Light-harvesting complexes do it themselves
New technique could yield self-assembling solar cells

Science & the Public: Tar sands 'fingerprint' seen in rivers and snow
New data counter claims that the pollution was from natural oily seeps

New help for greasy works of art
NMR technique identifies oil stains, guiding art conservation efforts

Deep-sea oil plume goes missing
Controversy arises over whether bacteria have completely gobbled it up

Deleted Scenes: Protecting innocent � and not so innocent � bystanders
Technique removes pedestrians from Google Street View images

The people's pulsar
Volunteer computing project discovers neutron star

Science & the Public: Research trials pose challenge to medical privacy
At issue is whether electronic medical records can keep sensitive data accessible to caregivers but out of the hands of everyone else.

Science & the Public: 'Miracle' tomato turns sour foods sweet
They've been engineered to make the taste-transforming miraculin

World of proteincraft
Players of online computer game solve scientific puzzles

Receipts a large � and largely ignored � source of BPA
Small studies raise big alarm about exposure to a hormone-mimicking chemical

Science & the Public: Cashiers may face special risks from BPA
The concern: Pregnant ones may transmit the pollutant to their babies

Science & the Public: More evidence that BPA laces store receipts
Problem is, you can't tell which ones host the hormone mimic.

Science & the Public: Good vibrations: A greener way to pasteurize milk
It also yields a fresher tasting product, university scientists say.

Science & the Public: Nano-scale additives fight food pathogens
They can induce lethal structural damage to food poisoning microbes.

Machine versus manhole
Computer scientists take on a classic New York hazard