September 2010

Let’s ask Betsy Dresser, the senior vice president of research at the Audubon Center for Research of Endangered Species in … Continued

A few transplants out of the 28,000 performed every year involve the same organ spending time in more than two … Continued

Jobs may be scarce today, but if current trends hold, pretty soon there will be plenty of fun, lucrative gigs. … Continued

For over two centuries we have struggled to understand the scope of Afghanistan's mineral wealth. Now geologists, if they can determine what lies beneath the nation's ground, might also help...

A little hacking goes a long way

Not since the end of the Cold War has the Pentagon spent so much to develop and deploy secret weapons. But now military researchers have turned their attention from mass...

A solar-powered lamp, fingerprint-powered coffee machine and more of the best ideas in gear

Never mind that twisty compact fluo­rescent. The new energy-efficient way to light your home is with LEDs. An upcoming crop … Continued

Solar panels are a common sight on rooftops but rare on vertical walls, which, being more or less parallel to … Continued

A layer of bubbles protects the flesh from liquid nitrogen, though only for a split second. Need proof? Look no further.