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May 1998
Scientific American Magazine
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Cover; May 1998; by Staff Editor; 1 Page(s)
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In Focus: Taking Aim at Tumors; May 1998; by Gibbs; 2 Page(s)
Radiation is still a blunt weapon against cancer. New software may soon make it much more effective
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Making a Deep Impact; May 1998; by Yam; 2 Page(s)
Hollywood tackles the threat of near-earth objects
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In Brief; May 1998; by Leutwyler; 3 Page(s)
F's for U.S.Schools; Carbon Dioxide Crystals Up Close;
Brain Aging; Dream On; Evidence of Antigravity; Falling Cancer Rates; Cracking the Pumpkin Hack; Chaotic Communications; Partible Paternity
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Snow Men; May 1998; by Gibbs; 2 Page(s)
To predict runoff, they fight bears
and collect cosmic rays
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Dances of Worms; May 1998; by McKinsey; 1 Page(s)
Some 15 to 20 meters (49 to 66 feet) below the ocean surface, in the warm waters off the coast of Queensland, Australia, an unusual mating dance takes place among hermaphrodite flatworms-and whichever wins gets to be the male, at least for the
moment.
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By the Numbers: The Future of the Old; May 1998; by Doyle; 1 Page(s)
To see the future of world population, look to Europe,
where the birth rate is low and the number of elderly is
rising dramatically.
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When Less is More; May 1998; by Randal; 2 Page(s)
Trying to assess how well trimming
hearts and lungs improves function
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Resistance Fighting; May 1998; by Stix; 1 Page(s)
Will natural selection outwit the
king of biopesticides?
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Seeing the Light; May 1998; by Zorpette; 2 Page(s)
CMOS image sensors are poised to take on CCDs
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A Tongue for Love; May 1998; by Gibbs; 2 Page(s)
A microsensor "tongue"
could detect spoiled foods
at the checkout register
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A Cool Idea; May 1998; by Alpert; 1 Page(s)
Will magnetic refrigerators
come to your kitchen?
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Cyber View; May 1998; by Grossman; 1 Page(s)
Bringing Down the Internet
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Six Months on Mir; May 1998; by Lucid; 10 Page(s)
As the Shuttle-Mir program draws to a close, a veteran NASA
astronaut reflects on her mission on board the Russian spacecraft
and the implications for the International Space Station
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How Cicadas Make Their Noise; May 1998; by Bennet-Clark; 4 Page(s)
The loudest known insects,
male cicadas are designed for sound.
Their internal instrument
is surprisingly complex
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Television's Bright New Technology; May 1998; by Sobel; 8 Page(s)
The plasma display panel is
finally making good on a
decades-old promise: a big,
bright screen so thin it can be
hung on a wall. But mainstream
success requires that engineers
find a way to get prices down
from the current $11,000
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Digital Television: Here at Last; May 1998; by Lim; 6 Page(s)
After a long and contentious process,
a digital standard in the U.S. has finally emerged. It
will soon replace today's antiquated television system
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Japanese Temple Geometry; May 1998; by Rothman; 8 Page(s)
During Japan's period of national seclusion (1639-1854), native mathematics thrived, as evidenced in "sangaku"-wooden tablets engraved with geometry problems hung under the roofs of shrines and temples
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A Calculus of Risk; May 1998; by Stix; 6 Page(s)
Financial engineering can lessen exposure to the perils of running a
multibillion-dollar business or a small household. But mathematical
models used by this discipline may present a new set of hazards
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Reviews; May 1998; by Ridley, Weinberg; 4 Page(s)
Reviews
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Commentary: Connections-Cheers; May 1998; by Burke; 2 Page(s)
A barman the other night opened my tonic water bottle with a flourish, and the tinkle of metal reminded me of William Painter, the man who devised the Crown Seal Company bottle cap.
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