Features

• Is China's Pollution Poisoning Its Children?

  Epidemiologists find molecular clues to air pollution's impact on youngsters

  Dan Fagin   | August 1, 2008  | 7

• Why Migraines Strike

  Biologists finally are unraveling the medical mysteries of migraine, from aura to pain

  David W. Dodick and J. Jay Gargus   | August 1, 2008  | 102

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  Facing the Freshwater Crisis

  As demand for freshwater soars, planetary supplies are becoming unpredictable. Existing technologies could avert a global water crisis, but they must be implemented soon

  Peter Rogers   | August 1, 2008  | 53

• Bracing the Satellite Infrastructure for a Solar Superstorm

  A recurrence of the 1859 solar superstorm would be a cosmic Katrina, causing billions of dollars of damage to satellites, power grids and radio communications

  Sten F. Odenwald and James L. Green   | August 1, 2008  | 17

• Self-Cleaning Materials: Lotus Leaf-Inspired Nanotechnology

  The lotus plant's magnificent ability to repel dirt has inspired a range of self-cleaning and antibacterial technologies that may also help control microfluidic "lab-on-a-chip" devices

  Peter Forbes   | August 1, 2008  | 2

• Magnifying Taste: New Chemicals Trick the Brain into Eating Less

  Compounds that enhance the sweet and salty flavors of foods could combat obesity and heart disease

  Melinda Wenner   | August 1, 2008  | 12

• Quantum Computing with Ions [Re-Post]

  Researchers are taking the first steps toward building ultrapowerful computers that use individual atoms to perform calculations

  Christopher R. Monroe and David J. Wineland   | August 1, 2008  | 19