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Henry Markram has become famous as the creator of the world's most expensive brain simulation, but neuroscientists know him best for his pioneering experiments on synapses.

A group of sociology professors think that start-up rates could be linked to health and fitness of a community. Experts agree that small businesses are good for the economy. But can they actually improve people's health

Researchers have been investigating the connection between fifth century Himalayan instruments used in religious ceremonies and modern physics.

Described in the March 10 issue of Nature, the NIST experiments created strong interactions between microwave light oscillating 7.5 billion times per second and a "micro drum" vibrating at radio frequencies 11 million times per second. Compared to previously reported experiments combining microscopic machines and electromagnetic radiation, the rate of energy exchange in the NIST device -- the "coupling" that reflects the strength of the connection -- is much stronger, the mechanical vibrations last longer, and the apparatus is much easier to make.