NIH's Shaky Baltimore Building

The National Institutes of Health has begun spending more than $1 million a month in rent on its brand-new $250 million Biomedical Research Center in southeast Baltimore, the Baltimore Sun reports. But some of the scientists who are supposed to be working there haven't moved in yet, because the facility suffers from a vibration problem. The shakiness is well within industry standards, but presents a potential problem for researchers using super-sensitive scientific equipment. NIH has spent a decade planning to build the facility and getting permission for the unusual leasing arrangement.