Vol. 125 No. 2625, June 1997
Index
- 'Little Ice Age' is on the way.
- 'X-ray vision' aids medical diagnoses.
- Cloud photos suggest that Jupiter is wet.
- Controlling pests without chemicals.
- DNA data could spawn 'genetic underclass.' (Paul R. Billings, chief of staff at the Clinic of the Veterans Admin. Palo Alto Health Care System, warns of discrimination in the collection and storage of genetic data) (Brief Article)
- Eliminating 'junk' genes.
- Eliminating engine knock increases operating efficiency.
- Excavating 300-year-old French ship.
- Fiery foils produce new sealing process.
- Hormones key to drought resistance.
- Internet glitches slow smooth surfing.
- Jovian moon has thin oxygen atmosphere.
- Magnetic cooling more efficient and cheaper.
- Magnetic tweezers move DNA molecules.
- New security system is virtually uncrackable.
- New technique adds speed and ease.
- New theory of continent formation.
- Noses show dinosaurs were cold-blooded.
- Prosthetic foot mimics real thing.
- Seeking to curtail Formosan termites.
- Self-repairing bacterium tantalizes scientists.
- Shedding light on electron's structure.
- Speeding up DNA identification.
- Substituting hot water for dangerous acids.
- Teaching machines to recognize objects.
- Things don't always become bigger.
- Top 10 technological challenges for the next decade.
- Turtles misplaced on reptile family tree.
- X-ray telescope will provide sharpest images.