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September 2001

September 2001
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Cover; September 2001; by Staff Editor; 1 Page(s)

Table of Contents; September 2001; by Staff Editor; 2 Page(s)

SA Perspectives: Megabucks for Nanotech; September 2001; by Staff Editors; 1 Page(s)

The National Nanotechnology Initiative brings a welcome boost to the physical sciences and engineering

On the Web; September 2001; by Staff Editor; 1 Page(s)

Letters to the Editors; September 2001; by Staff Editor; 2 Page(s)

50, 100 and 150 Years Ago; September 2001; by Staff Editor; 1 Page(s)

Salmon Sense, Okapi Surprise, Yankee Ingenuity

SNO Nus Is Good News; September 2001; by Graham P. Collins; 2 Page(s)

The latest on mutating neutrinos solves the solar neutrino problem

Cancer in the Crosshairs; September 2001; by Diane Martindale; 2 Page(s)

Why some tumors withstand Gleevec's targeted assault

Triggering a Snowball; September 2001; by Sarah Simpson; 2 Page(s)

Did methane addiction set off earth's greatest ice ages?

Into the Jaguar's Den; September 2001; by Eric Niiler; 3 Page(s)

Hunting as a means to preserve the jungle's foremost predator

Surveillance by Design; September 2001; by Wendy M. Grossman; 2 Page(s)

Will a new cyberlaw bypass the U.S. constitution

Eye Spy; September 2001; by Phil Scott; 1 Page(s)

Forget monitors--Nomad puts text and graphics right onto the retina

News Scan Briefs; September 2001; by Philip Yam, Mariama Orange, Alison McCook, Sarah Simpson; 2 Page(s)

Moons over Saturn; Built for Speed; You Forgot to Remember; Peace in the Nonobese; Infectious Selection; More Than Shade; Data Points: A Demon-haunted World; www.sciam.com/news - Brief Bits

By the Numbers: Measuring Bad Behavior; September 2001; by Rodger Doyle; 1 Page(s)

FBI crime statistics: Use with caution

Skeptic: Nano Nonsense and Cryonics; September 2001; by Michael Shermer; 1 Page(s)

True believers seek redemption from the sin of death

Profile: Young Cells in Old Brains; September 2001; by Marguerite Holloway; 2 Page(s)

The paradigm-shifting conclusion that adult brains can grow new neurons owes a lot to Elizabeth Gould's rats and monkeys

Little Big Science; September 2001; by Gary Stix; 6 Page(s)

Nanotechnology is all the rage. But will it meet its ambitious goals? And what the heck is it?

The Art of Building Small; September 2001; by George M. Whitesides and J. Christopher Love; 10 Page(s)

Researchers are discovering cheap, efficient ways to make structures only a few billionths of a meter across

Plenty of Room, Indeed; September 2001; by Michael Roukes; 8 Page(s)

There is plenty of room for practical innovation at the nanoscale. But first, scientists have to understand the unique physics that governs matter there

The Incredible Shrinking Circuit; September 2001; by Charles M. Lieber; 7 Page(s)

Researchers have built nanotransistors and nanowires. Now they just need to find a way to put them all together

Less is More in Medicine; September 2001; by A. Paul Alivisatos; 8 Page(s)

Sophisticated forms of nanotechnology will find some of their first real-world applications in biomedical research, disease diagnosis and, possibly, therapy

Machine-Phase Nanotechnology; September 2001; by K. Eric Drexler; 2 Page(s)

A molecular nanotechnology pioneer predicts that the tiniest robots will revolutionize manufacturing and transform society

Of Chemistry, Love and Nanobots; September 2001; by Richard E. Smalley; 2 Page(s)

How soon will we see the nanometer-scale robots envisaged by K. Eric Drexler and other molecular nanotechnologists? The simple answer is never

The Once and Future Nanomachine; September 2001; by George M. Whitesides; 6 Page(s)

Biology outmatches futurists' most elaborate fantasies for molecular robots

Nanobot Construction Crews; September 2001; by Steven Ashley; 2 Page(s)

Nanotechnology visionaries find out how difficult it is to develop minuscule robots that can treat diseases or perform pollution-free manufacturing

Shamans of Small; September 2001; by Graham P. Collins; 6 Page(s)

Like interstellar travel, time machines and cyberspace, nanotechnology has become one of the core pilot devices on which science-fiction writers draw

Working Knowledge: Killer Drops; September 2001; by Mark Fischetti; 2 Page(s)

Fleas flee from new "spot" treatments used on pets

Voyages: Seeing the Earth for Its Faults; September 2001; by Marguerite Holloway; 3 Page(s)

Geological tours and guides expose the secrets of New York City and Beyond

Reviews: Bloated, Whiny and Self-Important; September 2001; by Keay Davidson, Staff Editors; 3 Page(s)

Science, Money, and Politics: Political Triumph and Ethical Erosion depicts American "Big Science" as a bloated, whiny, self-important bureaucracy. Also, The Editors Recommend

Puzzling Adventures: Square Dancing; September 2001; by Dennis E. Shasha; 1 Page(s)

Square dancing without collisions

Anti Gravity: Enter the Dragon Exhibit; September 2001; by Steve Mirsky; 1 Page(s)

Once upon a time there was a dragon and a beautiful princess, I mean actress, who forgot that large carnivores have a basic instinct

Endpoints; September 2001; by Staff Editors; 1 Page(s)

Why do dogs get blue, not red, eyes in flash photos?




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