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SSS 2010-03-26

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SSS 2010-01-19

Most of us blink without thinking. But people whove sustained strokes or combat injuries can lose their ability to blink. Which is important for lubricating and cleaning the eye. Surgery is an optiona small piece of muscle transplanted from the leg c

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SSS 2008-09-01

This is Scientific American's 60-Second Science. I'm Steve Mirsky. Got a minute?. [Spray sound.] Killing bugs? No. [Spray sound.] Deodorizing the bathroom? No. [Spray sound.] Checking for explosives, yes. Because chemists at the University of Califor

SSS 2011-02-07

Patients undergoing coronary bypass surgery need implants of new, healthy blood vessels. So do those who receive repeated hemodialysis due to kidney failure. The best option is to use the patient's own veins or arteries, but thousands of patients don

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This is Scientific American's 60-Second Science. I'm Cynthia Graber. This will just take a minute. Solar cells convert sunlight to electricity. But they don't take advantage of all that solar heat, thereby missing out on the majority of the solar ene

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