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Science teachers in schools are dissatisfied
The current shortage of math and science teachers in the United States appears to be driven by the dissatisfaction of the teachers already on the job.
August 31, 2009
Marc Goldyne uses technologies to deliver medical care
Marc Goldyne uses his computer to work with patients who live hundreds of miles away. He practices what's called telemedicine.
August 31, 2009
Steven Benner takes small step toward artificial life
Molecular biologist Steven Benner talks about a molecule he's designed that could be a first step towards an artificial life form.
August 31, 2009
Lyndel Meinhardt is searching for heartier chocolate
Lyndel Meinhardt and his team have been looking for hearty wild cacao near the Amazon River in South America since cacao is susceptible to disease.
August 24, 2009
Carol Ward being social helped humans evolve
Carol Ward said, "It's the interaction with members of our own species that has shaped the evolution of the human brain and human abilities."
August 23, 2009
Joseph DeSimone innovates drug delivery using nanotechnology
Joseph DeSimone has developed a way to engineer drug particles so they target only diseased regions of the body and avoid healthy cells.
August 17, 2009
Joe Powell: ‘Renewable energy needs more than just one silver bullet’
Joe Powell says that while fossil fuels dominate the world's energy of today, he sees a coming shift to energy like biofuels, wind and solar.
August 17, 2009
Global change, science and media
Can media and scientists help people understand how science works - and how to separate speculation on global change from a legitimate scientific conclusion?
August 13, 2009
Assaf Biderman electronic trash-tracking
Assaf Biderman and team will analyze the trash data to figure out exactly where inefficiencies occur in the waste disposal system.
August 10, 2009
Evolutionary mobile robots
The image on this post isn't from Dr. Fernandez' lab. It's from Wikimedia Commons ... heralding new evolutionary mobile robots to come?
August 9, 2009
