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...Hair also makes a good forensics tool because it tends to stick around, decomposing at a much slower rate than other parts of the body. A criminal may unknowingly leave behind a strand of hair, a clue for detectives now to follow up on. "A single hair can determine a person's location during the past weeks or even years," says Cerling...
...which generate a charge when compressed. That's the principle behind one of the most innovative forms of energy-scavenging: rain-harvesting. Researchers led by Jean-Jacques Chaillout at France's Atomic Energy Commission found that a 25-micrometer-thick strip of piezoelectric material (the diameter of a thin strand of human hair) could produce about 1 microwatt per raindrop. That's barely noticeable, but it could be enough to power environmental sensors, especially in areas where condensation is constant--like the inside of a nuclear power plant's cooling towers. "When you add up all the materials and costs...
...access cards and keep doors locked at all times. To increase security outside of the Yard, the College’s 12 upperclass Houses hired 24-hour security guards at the beginning of the semester after an undergraduate was caught producing counterfeit Harvard IDs. Thayer resident Oliver D. Strand ’11 said that the robbery did not make him feel unsafe in the dorm. “Everyone who I’ve encountered in the house is very nice, and I don’t think this happens often,” said Strand...
Best or worst lie you’ve ever told: “Yes, Mom, I’m going to Mardi Gras. No, Mom, I would never be objectified for a strand of beads...
...Venter decided to start small, with one or two genes, and work his way up by splicing together longer and longer pieces of DNA. That very act of sticking them together proved to be a challenge, since the strands often fall apart. The answer was to design a section of Velcro-like DNA at the ends of each fragment. Since adenine sticks only to thymine and cytosine only to guanine, all the team had to do was end each strand with a nucleotide that would adhere to the one that began the next...