Photonics
Photonic crystals that manipulate light could one day be used in a variety of applications.
Tagging Proteins
Watching how cancer drugs affect proteins marked with a green fluorescent dye
A Head for Snoring
People with wide heads have a higher incidence of sleep apnea.
PCB-Busting Bug
Discovery of a soil bacterium that helps break down the pollutant PCB
Seeing Dark Matter
A dark matter object identified by gravitational lensing turns out to be a dim star.
Snake Vision
Studying snake heat-sensing for better artificial infrared sensors
Bone Engineering
Artificial bone that mimics real bone's microscopic structure
Sleeping After Eating
Why do you feel sleepy after eating a big meal? (The comfort unmasks underlying sleepiness.)
Olympics Earthquake
The mountains of Salt Lake City were shaped by powerful earthquakes in the past.
PNA Ladders
Using artificial DNA, called PNA, to imitate a step of photosynthesis