Vive Madame Curie !

Read a Smithsonian Magazine article on Marie Curie's passion for science, despite the barriers she faced because she was a woman.

A new play, Radiance: The Passion of Marie Curie, written by the actor and director Alan Alda, debuts November 9, 2011. Read his interview.

Walk in the shoes of... paraplegics!

Test pilot Fernanda Castelo
Photo courtesy of Ekso Bionics

Could science and technology help paraplegics, such as the woman in the photo, walk? Watch this incredible story.

For more on the robotic exoskeletons, visit the website of the company that makes them: Ekso Bionics.

The company was co-founded by an engineer, Russ Angold, who is now its Chief Technical Officer.

See the future of bionics.