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Chemistry World March 28, 2007 Michael Gross	The Actinides, Not so Unpredictable After All Researchers have developed a theory suggesting that quantum mechanical superposition between different states may be to blame for the unpredictability of the elements in the middle of the actinides series.
Chemistry World March 26, 2007 Victoria Gill	World's Smallest Bowl of 'Alphabet Soup' A fluorescent alphabet soup cooked up by US researchers has demonstrated the ability of a new technique to mass-produce complex shapes on the micro and even nanoscale.
Chemistry World March 22, 2007 Tom Westgate	The Metamaterials Space Race The technology that makes invisibility shields a theoretical possibility took a major step forward with reports of a material that bends visible light away from itself.
Chemistry World March 22, 2007 Richard Van Noorden	Cold Fusion Back on the Menu Preparations are under way for an invited symposium focusing on cold fusion and low-energy nuclear reactions at the American chemical society's 2007 conference. Will the flare-up of cold fusion excitement last?
IEEE Spectrum March 2007 Michael Riordan	A New Blue Laser Two groups have just announced a new kind of solid-state laser that emits bright blue-violet light, raising hopes of getting green.
Popular Mechanics May 2007 Seth Fletcher	Quantum Computing: 5-Minute Know-It-All The holy grail of computing is still out of reach -- but it's getting closer.
Reason March 2007 Kenneth Silber	No Small Matter Is theoretical physics stuck? And should you worry? Book Review: The Trouble With Physics: The Rise of String Theory, the Fall of a Science, and What Comes Next, by Lee Smolin.
Chemistry World March 6, 2007 Kira Welter	Nano-Objects Under the Light Microscope Scientists have developed a lens that can transmit images over long distances with a resolution that is not restricted by light wavelength.
Chemistry World March 5, 2007 Stefan Hell	The Million Dollar Microscope How to break the 'impenetrable barrier' of optical microscopy.
Popular Mechanics April 2007 Jamie Hyneman	MythBusters Workshop: Extreme Plumbing A mythbusters primer on turning plumbing and high-psi tanks into things that go boom. As always, don't try this at home.
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