Science News for Kids » Atoms & Forces http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org Publication of the Society for Science & the Public Wed, 16 May 2012 23:58:53 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 DNA, RNA…and XNA? http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/2012/05/dna-rnaand-xna/ http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/2012/05/dna-rnaand-xna/#comments Mon, 07 May 2012 18:36:27 +0000 Roberta Kwok http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/?p=12578 iStock_000018677755Small

Scientists create artificial genetic molecules that can carry information, evolve]]> iStock_000018677755Small

Scientists create artificial genetic molecules that can carry information, evolve]]> http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/2012/05/dna-rnaand-xna/feed/ 0 Squeeze power http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/2012/03/squeeze-power/ http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/2012/03/squeeze-power/#comments Tue, 27 Mar 2012 19:18:11 +0000 Stephen Ornes http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/?p=12160 The blue glow in the sole of this shoe shows a chemical reaction at work. Credit: H. T. Baytekin and B. Baytekin

Under pressure, plastics produce energy ]]> The blue glow in the sole of this shoe shows a chemical reaction at work. Credit: H. T. Baytekin and B. Baytekin

Under pressure, plastics produce energy ]]> http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/2012/03/squeeze-power/feed/ 0 Too fast to be true http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/2012/03/too-fast-to-be-true/ http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/2012/03/too-fast-to-be-true/#comments Wed, 14 Mar 2012 15:48:10 +0000 Stephen Ornes http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/?p=12081 minos1

Human error, not new physics, may explain surprising speeds of tiny neutrinos]]> minos1

Human error, not new physics, may explain surprising speeds of tiny neutrinos]]> http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/2012/03/too-fast-to-be-true/feed/ 0 Self-cleaning clothes http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/2012/01/self-cleaning-clothes/ http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/2012/01/self-cleaning-clothes/#comments Tue, 10 Jan 2012 20:06:03 +0000 Stephen Ornes http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/?p=11560 feature_banner_iStock_000018070097Large

Simply a few hours of sunshine cleans specially treated cotton fabrics]]> feature_banner_iStock_000018070097Large

Simply a few hours of sunshine cleans specially treated cotton fabrics]]> http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/2012/01/self-cleaning-clothes/feed/ 0 Neutrinos not so fast http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/2011/11/neutrinos-not-so-fast/ http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/2011/11/neutrinos-not-so-fast/#comments Wed, 09 Nov 2011 14:55:19 +0000 Stephen Ornes http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/?p=7120 neutrino

Scientists say the particles may not outrace light after all]]> neutrino

Scientists say the particles may not outrace light after all]]> http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/2011/11/neutrinos-not-so-fast/feed/ 0 DEET confuses mosquitoes http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/2011/10/deet-confuses-mosquitoes/ http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/2011/10/deet-confuses-mosquitoes/#comments Wed, 12 Oct 2011 09:48:17 +0000 Stephen Ornes http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/?p=6958 mosquito

Scientists suspect the repellant messes with a mosquito’s sense of smell]]> mosquito

Scientists suspect the repellant messes with a mosquito’s sense of smell]]> http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/2011/10/deet-confuses-mosquitoes/feed/ 0 Breaking the universal speed limit http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/2011/10/breaking-the-universal-speed-limit/ http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/2011/10/breaking-the-universal-speed-limit/#comments Wed, 12 Oct 2011 09:43:34 +0000 Stephen Ornes http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/?p=6951 CERN

Particles appear to race faster than the speed of light]]> CERN

Particles appear to race faster than the speed of light]]> http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/2011/10/breaking-the-universal-speed-limit/feed/ 0 Plant-powered plastics http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/2011/07/plant-powered-plastics/ http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/2011/07/plant-powered-plastics/#comments Wed, 13 Jul 2011 14:17:42 +0000 Sharon Oosthoek http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/?p=6607 Spaghetti

Scientists are using green materials to create more Earth-friendly plastics]]> Spaghetti

Scientists are using green materials to create more Earth-friendly plastics]]> http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/2011/07/plant-powered-plastics/feed/ 0 Planetary paparazzo http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/2011/04/planetary-paparazzo/ http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/2011/04/planetary-paparazzo/#comments Wed, 20 Apr 2011 19:31:10 +0000 Stephen Ornes http://www.sciencenewsforkids.com.php5-17.dfw1-2.websitetestlink.com/wp/?p=4695 Flying circles around Mercury MESSENGER, shown in an artist’s drawing, will spend 12 months in orbit around Mercury. . Credit: NASA

NASA satellite snaps historic photographs of Mercury]]> Flying circles around Mercury MESSENGER, shown in an artist’s drawing, will spend 12 months in orbit around Mercury. . Credit: NASA

NASA satellite snaps historic photographs of Mercury]]> http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/2011/04/planetary-paparazzo/feed/ 0 Superslim silicene http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/2011/04/lab-made-sheets-of-silicon-are-only-one-atom-thick/ http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/2011/04/lab-made-sheets-of-silicon-are-only-one-atom-thick/#comments Wed, 13 Apr 2011 14:24:16 +0000 Stephen Ornes http://www.sciencenewsforkids.com.php5-17.dfw1-2.websitetestlink.com/wp/?p=2383 The next big thing?

Lab-made sheets of silicon are only one atom thick]]> The next big thing?

Lab-made sheets of silicon are only one atom thick]]> http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/2011/04/lab-made-sheets-of-silicon-are-only-one-atom-thick/feed/ 0