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No molecule left unchecked

No molecule left unchecked

New X-ray technology is about to make it a lot harder to plant a bomb on a plane

By | Posted March 26, 2013

Romibo rolls on

Romibo rolls on

Aubrey Shick is doing everything she can to finish work on Romibo, the first do-it-yourself autism therapy robot

By | Posted February 14, 2013

Capturing the invisible

Capturing the invisible

Astrophysicist Charles Hailey is building instruments to examine dark matter, black holes and more

By | Posted February 13, 2013

An artist’s imagined rendition of the view from PH1, an exoplanet with four suns [Image credit: Dirk Terrell]

The astronomical data explosion

With the surge in telescopic space data, pro-am astronomy collaborations are making stellar discoveries

By | Posted February 3, 2013

To hunt a hurricane

To hunt a hurricane

Innovations abound in hurricane forecasting and observation

By | Posted December 27, 2012

A country enriched

A country enriched

How uranium is causing fission between Iran and Western powers

By | Posted December 1, 2012

Jupiter: Earth’s bodyguard or secret assassin?

Jupiter: Earth’s bodyguard or secret assassin?

The gas giant’s mighty gravitational pull slings comets and asteroids towards Earth, while also deflecting them away

By | Posted November 29, 2012

Where do geodes come from?

Where do geodes come from?

The science behind the sparkle

By | Posted November 20, 2012

Galactic Regulators

Galactic Regulators

Black holes spew energy and influence the formation of stars

By | Posted November 11, 2012

Dancing in digital immortality

Dancing in digital immortality

The evolution of Merce Cunningham’s “Loops”

By | Posted July 16, 2012

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