Rethinking Nuclear Power
A possible strategy for freeing nuclear power from its current impasse would be built around a new generation of lower-power, centrally fabricated nuclear reactors designed for inherent safety
Volume 254, Issue 3
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Features
The Earth's Magnetotail
The solar wind sweeps the earth's magnetic field into a vast tail. Disruptions of the tail generate bright auroras at the earth and propel great bodies of magnetized gas into interplanetary space
The Molecular Genetics of Hemophilia
Hemophiliacs bleed because a defective gene deprives them of a key blood-clotting protein. The protein has now been made artificially by isolating the normal gene and then inserting it into cultured cells
Athletic Clothing
The thorough attention now given to the design of athletic equipment has contributed to new records in the speed sports and to enhanced protection or performance in other contests