The Public Will Walk With Nanotech — For Now
A generally risk-averse population in the Western world has so far been surprisingly welcoming of nanotechnology, a new meta-study finds.
There’s a Pink Elephant in the Room, Too
Even if you're agnostic on the matter of death panels, why is it OK to off grandma and not gramps?
And For My Next trick, I Will Levitate a Mouse
Weightlessness experiments using superconductors sweep mice off their feet.
A Question of Biodiversity
There's a brush war in the field of ecology in attempting to describe the basis for biodiversity. An experiment that mixes modeling and mud amid California's wildflowers looks for some clarity.
The Sourdough Approach to Biomass
If you want to be greener than green when harvesting woody biomass for energy production make sure to leave a little bit behind.
That Falling Tide Does Not Recede Evenly
We predicted that Hispanics would feel more pain jobwise this recession than some other demographic groups. We were right.
Gentlemen, Start Your Clunkers
A stimulus package launches with low hopes for qualitatively changing the pace of car buying and little real expectation of cleaning up the air.
Solar-Powered Plane Helps Renewables Take Flight
Bertrand Piccard has unveiled the Solar Impulse, the precursor to a craft expected to both make a sun-powered circumnavigation and solar energy cool.
Survey Rode the Media Wave of Flu Mania
An electronic survey launched at the height of media coverage about swine flu — but by no means at the height of the current pandemic — puts data to public perceptions.