Nobel Intent - Ars Technica
Children who have trouble reading well are at a major disadvantage in school and beyond; reading comprehension is essential for learning in most academic fields. At least some problems with reading seem to come from phonological processing—poor

The Forgotten Ape - Slate
A funny thing is happening to President Bush on his way to confronting the country’s addiction to oil: He’s being one-upped by Republican governors promoting solar power. In his State of the Union address, Bush said he would increase the federal

Berlin Aims to Become Europe’s Capital of Solar Technology - Deutsche Welle
Berlin’s Adlershof district is striving to become the place to be when it comes to solar technology. In Europe’s largest science park, the experiment to merge science and industry is now taking off. Located on the eastern outskirts of Berlin

Novel coatings boost solar cell efficiencies - Engineer Live
Low efficiency and high production costs have always dogged the development of solar cells. Now scientists in Switzerland and the US are tackling these problems with novel coating and sensitising solutions. In collaboration with Satoshi Uchida at the

New research has found that indium helps improve the absorption of essential trace elements - such as copper, manganese, chromium, copper and zinc - in the body, thereby allowing them to perform their functions more efficiently. It has also been shown to have age-related benefits, including improving memory, increasing libido, keeping weight stable and regulating blood sugar levels.