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First Reported May 09 2012 - Updated May 09 2012 - 1 Documents

Huntsville's Sci-Quest will host a free chemistry show for all ages Tuesday

HUNTSVILLE, Alabama -- Sci-Quest, Hands-on Science Center is hosting a free chemistry show for all ages with the American Chemical Society on Tuesday.Special guest Dr. Al Hazari will be at Sci-Quest to perform his "Magic of Chemistry Show" with demonstrations ... [ Published May 09 2012 by al.com ]
First Reported May 02 2012 - Updated May 03 2012 - 1 Documents

Writing a landmark sequel to 'The Book of Life'

Scientists are announcing the roadmap, policies and procedures for an ambitious international project that aims to compile a landmark sequel to "The Book of Life." The follow-up to the Human Genome Project, which decoded all of the genes that make up ... [ Published May 02 2012 by EurekAlert! ]
First Reported Mar 29 2012 - Updated Mar 29 2012 - 1 Documents

New bleeding, healing plastic will be used on airplanes, not androids [Materials Science]

Earlier this week, scientists announced the development of an entirely new genre of plastic that heals itself when it's scratched or cut, and bleeds like human skin — but researchers say you're more likely to find these next-gen materials wrapped around ... [ Published Mar 29 2012 by Io9 ]

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"It's fun to share and excite people about learning and life," said Hazari. "This brings science home to them. I hope the show makes people, young and old, curious about the world around them and gets them interested in science."
"Mother Nature has endowed all kinds of biological systems with the ability to repair themselves" explained researcher Marek W Urban, who described the new plastics at this week's National Meeting & Exposition of the American Chemical Society

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