Microwaving Steel
Making steel with microwaves instead of a blast furnace
Leg Learning
Forcing a spinal cord patient to support weight on their legs sparks nerve signals in the muscle.
Vitamin Roundup
A new form of vitamin E that's a more potent antioxidant, and girls in Maine who are vitamin D …
Lightning on the Water
Is hydrogen liberated when lightning strikes a body of water? (Probably not.)f
Dog Domestication
Dogs understand human pointing gestures better than wolves and chimps.
Math of Marriage
A model that can predict whether a couple will stay together or split up.
Voting Roundup
Internet voting is not secure, and politician spin is eroding public trust.
Tracking Turtles
Managing the huge amounts of data generated by tracking turtles with satellites
Smart Garlic Bomb
Targeting and killing cancer tumors with allicin, a compound in garlic
Brain Breakdown
The breakdown of the brain's myelin in middle age is what triggers Alzheimer's disease later.