KNOXVILLE, Tenn. - King Arthur had his holy grail. Witek Nazarewicz has his "magic nuclei." Nazarewicz is a theoretical physicist in search of elements with atoms that are stable yet jam-packed with protons and neutrons in their nuclei. Because of their potential atomic weight, they're called "the super heavies." In his quest for them, Nazarewicz, of Oak Ridge National Laboratory and the University of Tennessee, has taken a major step forward. He may have helped identify a new element to be added to the periodic table: No. 114, for the record, called "ununquadrium" for now.....READ

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. - Surgically treating Walter "Al" Floyd's tremor caused by Parkinson's disease took the skills of a neurosurgeon using some of medicine's most high-tech tools with the precision of a diamond cutter. It also required the patient's help. Floyd had to be awake while Dr. Richard Boyer inserted a probe deep in his brain. After almost five hours of searching for the optimal response, Boyer knew he'd found it when Floyd extended a steady arm on command. It was a sight the awed patient had waited years to see.....READ

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. - In describing the need to be able to test intelligence without using words, Dr. R. Steve McCallum refers to the familiar notion of America as a melting pot. In describing the nonverbal IQ test McCallum has coauthored, an official with the test's publishing company uses words like "breakthrough" and "an industry standard." McCallum says development of the test was spurred by the fact America's melting pot is bubbling with more diversity than ever, with one notable effect spilling into schools. Dozens of different languages - as many as 200 in Chicago schools - are being spoken by America's schoolchildren.....READ