Science Selections

The Web needs to radically change the way it handles information, says head of Bell Labs Research. By Larry Greenemeier

Element 117 filled the last gap in the periodic table. But even as it's completed, the table may be losing its power. By Eric Scerri

Captain of CDMA. Irwin Jacobs wins 2013 IEEE Medal of Honor for his pioneering work on cell phone systems." By Tekla S. Perry

Will three dimensional printing transform conventional manufacturing? By Larry Greenemeier.

New developments in high-voltage DC electronics could herald an epic shift in energy delivery." By Peter Fairley.

"A chain reaction of toxic proteins may help explain Alzheimer's and other killers..." by Lary C. Walker and Mathias Jucker.

"Neutrinos, the strangest beasts in the particle zoo, may soon open the way to unexplored realms" by various authors

"Scientists are starting to crack the once imponderable mystery of how the big reptiles had sex." by Brian Switek.

"Study of orphaned Romanian children reveals scars from first years spent without a loving, responsive caregiver." by various authors

"Smallpox may be gone, but its viral cousins - monkeypox and cowpox - are staging a comeback." by Sonia Shah

"Scientists and publishers clash over licences that would let machines read research papers." by Richard Van Noorden

"Steve Mann: My "Augmediated" Life. What I’ve learned from 35 years of wearing computerized eyewear." by Steve Mann.

"A devastating disease is killing citrus trees from Florida to California." by Anna Kuchment

"Evidence of ancient ingenuity forces us to reconsider when our ancestors started thinking out of the box." by Heather Pringle

"Study of chondrites, provide details of what our neighborhood in space was like before planets formed." by Alan E. Rubin.

"The Renewable Energy Nobody is Talking About" by John Ackerly; "Why You Should Use a Pellet Stove" by Joseph Truini

"Christopher Austin, director of NIH's Translational Research Centre, must jump-start drug-development." by Meredith Wadman.

"Paper electronics could pave the way to a new generation of cheap, flexible gadgets." by Andrew J. Steckl.

"Few petroleum-powered cars have ever surpassed 400 mph. A group of students plans to do it with electric power." by Gregory Mone.

"Adoption by TV makers could expand the market for light-emitting nanocrystals." by Katherine Bourzac.