Scientific American Magazine

This Korean researcher racked up a series of important advances in embryonic stem cell technology, including the first lines of cells from patients

The Web's leader in accessing information gets better

This technology entrepreneur and philanthropist has dedicated millions to help inspire revolutions in astrophysics, nanoscience and brain research

Photovoltaic advances make the ever lagging technology more of a competitor

A combination of public health measures and technology raises hope for the flu fight

Despite political obstacles, research and commercial endeavors advance

Research in zebra fish could transform cardiology

The march toward less expensive, more flexible electronics continues

Industry, local governments and academia look for solutions to global warming

A research insight, a new drug target and an advocacy group assist in fighting the disease

Technology supplies new protections against threats of a fortress society

China's homegrown NGOs serve as the nation's environmental conscience

New standards and hardware expand the reach of wireless

Biologists move a few steps toward building cells from scratch

A 570-metric-ton mammoth and a craft that burns alcohol are now flying

Innovations in imaging let scientists ascertain what's going on in your head

Molecular-scale fabrication points toward commercial carbon electronics

Architects and chemists strive to place an environmental stamp on their work

Studies have shown improved hearing in animals and demonstrated a new gene delivery method

Silicon lasers enable integration of optics and electronics

Sound waves in a fluid behave uncannily like light waves in space. Black holes even have acoustic counterparts. Could spacetime literally be a kind of fluid, like the ether of pre-Einsteinian physics?

Kim Peek possesses one of the most extraordinary memories ever recorded. Until we can explain his abilities, we cannot pretend to understand human cognition

Recent fossil discoveries cast light on the evolution of four-limbed animals from fish

Fast-neutron reactors could extract much more energy from recycled nuclear fuel, minimize the risks of weapons proliferation and markedly reduce the time nuclear waste must be isolated

Interventions available today could lead to decisive gains in prevention and treatment--;if only the world would apply them

New studiessuggest that the stress of being poor has a staggeringly harmful influence on health

Flu preparedness, flexible electronics and stem cells all star in our fourth annual salute to the research, business and policy leaders of technology