Stories by JR Minkel

Three days of number crunching yields whopping 60-gigabyte result

Users will soon have the option to simulate protein folding to help researchers study Alzheimer's

New plant for mass-producing custom light sensors may be the tip of the iceberg

The offspring of the long-lived may get a dose of good genes, but the rest of us can look to help from drugs and diet

Researcher envisions beaming entangled photons into space

Bubble logic promises better control of microscopic "lab on a chip" plumbing

Proteins desired for preserving organs and frozen food longer are now visible under the microscope

Shifting sands mimic signs of Martian water

Mathematical trickery borrowed from string theory raises hopes of understanding the densest stuff in the universe

Nanomaterial may juice up solar cells and brighten light-emitting diodes

The key may be for researchers to work closer and check one another's results

Higher ceilings and bigger windows might be simple fixes for fighting tuberculosis in hospitals strapped for cash

Formerly approved drug imparts lasting learning and memory improvements to impaired mice

As early as the 15th century, elaborate symmetrical tile work on medieval Islamic buildings contained patterns straight out of modern math

Contrary to predictions, two planets orbiting distant stars show no signs of water and other simple compounds; dark clouds or haze may hide them

Early tests set the stage for health workers to administer the vaccine as an aerosol instead of an injection

New ultrathin silicon filter may lead to better kidney dialysis machines

Small galaxies' visible gas may have been scoured away by million-degree coronas of nearby big galaxies

For tightly coiled ribbons, pull the scissors slowly

Quantum computing company banks on a long-shot form of quantum computing

Antibodies against the common flu blunt bird flu's effects on mice, but how to enhance the protection in people is unclear

The funds will be used to purchase qualifying vaccines against pneumococcus, a pneumonia bug that kills more children in poor countries than any other preventable infection

James Gray's work touched on large-scale image analysis and ocean drift modeling, tools now being used to search for him after he failed to return from a solo sailing outing

Tools of the trade include tiny gyroscopes on a moth's head and a flight plan that may send bees to their watery grave