Experts look at future of volcanology

The experts look ahead

The future of integrated electronics is the future of electronics itself. The advantages of integration will bring about a proliferation of electronics, pushing this science into many new areas. Integrated circuits will lead to such wonders as home computers—or at least terminals connected to a central computer—automatic controls for automobiles, and personal portable communications equipment. ...

Bioterrorism. New look at old data irks smallpox-eradication experts.

1 8 8 1 9 2 1 9 3 Melding old and new Creating a new image Street smarts F o c u s Image not available for online use. For the past 9 months, Yale University mathematician Edward Kaplan has been a thorn in the side of architects of the U.S. bioterrorism policy, arguing that they are placing too much faith in a strategy called ring vaccination to contain a smallpox epidemic. Now, Kaplan has publ...

Osteoporosis: A Look at the Future

Preface a Look at the Future of Macromolecular Structure Determination

itself? Here, we'll gaze into our crystal ball at the future of just one discipline, macromolecular crystallography, and make some guesses as to how the discipline will evolve during our lifetimes. In the past few decades, macromolecular crystallographers have improved and streamlined all of the steps of solving structures-from cloning, purification, and crystallization, to phasing and refineme...

The apothecary’s return? A brief look at pharmacy’s future

centred primarily on the correct preparation and safe supply of medicines. However, during the course of the 20th century, and in particular in the 50 years since the introduction of the NHS and its counterparts in North America and Europe, the profession’s part in making medicines was for the most part lost to the pharmaceutical industry. Present developments in healthcare delivery and compute...