New Camera Sees Invisible Greenhouse Gas
Methane cannot be seen by the eye, but a new infrared image shows it pouring from smokestacks
Stories by Simon Hadlington
Move Over Moonshine--Here Comes Sunshine
Chemists learn to distill alcohol with light instead of heat. Light beer may have new meaning
Mutant Plants Mop Up Explosives
A small plant, related to mustard, soaks up TNT from soil and could clean up military firing ranges
Opiate-Making Yeast Could Lead to "Home-Brewed Heroin"
New strains that produce druglike compounds via simple fermentation raise worries
Electron Theft, Not Drug Effects, May Be How Anesthesia Knocks People Out
A controversial new theory takes on the long-standing mystery of medical anesthesia
Molecular Detector Could Find Meth and Other Illegal Drugs
Tests now only detect specific drugs, but this artificial molecule grabs slightly altered forms, too
