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Salt Turns Ordinary Masks Into Virus Killers

Treating ordinary surgical masks with salt makes them capable of trapping and killing viruses like SARS.

Smartphone Batteries Go Solar To Light Rural Homes

Recycled smartphone batteries could power solar LED lamps in rural communities—and create jobs in the process.

Keeping Arsenic Out Of Rice

The discovery of the protein OsABCC1 could help in the development of arsenic-resistant crops.

Harnessing Sweaty Palms For Precision Prints

A new polymer that emits fluorescence upon contact with water could change the way fingerprints are analyzed.

Ear Acupuncture Could Help People Lose Weight, Study

Acupuncture of five points on the outer ear - shen-men (divine gate), spleen, stomach, hunger and endocrine - can help shed the pounds, says a South Korean study.