December 12, 2002

Building circuits measured in molecules Doctoral student Yu Huang won a national inventor's prize for her work, which was cited as "breakthrough of the year" in 2001 by Science Magazine. Huang's research represents another step along the research fast track to increasing miniaturization. (Staff photo by Stephanie Mitchell) Full story

HARVARD GAZETTE ARCHIVES

Researchers debate origin of language
Do monkeys have anything interesting to say?

Matthew Shair imitates, improves on nature
"We're interested in making things that have new biological and chemical properties"

Building circuits measured in molecules
Doctoral student Yu Huang goes with the flow and wins national inventor's prize

Hormone replacement therapy may lower degenerative eye disease risk in postmenopausal women
50 percent less likely to develop blinding disease, research finds

Chlamydia pneumoniae may contribute to heart attacks, strokes
Bug that causes "walking pneumonia" may contribute to hardening of arteries and its complications

Risk of stroke from obesity is now measurable
Gaining 6 to 7 pounds can potentially increase stroke risk in men by 6 percent