Stories by Larry Greenemeier

News Bytes of the Week--Second coming: The new iPhone is here

Killer hot peppers; Straightening kids' spines; Netting mosquitoes; Retiring the shuttle; and more...

Apple's latest line: New 3G iPhone hits the streets

Implant for children promises to straighten young spines

I Hear Ya: Bush Signs Expanded Wiretap Power into Law

President scores victory in effort to widen scope of federal government's warrantless recon power

Deconstructing Art to Save It: Laser Analysis Tested to Restore Paintings

New exhibit shows how technology helps to study and restore artwork

Who's happy? You are

The World's First Flying Saucer: Made Right Here on Earth

A University of Florida researcher has plans on the drawing board for a saucer-shaped aircraft that turns the surrounding air into fuel

News Bytes of the Week--Making Beautiful Music: Why the Stradivarius Violin is Worth Millions

West Nile is back; Chameleons live the fast life; The world is becoming happier; and more. . .

Who Will Die?: Computer Predicts Which Death Row Inmates Will Be Executed

New system finds that education level is more of a factor than race or severity of crime

News Bytes of the Week--On the Other Hand: The Scent of a Lemur

Brain plaque without Alzheimer's symptoms; Teaching computers to teach better; Sweet plan to save the Everglades; From fins to limbs; and more...

Solar Sell: Companies that Mass Marketed PCs Turn to Photovoltaics

IBM, Intel and HP—three companies that fueled the development of PCs over the past 30 years—have just made major commitments to solar energy

Bill Gates Cleans Out His Desk After 30 Years of Innovation

More than three decades after launching Microsoft, Gates this week sets his sights on philanthropy full-time

Palm-Reading Devices Get Smart about Security

A new biometrics system uses the blood network in the palms of your hand to ID individuals

News Bytes of the Week--Przewalski's Prize: Vets Reverse Vasectomy on Endangered Horse

Clone your dog; Stem cells help mend bones; Latrines cleaner than toilets; and more...

Software's Dirty Little Secret

An interview with Grady Booch, the Indiana Jones of computer programming

Nanotech to Regrow Cartilage and Soothe Aching Knees

Researchers use carbon nanotubes and electricity to coax the growth of stronger, bone-cushioning tissue

News Bytes of the Week--Tres Haute Fashion: Astronauts Get New Duds

Pluto becomes just another plutoid; Predicting if coma patients will awaken; Brain protein stops alcoholism; and more...

The Midas Touch: Using Gold Nanoparticles to Block HIV

Researchers hope that microscopic bits of the glittery stuff could resurrect potential drugs that originally fell flat

News Bytes of the Week—Imagine There’s No Evolution: Yoko Says Oh No to Expelled

Anthropologists say women prized since 5000 B.C.; new mega-Earth discovered; making fuel from car exhaust; and more

Is EBay Doing Enough to Stop Illegal Ivory Sales on Its Site?

Activists find a "disturbing" increase of illegal ivory items for sale a year after the online site vowed a crackdown