May 31, 1995

BRAIN ACTUATED CONTROL

Look Mom – no hands! In some laboratories, test subjects are operating machines with their thoughts.

May 30, 1995

MOSQUITO SOUND TRAP – Benefits

Male mosquitoes can’t resist the sound of a female’s wingbeats – and by exploiting this fact, scientists hope to control mosquito populations.

May 29, 1995

SOLAR DETOXIFICATION – Applications

Office buildings, dry cleaners and paint shops may one day be a bit cleaner thanks to a solar reactor that destroys toxic emissions.

May 26, 1995

SOLAR DETOXIFICATION

Using sunlight, a new device can turn hazardous waste into carbon dioxide and water.

May 25, 1995

MOSQUITO SOUND TRAP

By mimicking the sound of a female’s wingbeats, a new trap lures and kills male mosquitoes.

May 24, 1995

ANIMAL TRANSGENICS – A New Source of Drugs

Can animals be used to produce human drugs safely and effectively?

May 23, 1995

ANIMAL TRANSGENICS – Benefits

Pharmaceutical companies may soon use animals to help produce their medicine.

May 22, 1995

ANIMAL TRANSGENICS – Milking Medicine

Some special animals are being used as living factories to manufacture useful drugs.

May 19, 1995

PREDATOR URINE – Commercializing a New Repellent

Scientists are developing a humane and natural way to deter animal pests.

May 18, 1995

PREDATOR URINE – A Natural Deterrent

Hungry mountain beavers can be particularly destructive to young trees. But there’s one smell that’ll keep them away.

May 17, 1995

TRANSGENIC FISH – Monitoring Pollution

What’s the best way to monitor water systems for pollution? Why not ask a fish?

May 16, 1995

GRIDCORE – Uses

A building panel made out of recycled products may replace plywood and sheetrock.

May 15, 1995

GRIDCORE – Creative Recycling

Architects looked to the recycling bin when they designed a new building material.

May 12, 1995

MICROSURGERY – Genetic Engineering

Scientists can change the characteristics of a plant by operating on it with a laser.

May 11, 1995

RADIO IMMUNOTHERAPY – Pros and Cons

An experimental cancer treatment could provide an alternative to surgery and chemotherapy.

May 10, 1995

RADIO IMMUNOTHERAPY – New Hope for Cancer Patients

Leukemia and other diseases may one day be treated with special cancer-seeking antibodies.

May 9, 1995

HOT SPRINGS BACTERIA – DNA Fingerprinting

Enzymes originally discovered in a hot spring are now being used to fight crime.

May 8, 1995

MICROSURGERY – A Window to the Cell

Microsurgeons hope to one day cure disease, cell by cell.

May 5, 1995

RADIO IMMUNOTHERAPY

Scientists are enlisting the body’s own immune system in the fight against cancer.

May 4, 1995

MICROSURGERY

It’s now possible for scientists to operate on individual living cells.

May 3, 1995

HI-TECH SNEAKERS – Natural Design

Even shoe designers have been inspired by nature.

May 2, 1995

HI-TECH SNEAKERS – Future

Sneakers have greatly improved over the years, and designers have some new ideas for the future.

May 1, 1995

HI-TECH SNEAKERS – To Each His Own

Athletic shoes are being custom-made for virtually every sport.