C O N T E N T S

INTRODUCTION BY CHARLES V. SHANK

PHYSICS AND COSMOLOGY

THE FATE OF THE UNIVERSE

MAGNETIC ATTRACTION

INTO THE HEART OF A NEUTRON STAR

LlFE SCIENCES

COAXING SECRETS FROM A CELL

BREAST CANCER: REVERSING THE PROCESS

THE GENETICS OF DOWN SYNDROME

ADVANCED LIGHT SOURCE

SHORTER WAVES FOR DENSER CHIPS

BEAMING IN ON CELL STRUCTURE

MATERIALS AND CHEMISTRY

IMAGES FROM WITHIN

SIGNALS FROM THE FAR REACHES OF SPACE

ELECTRONS AT THE INTERFACE

COMPUTING SCIENCES

A FLAW IN THE LAW

ZOOMING IN ON DATA

ENERGY AND EARTH SCIENCES

SAFE STORAGE

IF IT LEAKS LIKE A DUCT . . . (SEAL IT!)

LIVING ON THE FAULT LINE

ABOUT THE LAB

ABOUT THE LAB

FUNDING AND STAFFING

CREDITS