Physical Sciences and Mathematics

Frustrated by frequently losing battery power in your laptop computer, digital camera, or portable music player? Take heart. A better source of "juice" is in the works. --by Joe Caspermeyer

Long used in spas as a beauty treatment, French green clay may have more power than people realize. ASU researchers are studying the antibacterial properties of this clay in the hopes that it may be used to heal as well as beautify. Here is some more dirt on the stuff we call clay. --by Margaret Coulombe

What do cancer clusters and galaxy clusters have in common? Quite a bit, it turns out. Astronomer Rogier Windhorst has discovered that software he uses to analyze telescopic images can also be used to effectively detect cancer cells and early signs of diabetes. --by Skip Derra

Rogier Windhorst has spent his entire career thinking big. He has to. He is an astrophysicist. He uses the most advanced telescope systems ever developed to peer into deep space, and essentially back in time. --by Skip Derra

What caused the mysterious dark spots, fan-like markings, and spider-shaped features on the icecap at the Martian south pole?

Clay has been associated with home cures since Roman times. But there have been very few scientific studies to investigate such claims--until now. Researchers at ASU have found that French green clay can kill pathogenic bacteria. --by Margaret Coulombe

Photosynthesis may hold the key to curing humans of their addiction to oil and other fossil fuels. --by Diane Boudreau