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Develop a model to generate data for iterative testing and modification of a proposed object, tool, or process such that an optimal design can be achieved.
- Physics
Temperature ‘lock’ for new hard drives?
A novel material can alter how easy it is to change data stored on it, based on temperature. One immediate application: more secure hard drives for computing.
- Tech
A 3-D printer prints a better life
3-D printing technology isn’t just for making toys. High school student Nick Parker is part of a group using their homemade printers to create mechanical hands for people who need them.
- Tech
A greener way to keep flames away
Scientists use safer materials to create a new flame retardant.
- Animals
Lotion takes a bite out of snake venom
Scientists discover that a cream can slow the spread of a serpent’s poison.
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Enthusiasm and reward for science
Meet the high schoolers who won the 2011 Intel Science Talent Search.
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- Tech
Inspired by nature
Researchers are applying lessons learned from butterflies, beetles, mussels, and other creatures to problems of human survival.
- Tech
A taste for cheese
Researchers aim for cheese that is tastier, more nutritious, and easier to make than those now available.
- Tech
Drawing energy out of wastewater
Microbes in a fuel cell can generate electricity from plant and animal waste in water.
- Chemistry
Cooking up superhard diamonds
Popping diamonds into a high-pressure oven can make these hard minerals even harder.
- Tech
Electronic paper turns a page
Changeable ink and battery-powered paper may make textbooks lighter and bring video newspapers into daily use.
