Features

• Frozen Light

  Slowing a beam of light to a halt may pave the way for new optical communications technology, tabletop black holes and quantum computers

  Lene Vestergaard Hau   | July 1, 2001  |

• The Truth and the Hype of Hypnosis

  Though often denigrated as fakery or wishful thinking, hypnosis has been shown to be a real phenomenon with a variety of therapeutic uses -- especially in controlling pain

  Michael R. Nash   | July 1, 2001  |

• Answer to the July puzzle:

  July 1, 2001  |

• Beneath the Surface

  July 1, 2001  |

• What Do You Know About Hypnosis?

  July 1, 2001  |

• Scientific American Gets Hypnotized

  Our staff sees what it's like to "go under"

  Carol Ezzell   | July 1, 2001  | 1

• The Speed of Light Q & A

  Graham P. Collins   | July 1, 2001  |

• The International Journal of Clinical and Experimental Hypnosis

  July 1, 2001  |

• Sunscreen VS. Tanning Oil

  July 1, 2001  |

• A BENCHTOP GUIDE TO STOPPING LIGHT

  July 1, 2001  |