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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
Researchers find ways of coaxing spinal nerves to regrow
The smoking gun is still missing, but growing evidence suggests highly reactive substances called free radicals are central players in this common neurological disorder
Computers only recently became powerful enough to illuminate simple examples of this great classical problem. In some cases, they will let engineers control it
By introducing key human genes into mammals, biologists can induce dairy animals to produce therapeutic proteins in their milk
Blind and sighted people use many of the same devices in sketching their surroundings, suggesting that vision and touch are closely linked
Scientists monitor a controlled deluge that was staged in the early spring of 1996 solely for the benefit of the environment in and around the Colorado River
Two visionary theoretical physicists joined forces in the 1920s to reinvent the household refrigerator
Movements lumped under the term antiscience have disparate causes, and not all pose as much of a threat as has been claimed
These particles carry more energy
than any others in the universe.
Their origin is unknown but may be
relatively nearby
Optical devices moving to market
could boost telephone company
profits--or wipe them out
Microjets of air can
cool chips, but...speak up!
Chemical signals narrow
the search for petroleum
Threatened Mammals
Will a new kind of submersible truly benefit research?
Scientists grapple with
Montserrat's live volcano