brilliant 10 2011

Scanning the genomes of an entire ecosystem will help scientists understand carbon sequestration

Capturing the motion of macromolecules will help researchers make better HIV drugs

Staring into the brains of fruit flies could clarify the connection between genes and behaviors

Trapping and preserving biomarkers will help doctors detect cancer sooner

Attaching fluorines to medicine makes it more effective

Crowdsourcing will help robots learn complex tasks the same way children do

Flying a heat-resistant probe near the sun will reveal the physics of solar plasma

Rendering complex objects realistically requires a whole new kind of geometry

Using metal chips and light, clinicians will be able to detect viruses in even rural medical clinics

Watching how insects use plants shows that self-medication isn’t just for complex animals