Engineering Design

  1. Science & Society

    Scientist profile: Leroy Hood

    The inventor of the DNA sequencing technique, and Albert Lasker Awardee, embarks on the next big challenge.

    By Lisa Grossman
  2. Computing

    Watson a game-changer for science

    Supercomputer outsmarts humans in historic Jeopardy! competition.

    By Susan Gaidos
  3. Chemistry

    Superslim silicene

    Lab-made sheets of silicon are only one atom thick.

    By Stephen Ornes

  4. Enthusiasm and reward for science

    Meet the high schoolers who won the 2011 Intel Science Talent Search.

    By Stephen Ornes
  5. Health & Medicine

    Scientists help amputees by getting on their nerves

    By Stephen Ornes
  6. Environment

    Planting seeds for better plastic

    Scientists are working to put the bio in plastics.

    By Emily Sohn
  7. Physics

    Explainer: How a synchrotron works

    Giant magnets direct superfast light into beams up to 30 million times as bright as those produced by a laser pointer.

    By Emily Sohn
  8. Tech

    Crime lab

    From accidents to crime scenes, scientists are helping detectives solve mysteries.

    By Emily Sohn
  9. Tech

    Inspired by nature

    Researchers are applying lessons learned from butterflies, beetles, mussels, and other creatures to problems of human survival.

    By Emily Sohn
  10. Tech

    A taste for cheese

    Researchers aim for cheese that is tastier, more nutritious, and easier to make than those now available.

    By Emily Sohn
  11. Tech

    Are propellers fin-ished?

    The fins and flippers of penguins and other marine animals inspire new ways to propel watercraft.

    By Carrie Lock
  12. Brain

    A dog’s amazingly large vocabulary

    A border collie named Rico recognizes a surprisingly large number of words.

    By Emily Sohn
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