rik@ucla-cs.UUCP (01/23/85)
%A R.L. Wesson
%A R.E. Wallace
%T Predicting the Next Great Eartquake in California
%J Scientific American
%V 252
%N 2
%D February 1985
%P 35-43
%Z The probability in the next 30 years exceeds 50 percent.
%A J.E. Donelson
%A M.J. Turner
%T How the Trypanosome Changes Its Coat
%J Scientific American
%V 252
%N 2
%D February 1985
%P 44-51
%Z By shedding its protein coat this parasite successfully evades the
host's immune system.
%A B.E. Schaefer
%T Gamma-Ray Bursters
%J Scientific American
%V 252
%N 2
%D February 1985
%P 52-58
%Z They may be observed at any time in any part of the sky; several
possible mechanisms are proposed
%A B.H. Lavenda
%T Brownian Motion
%J Scientific American
%V 252
%N 2
%D February 1985
%P 70-85
%Z This engaging phenomenon has inspired some of the most powerful
concepts of contemporary physics.
%A T.H. Clutton-Brock
%T Reproductive Success in Red Deer
%J Scientific American
%V 252
%N 2
%D February 1985
%P 86-92
%Z Surprising insights are achieved concerning why some deer reproduce
successfully and others do not.
%A E. Brookner
%T Phased-Array Radars
%J Scientific American
%V 252
%N 2
%D February 1985
%P 94-102
%Z They can track hundreds of objects, switching from one to another in
a few millionths of a second.
%A G.E. Loeb
%T The Functional Replacement of the Ear
%J Scientific American
%V 252
%N 2
%D February 1985
%P 104-111
%Z An implanted prosthesis promises to bring useful hearing to patients
with sensorineural deafness.
%A O.D. Sherby
%A J. Wadsworth
%T Damascus Steels
%J Scientific American
%V 252
%N 2
%D February 1985
%P 112-120
%Z Medieval forging methods may make possible the modern mass production
of ultrahigh-carbon steels.
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Rik Verstraete.
ARPA: rik@UCLA-CS.ARPA
UUCP: ...!{cepu,ihnp4,trwspp,ucbvax}!ucla-cs!rikrik@ucla-cs.UUCP (05/23/85)
%A Wassily Leontief %T The Choice of Technology %J Scientific American %V 252 %N 6 %D June 1985 %P 37-45 %X Managers have a powerful new analytical method for making investment decisions about technology. %A Richard L. Edelson %A Joseph M. Fink %T The Immunologic Function of Skin %J Scientific American %V 252 %N 6 %D June 1985 %P 46-53 %X There are specialized cells in the epidermis that present foreign antigens to lymphocytes in the skin. %A J.M. LoSecco %A Frederick Reines %A Daniel Sinclair %T The Search for Proton Decay %J Scientific American %V 252 %N 6 %D June 1985 %P 54-62 %X Is matter immortal? Theory says it is not, but so far no protons have been seen to decay. %A Ivan R. King %T Globular Clusters %J Scientific American %V 252 %N 6 %D June 1985 %P 78-88 %X Dense throngs of ancient stars, they tell much about stellar evolution and the history of the universe. %A A.G. Cairns-Smith %T The First Organisms %J Scientific American %V 252 %N 6 %D June 1985 %P 90-100 %X Not primordial soup but clay, it is argued, provided the fundamental materials from which life came. %A Michael P. Ghiglieri %T The Social Ecology of Chimpanzees %J Scientific American %V 252 %N 6 %D June 1985 %P 102-113 %X A uniquely flexible social order enables chimp society to adjust to changes in the abundance of food. %A A. Trevor Hodge %T Siphons in Roman Aqueducts %J Scientific American %V 252 %N 6 %D June 1985 %P 114-119 %X The siphon formed a key element in the water-supply systems that made Roman urbanization possible. %A Walter Tape %T The Topology of Mirages %J Scientific American %V 252 %N 6 %D June 1985 %P 120-129 %X The distortions that create mirages can be analyzed topologically, without reference to atmospherics.