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Students who had received the ugly handouts scored higher on tests of the material than did their peers who had used normal type.
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More significantly, the fact that they do not provoke inflammation means they it might be possible to use them to repair the wounds of patients with conditions such as diabetes, in which chronic skin infections often get in the way of healing when normal stitches are used.
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On the 787, the batteries aren't used during normal cruising flight, but they are continually charged by the plane's onboard generators.
WSJ: The Science Behind Dreamliner's Batteries
