TechnologySeptember 1, 1996
New Chip off the Old Block
Can DNA microprobes do for genetics what microprocessors did for computing?
Stories by W. Wayt Gibbs
W. Wayt Gibbs is a contributing editor for Scientific American based in Seattle. He also works as a scientific editor at Intellectual Ventures.
HealthSeptember 1, 1996
What Are Obstacles to Ideal Care?
HealthAugust 8, 1996
Interview with Rudolph L. Leibel
Associate Professor and co-director, Rockefeller University Laboratory of Human Behavior and Metabolism
TechnologyAugust 1, 1996
One Small Step
The next big advance in chip design arrives one year early
HealthAugust 1, 1996
Gaining on Fat
TechnologyJune 1, 1996
Ultrasound's New Phase
A major advance yields deeper, clearer views of the body
Mind & BrainJune 1, 1996
Mind Readings
Researchers can now predict what a monkey will draw—
Space & PhysicsJune 1, 1996
Star-Hopping by the Outhouse
TechnologyMay 5, 1996
Smart Materials
They will soon be in everything from computers to concrete bridges
TechnologyMay 1, 1996
On Permanent Displays
Low-power, low-cost liquid crystals move to market
TechnologyMay 1, 1996
Systematic Errors
A new law aims to prevent software meltdown in federal agencies
HealthMay 1, 1996
Make a Muscle
TechnologyApril 1, 1996
Battling the Enemy Within
A billion-dollar fiasco is just the tip of the military's software problems
The SciencesMarch 1, 1996
Tough Stuff
Ceramic composites may get stronger--and cheaper
HealthFebruary 1, 1996
A New Way to Spell Relief: V-e-n-o-m
A toxin from killer sea snails promises a better painkiller
The SciencesJanuary 1, 1996
Playing Slartibartfast with Fractals
The SciencesJanuary 1, 1996
Light Over Matter
TechnologyDecember 1, 1995
Artificial Art
TechnologyDecember 1, 1995
Free-for-All Flights
The FAA plans a revolution in air-traffic control
EnvironmentDecember 1, 1995
Some like It Hot
Thriving tunicates may help clear the air of excess CO2
Space & PhysicsDecember 1, 1995
Great Expectations
The SciencesNovember 1, 1995
Sewage Treatment Plants
Algae offer a cheaper way to clean up wastewater
TechnologyOctober 1, 1995
Soft Wear
The SciencesOctober 1, 1995
Thinking Globally, Acting Universally