Science Spotlights

Smart Moves: Daniel Wolpert, Motor Control and the Brain

Feb 20, 2010

Whether engaged in a chess game or something less obvious, the brain is constantly thinking. Daniel Wolpert, a professor of engineering at the University of Cambridge and a leading researcher on human motor control, admits that a game of chess is an excellent demonstration of the brain at work; however, if you focus more on our ability to move the pieces, you’ll see something else extraordinary.

Using Nanoscale Technologies to Understand and Replicate the Human Brain

Feb 20, 2010

Recently, neuroscientist and KIBM Co-Director Nicholas Spitzer led a conversation with two nanoscience pioneers – Stanford University's Kwabena Boahen and Harvard University's Hongkun Parkthree renowned researchers on how their once diverging disciplines are merged.

Colorado Bound: The Pierre Auger Project

Feb 20, 2010

In southeastern Colorado, a land better known for crops and livestock may soon host the world's largest astrophysical detector. If an international consortium of scientists gets a green light from funding agencies, it will build an array for detecting cosmic rays.

Exploring the Energy Frontier

Oct 12, 2009

In an effort to spur the development of new energy-related technology, the federal government has established 46 Energy Frontier Research Centers. Scientists affiliated with the Kavli Prize or Kavli Institutes play leading roles in three of these EFRCs. Located at the California Institute of Technology, Columbia University, and the University of California, Santa Barbara, here is a look at these researchers and their centers.