applied DNA Sciences is working with the Defense Logistics Agency to use the hereditary traits of plants to keep parts that have been tampered with out of military electronic systems.
Chemistry World February 2, 2012 Philip Robinson	Ultrafast NMR shows the way Chemists have created an ultrafast NMR technique that can 'watch' how chemical reactions occur in real time. They've used the technique to follow the formation of pyrimidines from carbonyls and even identified new intermediates never before thought to be part of the reaction.
IEEE Spectrum February 2012 Erico Guizzo	Dream Jobs 2012: Bridging Brazil's Digital Divide Brazilian engineer Jose Edimilson Canaes teaches people to turn the power of computers onto social problems
IEEE Spectrum February 2012 Eliza Strickland	Dream Jobs 2012: Building Ocean Explorers Ocean engineer Kevin Hardy's creations plumb the depths of the Mariana Trench
IEEE Spectrum February 2012 David Schneider	Dream Jobs 2012: Building a Hybrid-Electric, Unmanned Heliplane The leader of Aerovel's avionics design team, John Stafford, gravitates to small, informal companies
IEEE Spectrum February 2012 Alaina G. Levine	Dream Jobs 2012: Designing Automation for Acrobats Phillip Toussaint's computer code moves the scenery, props, and other gear that make magic for Cirque du Soleil and other extravaganzas
IEEE Spectrum February 2012 Rachel Courtland	Dream Jobs 2012: Lego Queen Nicole Richard uses Lego kits to educate budding engineers
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