NWsource shopping columnist

Jan. 15-31 is the shopping dead zone. Shelves are picked clean, racks are sparsely filled. Retailers are focused on taking inventory and waiting on spring arrivals. Sure, there are plenty of sales out there, but if you're looking for something new, fresh and spring-y, where do you go? I went to Nordstrom, my standby shopping perk-me-up. In every department I saw spots: shoes, purses, tops and lingerie all covered with polka dots. It was such a cheery sight I forgot all about the ice outside and my New Year's resolution to go one month without buying something new. A popular pattern in the '40s, polka dots are back with a vengeance this spring, especially white dots on black, red or navy backgrounds. .

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Molecule walks in a straight line and carries a tiny shopping bag ...

"This is an unprecedented step forward towards the realization of molecular-scale machinery," said Bartels, associate professor of chemistry and a member of UCR's Center for Nanoscale Science and Engineering. "Our experiments show a means to transport molecules reliably. This will become as important to the molecular machinery of the future as trucks and conveyor belts are for factories of today." .

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Developer's request to keep horse show company from site shopping ...

A judge denied a developer's request to keep producers of the National Horse Show and Winter Equestrian Festival from shopping around for a new site. Palm Beach Circuit Court Judge David Crow also ordered developer Mark Bellissimo and horse show producer Eugene Mische into mediation within 30 days. .

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