The SciencesMay 1, 1992
Forbidden Light
Researchers design band-gap structures for photons
Stories by Philip Yam
Philip Yam is the managing editor of ScientificAmerican.com, responsible for the overall news content online. He began working at the magazine in 1989, first as a copyeditor and then as a features editor specializing in physics. He is the author of The Pathological Protein: Mad Cow, Chronic Wasting and Other Prion Diseases.
HealthMarch 1, 1992
Reflecting Differences
Health care begins to address needs of women and minorities
TechnologyJanuary 1, 1992
Bonus Game
A microchip that plays pinball with electrons
TechnologyNovember 1, 1991
Atomic Turn-on
Researchers demonstrate the first atom switch
The SciencesOctober 1, 1991
Spin Cycle
Rotating nuclei share a few moments of inertia
Space & PhysicsOctober 1, 1991
Sol's Plumage
The eclipse provided a close look at the corona
HealthSeptember 1, 1991
AIDS Education May Breed Intolerance
HealthSeptember 1, 1991
Has AIDS Peaked?
Questions persist in modeling the deadly, atypical infection
The SciencesJuly 1, 1991
Math Exorcise
A new algorithm lifts the curse of dimensionality
The SciencesJune 1, 1991
There's the Rub
Nanotribology reveals the atomic nature of friction
The SciencesMay 1, 1991
Freezing Point
When do atomic clusters behave like bulk materials?
The SciencesApril 1, 1991
Into the Lattice
Individual molecules reveal the dynamics inside a crystal
HealthMarch 1, 1991
Grim Expectations
Life expectancy of blacks is sliding
Space & PhysicsJanuary 1, 1991
Short-Order Cook
A stellar cannibal yields insights to pulsar evolution
The SciencesDecember 1, 1990
Acacia Trees Kill Antelope in the Transvaal
The SciencesNovember 1, 1990
Terrorist Shrimp Kidnaps for Defense
Space & PhysicsOctober 1, 1990
Stardust Memories
Carbon dust grains reveal clues to stellar chemistry