Cutting Cigarettes
Cutting back on cigarettes changes smoking behavior so as to increase nicotine and carbon monoxide …
Science Update
Left Brain Immunity
Removing part of the left brain temporal lobe decreases number of immune cells.
Frozen Microbes
Tiny microbes frozen in Greenland glacier ice could give clues to life on other planets.
Record Restoration
Removing clicks and pops fromg old records and digitizing them with optical metrology
Gold Mine Quakes
Using seismic data from South African gold mines to learn about small earthquakes
Nanoconveyor Belt
A conveyor belt made out of a nanotube that carries metal atoms from one place to another.
Whales and Wings
Modeling airplane wings after humpback whale flippers makes them more efficient.
Bedout Crater
A giant impact crater might be evidence of what caused a mass extinction 250 million years ago.
Watching Wheelchairs
A data logger can track the movements of wheelchairs to see how they're used.
Punching Shrimp
The mantis shrimp packs a powerful punch because of a spring and latch mechanism in its leg.
Chocolate Attack
Breeding cacao trees resistant to a lethal fungus called witches' broom
Cotton and Clay
Binding tiny lay particles cotton makes it flame-retardant.