The SciencesApril 1, 2001
Unexplained Moments
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.
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Mars Water
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Broadcasting Space Warp
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Roadkill Genes
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Not Slowing with Age
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The 300-Gigahertz Light Switch
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Jam Session
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Two Places at Once
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Invaders From Hollywood
Thanks to Pathfinder and other missions, science gets some respect in Tinseltown, as staff writer Philip Yam finds after touchdown on a Vancouver set
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IN BRIEF
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EXPLOSIVE REACTIONS
A backlash from a nuclear espionage case might hurt science and do little to bolster national security
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In Brief
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IN BRIEF
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Brace for (Educational) Impact
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Making a Deep Impact
Hollywood tackles the threat of near-earth objects
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Boom Box
A resonator boosts sound pressures to new highs
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Roaches at the Wheel
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Exploiting Zero-Point Energy
Energy fills empty space, but is there a lot to be tapped, as some propound? Probably not
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Clean Genes
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Rights of Passage
Scientists may be the last credible advocates of human rights in China
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Bringing Schrdinger's Cat to Life
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The 1996 Nobel Prizes in Science
The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences has again recognized four sets of researchers for their outstanding contributions. Here is a look at the work behind these achievements in chemistry, physics, medicine and economics
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Unicorn Hunts?
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Magnet on the Brain
Safer neurosurgery with magnetically steered implants