Science Update

Heart Girdle

December 9, 2004

A mesh-like net wrapped around the heart can help prevent heart failure

December 8, 2004

Studying zebrafish to learn about the immune system

December 7, 2004

A synthetic microbe that cleans up radioactive waste

December 6, 2004

A technique digitally authenticating works of art

December 2, 2004

Using an ultra low-speed wind tunnel to model the industrial accident at Bhopal, India.

November 30, 2004

A machine called the BiteMaster II mimics a human bit and evaluates food texture.

November 29, 2004

Injecting one-fifth the dose of flu vaccine under the skin worked as well as the regular shot.

November 24, 2004

In e-mail, liars use more feeling words, sense words, and more words overall.

November 22, 2004

A new analysis confirms that Lee Harvey Oswald did act alone in assassinating Kennedy.

November 18, 2004

New online scams exploit your own behavior to get you to give up personal information