Tech

Health & Medicine

Body In Mind

Long thought the province of the abstract, cognition may actually evolve as physical experiences and actions ignite mental life.

Materials Science

Material Scientists: Cast Your Vote

You can vote early, if not officially.

Earth

Pterodactyls may soar once more

Paleontologists and aeronautical engineers are designing a reconnaissance drone that will mimic the flight of an ancient flying reptile.

Chemistry

Trapping Compact Fluorescents’ Toxic Gas

New nanomaterials may offer a solution to mopping up a toxic pollutant associated with fluorescent lighting.

Chemistry

Oops! A Fluorescent Light Breaks

Toxic mercury will be released whenever a fluorescent lamp breaks.

Chemistry

Fluorescent bulbs offer mercury advantage

Featured blog: Switching to light bulbs that contain mercury might, surprisingly, reduce overall mercury releases to the environment. Plus, what to do when you break your fluorescent bulb.

Physics

A ‘novel’ chemistry to make fuel from sugar

It’s not alchemy, but it might sound like it: a new way to transform sugars from plants into gasoline, diesel or even jet fuel by passing the sugars over exotic materials.

Astronomy

McCain Is Bullish on R&D

Featured blog: John McCain weighs in on science and technology issues with long-awaited written responses to the Science Debate 2008.

Astronomy

Last Call

The final mission to service the Hubble Space Telescope could radically transform the observatory, but the crew faces some special challenges.

Neuroscience

Breaking the Barrier

A technique combining ultrasound pulses with microbubbles may help scientists move therapeutic drugs across the brain’s protective divide.

Tech

Cops Might Get Pollution Sniffers

One day soon, precise up-to-minute air pollution data might be available at a street-by-street level.

Agriculture

Network Antennas — Yum!

Sensor designers might have to consider engineering in bovine deterrence.