Science Link Dump

Processing new information during sleep compromises memory

Is the power grid too big?

Physical activity helps older brains

Why binge drinkers are slower to heal from their wounds

A new twist makes for better steel, researchers find

Sea otters can get the flu, too

Chance meeting creates celestial diamond ring

Sniff of ketamine confers rapid antidepressant effect in depression

The surprising truth about obsessive-compulsive thinking

Fermi Data Tantalize With New Clues To Dark Matter

Flipping the Switch on Scleroderma

No surprise: Less research attention given to diseases of the poor

Morning sunshine keeps the pounds off

Quantum cryptography for mobile phones

Energy breakthrough uses sun to create solar energy materials

Gravity Measurements Confirm Subsurface Ocean on Enceladus

Quantum Photon Properties Revealed in Another Particle—the Plasmon

Surgery may cut alcohol abuse

New most-accurate clock: One second lost every 300M years

Watching for a black hole to gobble up a gas cloud

Electronics that dissolve when triggered

Bacteria Get New Badge as Planet’s Detoxifier

China looks to science and technology to fuel its economy

Existing technique could accelerate metabolism to fight obesity

Forget the honeybadger: Tough marsupial may have hunted prey bigger than itself

Head injuries can make children loners

HIV battle must focus on hard-hit streets

USDA Researchers Go High-Tech to View Tiny Organisms

Into the abyss: Scientists explore one of Earth’s deepest ocean trenches

Are Scientists Close to Curing Down Syndrome?

Cosmic Bling: Nebulous Diamond Ring Dazzles

NASA: 'Mystery' Mars Light not so Mysterious

What Are the Odds a Meteorite Will Hit You?

Discovery Signs Deal with Google Lunar X PRIZE

Massive Galaxy Cluster Gives Hubble a Superboost

'Mystery' Light on Mars Spotted by Curiosity

Cassini Spies Titan's Undulating Dunes

Rover Curiosity Discovers 'Australia' on Mars