Scientific American is a popular science magazine, published (first weekly and later monthly) since August 28, 1845, making it one of the oldest continuously published magazines in the United States. It brings articles about new and innovative research to the amateur and lay audience.
The issue of August 2008 features :
- Quantum Computing with Ions -Researchers are taking the first steps toward building ultrapowerful computers that use individual atoms to perform calculations - By Christopher R. Monroe and David J. Wineland\
- Magnifying Taste: New Chemicals Trick the Brain into Eating Less -Compounds that enhance the sweet and salty flavors of foods could combat obesity and heart disease - By Melinda Wenner
- Self-Cleaning Materials: Lotus Leaf-Inspired Nanotechnology - The lotus plant's magnificent ability to repel dirt has inspired a range of self-cleaning and antibacterial technologies that may also help control microfluidic "lab-on-a-chip" devices - By Peter Forbes
- Bracing the Satellite Infrastructure for a Solar Superstorm - A recurrence of the 1859 solar superstorm would be a cosmic Katrina, causing billions of dollars of damage to satellites, power grids and radio communications -By Sten F. Odenwald and James L. Green
- Facing the fresh water crisis - As demand for freshwater soars, planetary supplies are becoming unpredictable. Existing technologies could avert a global water crisis, but they must be implemented soon - By Peter Rogers
- Why Migraines Strike - Biologists finally are unraveling the medical mysteries of migraine, from aura to pain -By David W. Dodick and J. Jay Gargus
- Is China's Pollution Poisoning Its Children? - Epidemiologists find molecular clues to air pollution's impact on youngsters - By Dan Fagin
Click here to download a pdf of the sample copy of this great magazine. Please review it and if you like it, then please buy it or lend out from a library.
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