
Stories by JR Minkel
JR Minkel was a news reporter for Scientific American.

The Sciences

Technology
All Gassed Up
March 1, 2004 — JR Minkel

Space & Physics
Strangeness in Our Midst?
March 1, 2004 — JR Minkel

Technology
Turning Back the Clock
March 1, 2004 — JR Minkel

Technology
Memorable Nanorings
February 1, 2004 — JR Minkel

Mind & Brain
When in Doubt
February 1, 2004 — JR Minkel

The Sciences
A Pulse for Magnetic Memory
January 1, 2004 — JR Minkel

The Sciences
Snoop Tube
January 1, 2004 — JR Minkel

Mind & Brain
Unmaking Memories: Interview with James McGaugh
In the sci-fi thriller Paycheck, an engineer has his memory erased after completing a sensitive job. Scientific American.com spoke with a leading neurobiologist to find out just how close scientists are to controlling recall...
December 22, 2003 — JR Minkel

Technology
A Tunnel for Better Wireless
December 1, 2003 — JR Minkel

Technology
Fly by Light
December 1, 2003 — JR Minkel

The Sciences
Borrowed Time: Interview with Michio Kaku
A theoretical physicist contemplates the plausibility of time travel
November 24, 2003 — JR Minkel

The Sciences
Healing the Grid
Several near-term solutions can keep the juice flowing
October 13, 2003 — JR Minkel

The Sciences
Missing: One-Quarter Hydrogen
October 1, 2003 — JR Minkel

The Sciences
Barrier-Free Nanotubes
October 1, 2003 — JR Minkel

The Sciences
Vostok Pop Top
October 1, 2003 — JR Minkel

The Sciences
Why Neutrons Outweigh Protons
June 1, 2003 — JR Minkel

The Sciences
Law and Disorder
A quantum steam engine gets around the second law
May 14, 2003 — JR Minkel

The Sciences
Packing 'Em On
May 1, 2003 — JR Minkel

The Sciences
Strung Out on the Universe: Interview with Raphael Bousso
April 7, 2003 — JR Minkel