Evolving designer ecosystem sheds light on unintended consequences September 03, 2008 | User rating: 4.6 / 5 after 7 vote(s)
| No comments yet
Amidst the semi-arid stretches of Phoenix, a visitor might blink twice at the sight of a sailboat cutting across the horizon. Tempe Town Lake, on the northern edge of Arizona State University (ASU), is just one of a multitude ... | |
Action as a goal may be too broad, new research suggests September 04, 2008 | User rating: 4.6 / 5 after 9 vote(s)
| User comments: 1
A series of experiments conducted by researchers at the University of Illinois suggest that society's emphasis on action over inaction may lead to unforeseen consequences. | |
 Team studies how new helium ion microscope measures up September 04, 2008 | User rating: 4.6 / 5 after 9 vote(s)
| User comments: 1
Just as test pilots push planes to explore their limits, researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology are probing the newest microscope technology to further improve measurement accuracy ... | |
Cell division study resolves 50-year-old-debate, may aid cancer research September 03, 2008 | User rating: 4.5 / 5 after 26 vote(s)
| User comments: 2
A new study at Oregon State University has finally resolved a controversy that cellular biologists have been arguing over for nearly 50 years, with findings that may aid research on everything from birth defects and genetic ... | |
 New probe could aid quantum computing September 03, 2008 | User rating: 4.5 / 5 after 26 vote(s)
| No comments yet
(PhysOrg.com) -- MIT researchers may have found a way to overcome a key barrier to the advent of super-fast quantum computers, which could be powerful tools for applications such as code breaking. Ever since ... | |
 Giant Furnace Opens to Reveal 'Perfect' LSST Mirror Blank September 02, 2008 | User rating: 4.5 / 5 after 19 vote(s)
| User comments: 1
(PhysOrg.com) -- The single-piece primary and tertiary mirror blank cast for the LSST is "perfect", say project astronomers and engineers. | |
 Methane gas oozing up from Siberian seabed: Swedish researcher August 30, 2008 | User rating: 4.5 / 5 after 27 vote(s)
| User comments: 4
Methane, a potent greenhouse gas, is leaking from the permafrost under the Siberian seabed, a researcher on an international expedition in the region told Swedish daily Dagens Nyheter on Saturday. | |
 Splitters and Lumpers: why planet Earth needs taxonomists August 31, 2008 | User rating: 4.5 / 5 after 6 vote(s)
| No comments yet
Among biological scientists, they are the true nomenklatura, a small and far-flung tribe dedicated to the coherent naming of all living things, past and present. | |
 A 'lab on a chip' to improve success of in vitro fertilization September 01, 2008 | User rating: 4.5 / 5 after 6 vote(s)
| No comments yet
In a finding that could boost the success rate of in vitro fertilization (IVF), researchers report development of a tiny "lab on a chip" to evaluate the fitness of embryos harvested for transfer. A report ... | |
Study finds B-vitamin deficiency may cause vascular cognitive impairment September 02, 2008 | User rating: 4.5 / 5 after 6 vote(s)
| No comments yet
A deficiency of B-vitamins may cause vascular cognitive impairment, according to a new study. Researchers at the Jean Mayer USDA Human Nutrition Research Center on Aging (HNRCA) at Tufts University used an experimental model ... | |
Complex ocean behavior studied with 'artificial upwelling' September 02, 2008 | User rating: 4.5 / 5 after 8 vote(s)
| User comments: 4
A team of scientists is studying the complex ocean upwelling process by mimicking nature – pumping cold, nutrient-rich water from deep within the Pacific Ocean and releasing it into surface waters near Hawaii that lack the ... | |
 Analysis Begins on Deepest Martian Soil Sample September 02, 2008 | User rating: 4.5 / 5 after 6 vote(s)
| No comments yet
(PhysOrg.com) -- Scientists have begun to analyze a sample of soil delivered to NASA's Phoenix Mars Lander's wet chemistry experiment from the deepest trench dug so far in the Martian arctic plains. Phoenix ... | |
Structure of key epigenetics component identified September 03, 2008 | User rating: 4.5 / 5 after 10 vote(s)
| No comments yet
Scientists from the Structural Genomics Consortium (SGC) have determined the 3D structure of a key protein component involved in enabling "epigenetic code" to be copied accurately from cell to cell. | |
 Smoke smudges Mexico City's air, chemists identify sources September 03, 2008 | User rating: 4.5 / 5 after 6 vote(s)
| No comments yet
Mexico City once topped lists of places with the worst air pollution in the world. Although efforts to curb emissions have improved the situation, tiny particles called aerosols still clog the air. Now, atmospheric ... | |
 Sims creator's long-awaited 'playing god' game hits stores 12 hours ago | User rating: 4.5 / 5 after 8 vote(s)
| User comments: 1
"Spore", the eagerly-awaited computer game five years in the making allowing people to play God by re-creating the universe, hits stores worldwide this week. | |
PhysOrg Video
- Black Cabs Hits the Streets of Shanghai - video , September 4
- Tech Test: Google Chrome Lacks Polish - video , September 4
- CHEF'S CORNER: RECIPE DECK - video , September 4
- EAT SMART -- WORK BETTER - video , September 4
- DASH DIET FOR LOWER BLOOD PRESSURE - video , September 4
- CLEAN AND GREEN? - video , September 4
- PhysOrg Video »
Most popular stories
-
Scientists discover why flies are so hard to swat,
August 28, 2008
-
Gait may be associated with orgasmic ability,
September 04, 2008
-
Study says eyes evolved for X-Ray vision,
August 28, 2008
-
Closest Look Ever at the Edge of a Black Hole,
September 03, 2008
-
Why Strawberry Jam is More Regulated than Cigarettes,
August 29, 2008
- Most popular »
News Pix
-
The Anthe Arc,
3 hours ago
-
DNA shows that last woolly mammoths had North American roots,
September 04, 2008
-
Nanodroplets,
September 03, 2008
-
Closest Look Ever at the Edge of a Black Hole,
September 03, 2008
- More news pix »
PhysOrg Forum
Video
Editorials
Free Magazines
Free White Papers
PhysOrg Jobs
Newsletter
Goto Archive
Suggest a story idea
Send feedback
