Orienting Flow in Carbon Nanotubes September 02, 2008 | User rating: 4.8 / 5 after 23 vote(s)
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Carbon nanotubes provide some of the most interesting possibilities for future technology. One of the more intriguing possibilities – with a variety of practical applications – is using carbon nanotubes for ... | |
New comet discovered by Swiss amateur astronomer: report August 31, 2008 | User rating: 4.8 / 5 after 9 vote(s)
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A Swiss amateur astronomer has discovered a new comet from an observatory in the western Jura district, the ATS news agency said Saturday. | |
 Fatal protein interactions may explain neurological diseases September 04, 2008 | User rating: 4.8 / 5 after 18 vote(s)
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In a collaborative study at the University of California, San Diego, investigators from neurosciences, chemistry and medicine, as well as the San Diego Supercomputer Center (SDSC) have investigated how proteins ... | |
Scientists identify genetic link that may neutralize HIV September 04, 2008 | User rating: 4.8 / 5 after 18 vote(s)
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Scientists from the Gladstone Institute of Virology and Immunology (GIVI) and the National Institutes of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) have identified a gene that may influence the production of antibodies that ... | |
Thumbs up -- a tiny ancestral remnant lends developmental edge to humans September 04, 2008 | User rating: 4.8 / 5 after 13 vote(s)
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Subtle genetic changes that confer an evolutionary advantage upon a species, such as the dexterity characteristic of the human hand, while difficult to detect and even harder to reproduce in a model system, have nevertheless ... | |
Loneliness undermines health as well as mental well-being September 03, 2008 | User rating: 4.8 / 5 after 12 vote(s)
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Feeling connected to others is vital to a person's mental well-being, as well as physical health, research at the University of Chicago shows. | |
New nano device detects immune system cell signaling September 03, 2008 | User rating: 4.8 / 5 after 8 vote(s)
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Scientists have detected previously unnoticed chemical signals that individual cells in the immune system use to communicate with each other over short distances. | |
 DNA shows that last woolly mammoths had North American roots September 04, 2008 | User rating: 4.8 / 5 after 8 vote(s)
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In a surprising reversal of conventional wisdom, a DNA-based study has revealed that the last of the woolly mammoths—which lived between 40,000 and 4,000 years ago—had roots that were exclusively North American. | |
 Robot Scout: Fly Me (Safely) to the Moon 6 hours ago | User rating: 4.8 / 5 after 8 vote(s)
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The first attempt to land humans on the moon -- Apollo 11 -- was a triumph that almost ended in disaster. At just 400 feet from the lunar surface, with only about a minute's worth of fuel remaining, astronauts ... | |
Pill that boosts productivity gaining favor, raising concerns among medical ethicists 3 hours ago | User rating: 4.8 / 5 after 12 vote(s)
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In a place like Silicon Valley, where career prospects often hinge on a person's intelligence and ability to work hellishly long hours, "brain doping" probably was inevitable. | |
 Switchable bio-adhesion September 01, 2008 | User rating: 4.7 / 5 after 11 vote(s)
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Researchers have developed a new type of property-changing polymer: It is water-repellent at 37°C, which makes it an ideal culture substrate for biological cells. At room temperature it attracts ... | |
Landmark study opens door to new cancer, aging treatments August 31, 2008 | User rating: 4.7 / 5 after 21 vote(s)
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Researchers at The Wistar Institute have deciphered the structure of the active region of telomerase, an enzyme that plays a major role in the development of nearly all human cancers. The landmark achievement opens the door ... | |
The first autism disease genes September 01, 2008 | User rating: 4.7 / 5 after 7 vote(s)
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The autistic disorder was first described, more than sixty years ago, by Dr. Leo Kanner of the Johns Hopkins Hospital (USA), who created the new label 'early infantile autism'. At the same time an Austrian scientist, Dr. ... | |
 Understanding the science of solar-based energy: more researchers are better than one September 02, 2008 | User rating: 4.7 / 5 after 7 vote(s)
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View a video of MIT scientists explaining how they recently discovered a catalyst that produces oxygen gas from water. | |
Wolves would rather eat salmon September 02, 2008 | User rating: 4.7 / 5 after 10 vote(s)
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Although most people imagine wolves chasing deer and other hoofed animals, new research suggests that, when they can, wolves actually prefer fishing to hunting. The study, published today in the open access journal BMC ... | |
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