Science News for Kids » Massachusetts Institute of Technology http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org Publication of the Society for Science & the Public Sat, 15 Jun 2013 13:07:38 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 A switch for a living computer http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/2013/04/scientists-build-a-transistor-from-dna/ http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/2013/04/scientists-build-a-transistor-from-dna/#comments Fri, 19 Apr 2013 17:38:51 +0000 Stephen Ornes http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/?p=16600 Scientists used DNA to build biological switches called transcriptors, which act like transistors found on computer chips. Credit: iStockphoto

Scientists build a transistor from DNA]]> Scientists used DNA to build biological switches called transcriptors, which act like transistors found on computer chips. Credit: iStockphoto

Scientists build a transistor from DNA]]> http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/2013/04/scientists-build-a-transistor-from-dna/feed/ 0 Out-of-this-world atmospheres http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/2013/03/light-from-a-distant-giant-world-hr-8799c-offers-clues-to-the-gases-in-its-atmosphere/ http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/2013/03/light-from-a-distant-giant-world-hr-8799c-offers-clues-to-the-gases-in-its-atmosphere/#comments Fri, 29 Mar 2013 15:14:46 +0000 Stephen Ornes http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/?p=16202 This illustration depicts the planet HR 8799c (foreground) orbiting its star. Two other planets in the system can also be seen in the drawing. Credit: Image courtesy of Dunlap Institute for Astronomy & Astrophysics; Mediafarm

Light from a distant, giant world offers clues to the gases in its atmosphere]]> This illustration depicts the planet HR 8799c (foreground) orbiting its star. Two other planets in the system can also be seen in the drawing. Credit: Image courtesy of Dunlap Institute for Astronomy & Astrophysics; Mediafarm

Light from a distant, giant world offers clues to the gases in its atmosphere]]> http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/2013/03/light-from-a-distant-giant-world-hr-8799c-offers-clues-to-the-gases-in-its-atmosphere/feed/ 0 Teens win big for their research http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/2013/03/teens-win-big-for-their-research/ http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/2013/03/teens-win-big-for-their-research/#comments Wed, 13 Mar 2013 22:23:14 +0000 Meghan Rosen http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/?p=15981 Jonah Kallenbach (left) and Adam Joseph Bowman (right) join first place winner Sara Volz, to round out the top three places in the competition. Credit: Chris Ayers Photography/SSP

2013 Intel Science Talent Search awards teens for science projects ]]> Jonah Kallenbach (left) and Adam Joseph Bowman (right) join first place winner Sara Volz, to round out the top three places in the competition. Credit: Chris Ayers Photography/SSP

2013 Intel Science Talent Search awards teens for science projects ]]> http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/2013/03/teens-win-big-for-their-research/feed/ 0 Airports that speed germs’ spread http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/2012/08/airports-that-speed-germs-spread/ http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/2012/08/airports-that-speed-germs-spread/#comments Mon, 13 Aug 2012 19:51:27 +0000 Stephen Ornes http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/?p=13541 A computer simulation of a disease outbreak shows that airports like those in New York City and Los Angeles would help spread germs. Credit: Christos Nicolaides/MIT

Scientists identify which U.S airports are able to spread disease most effectively ]]> A computer simulation of a disease outbreak shows that airports like those in New York City and Los Angeles would help spread germs. Credit: Christos Nicolaides/MIT

Scientists identify which U.S airports are able to spread disease most effectively ]]> http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/2012/08/airports-that-speed-germs-spread/feed/ 0