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Science champs

By Helen Fields / November 4, 2012

Raymond Gilmartin (at white board) took home the top prize at this year’s Broadcom MASTERS for his project investigating car spoilers. Credit: SSP

Young scientists focus their research on real-world problems

Posted in Young Scientists | Tagged acoustics, Anna Lou, antenna, bait, Bill Wallace, Blokus, Broadcom MASTERS, David Li, feature, fuel efficiency, Georgetown Day School, groundwater, Jessika Baral, LED, light emitting diodes, Marconi/Samueli award, Maria Elena Grimmett, middle school, optics, Paige Gentry, parabola, peripheral vision, rabies, Raymond Gilmartin, sails, science competition, science fair, spoiler, Stephanie Lemnios, tannins, topstories, vaccines, vision, water pollution, Will Monts, wireless

Surprising rabies resistance

By Stephen Ornes / August 16, 2012

Vampire bats can carry the deadly rabies virus and transmit it to humans through bites. Credit: Daniel Streicker

Amazon villagers survive deadly disease carried by vampire bats

Posted in Body & Health | Tagged Amazon, Amy Gilbert, Carol Glaser, CDC, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, disease, epidemic, getinvolved, Peru, rabies, tropical disease, vampire bat, virus