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Scientists have discovered that a large expanse of a musician's brain "shuts off" while improvising music. This ScienCentral News video explores a note-worthy study of the human brain. Your Brain On Jazz: Full Story
Some are calling it a revolution in manufacturing technology. But, will nanotechnology be a "green" industry? It's a question that some scientists are saying needs to be answered now, before nano-tech goes big-time. This ScienCentral News video has more. Green Nanotechnology: Full Story
As any parent knows, teens love texting. Now one doctor hopes to turn that habit into improved medical care. As this ScienCentral video explains, a new waiting room gadget may be the way to get reluctant teens to communicate with their doctors. Waiting Room Gadget: Full Story
We’ve all heard of fingerprints solving crimes, but how about "bite" prints? The technique has been around for a while, but hasn’t always been reliable. Now there’s a new approach to tackling bite mark evidence. Bite Mark Evidence: Full Story
It may be the closest known thing to a cure for type 2 diabetes: gastric bypass surgery, currently done only for major weight loss. But one surgeon hopes to prove that a similar surgery could help non-obese diabetics. Meet a diabetes patient who’s determined to have the surgery. Diabetes Surgery: Full Story
Yoji Totsuka, the world's leading physicist on elementary particles, died July 10th after a long struggle with cancer. He was 66. Remembering Yoji Totsuka: Full Story
Scientists are trying out a new tool to determine what triggers asthma attacks, especially in children. Engineers have created a vest full of air sampling equipment that monitors and records what's in the air. Asthma Vest: Full Story
Using carbon dioxide as an ingredient in plastics could help reduce the use of fossil fuels, and be another market for waste CO2. A Cornell chemist has started up a company that’s now making plastics containing up to 50 percent CO2. Greener Plastics: Full Story
Trying to cut calories at that fourth-of-July barbecue? Diet foods and drinks may not be the answer. New research shows foods with no calories just aren’t as satisfying. Diet Food Backfire: Full Story
Worried about how much water you use, but love your healthy-looking yard? New research into how plants conserve water may help scientists to engineer a less thirsty lawn. No Water Grass: Full Story
