Features

• A New Assault on HIV

  The constant search for weak points in the virus yields ideas for a wholly new class of drug

  Gary Stix   | June 1, 2006  |

• Dependable Software by Design

  Computers fly our airliners and run most of the world's banking, communications, retail and manufacturing systems. Now powerful analysis tools will at last help software engineers ensure the reliability of their designs

  Daniel Jackson   | June 1, 2006  | 1

• Wading in Waste

  Thanks to unchecked development along America's coasts, disease-causing microbes are increasingly fouling beaches and shellfish beds

  Michael A. Mallin   | June 1, 2006  |

• Engineering Life: Building a Fab for Biology

  Principles and practices learned from engineering successes can help transform biotechnology from a specialized craft into a mature industry

  The Bio FAB Group   | June 1, 2006  | 1

• The Science behind Sudoku

  Solving a Sudoku puzzle requires no math, not even arithmetic. Even so, the game poses a number of intriguing mathematical problems

  Jean-Paul Delahaye   | June 1, 2006  | 1

• The Secrets of Supervolcanoes

  MIcroscopic crystals of volcanic ash are revealing surprising clues about the world's most devastating eruptions

  Ilya N. Bindeman   | June 1, 2006  | 11

• Toward Better Pain Control

  Advances in understanding the cells and molecules that transmit pain signals are providing new targets for drugs that could relieve various kinds of pain--including those poorly controlled by existing therapies

  Allan I. Basbaum and David Julius   | June 1, 2006  | 1