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Better Control for Fusion Power
By Katherine Bourzac | 12/10/2008 | 5 Comments
A new control process may enable practical fusion reactors.
Cheaper Cellulosic Ethanol
By Jennifer Kho | 12/10/2008 | 1 Comment
Qteros thinks its microbe could cut production costs.
Diagnosing Disease with Paper and Tape
By Kristina Grifantini | 12/08/2008 | 1 Comment
By adding tape, researchers can make more-complex tests that are portable and cheap.
Broad Use of Brain Boosters?
By Emily Singer | 12/08/2008 | 9 Comments
Use of drugs to enhance memory and concentration should be permitted, experts say.
The Extensible Obama
By David Talbot | 12/05/2008
The transition team is testing Web tools that could power the next presidency.
Ceramics That Won't Shatter
By Katherine Bourzac | 12/04/2008 | 4 Comments
A biomimetic ceramic that is strong and tough could be used to make lightweight vehicles.
Greener Glass
By Lauren Cahoon | 12/04/2008
Bacteria could make acrylic glass from sugar.
Drug Trials for Autism
By Emily Singer | 12/03/2008 | 3 Comments
Treatments are being tested for three inherited forms.
Amazon Aims at Content Delivery
By Erica Naone | 12/02/2008 | 1 Comment
Startups may be drawn to the company's content-delivery network.
First Light-Driven Nanomachine
By Katherine Bourzac | 12/02/2008 | 2 Comments
A silicon nanobeam uses optical force to do mechanical work in an integrated circuit.
A Design for Cheaper Wind Power
By Kevin Bullis | 12/01/2008 | 23 Comments
A design that draws on jet engine technology could halve the cost of generating electricity from wind.
Making an Old Brain Young
By Emily Singer | 12/01/2008
Scientists are developing new ways to manipulate the brain's normal plasticity.
Improving Prenatal Testing
By Rachel Kremen | 12/01/2008
A DNA chip could make it easier to diagnose rare conditions while the patient is still in utero.
How Cells Age
By Jocelyn Rice | 11/26/2008 | 8 Comments
Parallels between mice and yeast uncover a potentially universal aging mechanism.
Internal External Defibrillator
By Duncan Graham-Rowe | 11/26/2008
A new device may offer a safer way to jump-start ailing hearts.
Regenerating Neurons in Eyes
By Amanda Schaffer | 11/25/2008
Researchers stimulate the growth of new retinal cells in mice.
Memristors Make Chips Cheaper
By Kate Greene | 11/25/2008 | 2 Comments
The first hybrid memristor-transistor chip could be cheaper and more energy efficient.
A Clearer Picture of Cancer
By Katherine Bourzac | 11/24/2008
A new, high-resolution imaging system captures "early" photons.
Tongue Control
By Emily Singer | 11/24/2008
Sensory feedback via the tongue might improve neural prostheses.
Less-Invasive Brain Interfaces
By Emily Singer | 11/21/2008
Electrical activity from the surface of the brain may be precise enough to control prostheses, research shows.
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