Rounded off

Future of the ubiquitous personal computer is going to be spherical

A new light

New findings suggest that our ancestors did not tame fire as early as is believed

Show the way, ALF

A nose for stress

Bye bye silicon

How microelectronics might take to carbon

QED

Non-discoveries are also important in particle physics

Matter unknown

Charting the Universe

Cells, calcium, and UV light

Their relationship is intricate, and it strongly bears on gene expression

Inter stellar discovery

Speakers and writers

Treating toxins

Storm-free

Superfish

Pikes are great swimmers. Scientists are trying to find out how they do it

Bigger bangs

They are bigger than exploding stars. And astronomers are tracking them like crazy

Quantum leap

Supermice to the rescue

Carbon Valley

We are one step closer to part two of the microelectronic revolution

Rocks, and Mars' past

The wing thing

Guess what is similar to the dull wings of a fruitfly and the colourful ones of a butterfly

An eye for detail

Free from bird-hits

New technology promises to keep birds away from airplanes

Robots at your service

An electronic butler to cater to your every whim

Lost and found

Circuits of the future

There is already a technique to make materials for a new generation of circuits