Scientific American Volume 312, Issue 5

Scientific American Magazine

Features

The Search for a New Machine
With the end of Moore's law in sight, chip manufacturers are spending billions to develop novel computing technologies
John Pavlus| May 1, 2015|

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Computing after Moore’s Law [Slide Show]

Computing after Moore’s Law
Waves of Destruction
Towering seas can smash sea ice, with far-flung effects on climate and nature
Mark Harris| May 1, 2015|

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Arctic Waves Pound Vanishing Ice [Video]
The Glue That Binds Us
Physicists have known for decades that particles called gluons keep protons and neutrons intact—and thereby hold the universe together. Yet the details of how gluons function remain surprisingly mysterious
Rolf Ent, Thomas Ullrich and Raju Venugopalan| May 1, 2015|

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Subatomic Particles over Time: Graphics from the Archive, 1952 to 2015
Rise of the Tyrannosaurs
New fossils put T. rex in its place
Stephen Brusatte| May 1, 2015|

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Meet the New Tyrannosaurs [Video]
Cellular Small Talk
Neighboring cells exchange molecular information through channels that directly connect them. Disruption of this signaling system can lead to disorders ranging from hearing loss to heart disease
Dale W. Laird, Paul D. Lampe and Ross G. Johnson| May 1, 2015|

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Watch Information Flow between Neighboring Cells [Video and Animation]
Lifting the Curse of Alzheimer's
A cluster of families in Colombia who carry a rare genetic mutation that causes the disease have become a focus of the search for a treatment
Gary Stix| May 1, 2015|

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Treating Alzheimer’s before It Happens
Night Watch
A satellite sensor that can see in the dark is revealing new information for meteorologists, firefighters, search teams and researchers worldwide
Steven D. Miller| May 1, 2015|

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Satellite Sensor Reveals Earth’s Nocturnal Secrets