TechnologyJuly 1, 2001
Sounding Out Snipers
Drawing a bead on urban warriors who take potshots at regular troops
Stories by Gary Stix
Gary Stix, senior editor of mind and brain at Scientific American, edits and reports on emerging advances that have propelled brain science to the forefront of the biological sciences. Stix has edited or written cover stories, feature articles and news on diverse topics, ranging from what happens in the brain when a person is immersed in thought to the impact of brain implant technology that alleviates mood disorders such as depression. Before taking over the neuroscience beat, Stix, as Scientific American's special projects editor, oversaw the magazine's annual single-topic special issues, conceiving of and producing issues on Albert Einstein, Charles Darwin, climate change and nanotechnology. One special issue he edited on the topic of time in all of its manifestations won a National Magazine Award. With his wife Miriam Lacob, Stix is co-author of a technology primer called Who Gives a Gigabyte? A Survival Guide for the Technologically Perplexed.
The SciencesJuly 1, 2001
À Votre Sant
Should Physicians Tell Some Nondrinkers To Start?
TechnologyJuly 1, 2001
Builders of Light Pipes
Structured teamwork propels Corning beyond commodity fiber
TechnologyJune 1, 2001
A License for Copycats?
A court decision may clarify what is patentable while giving a free ride to knockoffs
May 1, 2001
Project Skyhook
A "smart" material that transforms from a liquid to solid state on cue is beginning to show up in prosthetics, automobiles and other applications
May 1, 2001
Antimicrobe Marinade
A protein from cow's milk may become a weapon in the fight against the killer hamburger
April 1, 2001
Getting More from Moore's
Marshaling financial clout and technical astuteness, Intel has pushed its choice for the key technology that will extend silicon chips to their limits
April 1, 2001
Code of the Code
When you cross DNA nucleotides with the zeros and ones of digital bits, who owns what?
The SciencesMarch 1, 2001
Pour Me Another
The SciencesFebruary 1, 2001
Cheap Light
Microlasers go deeper into the infrared to boost optical networking
TechnologyJanuary 1, 2001
2001: A Scorecard
How close are we to building HAL? I'm sorry, Dave, I'm afraid we can't do that
The SciencesJanuary 1, 2001
The Triumph of the Light
Extensions to fiber optics will supply network capacity that borders on the infinite
The SciencesOctober 30, 2000
Artificial Intelligentsia
Proselytizers of a future in which smart machines reign have not lost the faith
The SciencesDecember 1, 1999
BAD CONNECTIONS
Deleading solder creates worries about electronics reliability
The SciencesNovember 1, 1999
LITTLE BIG SCIENCE
High-energy polemics erupt over plans to replace an aging French synchrotron
The SciencesOctober 1, 1999
Infamy and Honor at the Atomic Café
Father of the hydrogen bomb, "Star Wars" missile defense and Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Edward Teller has no regrets about his contentious career
The SciencesAugust 1, 1999
TOO GOOD TO BE TRUE
Scams purported to treat sexual dysfunction prey on the unwary
The SciencesAugust 1, 1999
Of Survival and Science
From street waif in war-torn Italy to "knocking out" the genes of mice--Mario R. Capecchi shows how genius springs from the most unlikely beginnings.
The SciencesAugust 1, 1999
THE BUTTERFLY EFFECT
New research findings and European jitters could cloud the future for genetically modified crops
Space & PhysicsJuly 1, 1999
SEEKING COMMON GROUND
Building a new generation of gargantuan telescopes gets mired in environmental and native cultural issues
The SciencesJuly 1, 1999
PARSING CELLS
Proteomics is an attempt to devise industrial-scale techniques to map the identity and activities of all the proteins in a cell
TechnologyApril 1, 1999
A New Eye Opens on the Cosmos
ON THE HIGHEST MOUNTAIN IN THE PACIFIC BASIN, A 10-YEAR ODYSSEY WILL CULMINATE IN THE CAPTURE OF FIRST LIGHT FOR A TELESCOPE THAT MAY SURPASS SPACE-BASED OBSERVATORIES
The SciencesApril 1, 1999
JAPAN FIELDS A BIG LEAGUE LIGHT GATHERER
TechnologyDecember 1, 1998
Nothing But Light
Hunger for bandwidth drives all-optical technology to market