‘Bed-of-nails’ implant deters breast cancer
BROWN (US) — Researchers have developed a breast implant with nanoscale bumps that appear to halt the regrowth of breast cancer cells while attracting healthy ones. Continue…
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First living model of brain tumor in 3-D
BROWN (US) — Scientists have created the first 3-D living tissue model of a brain tumor to analyze the effectiveness of treatments. (more…)
Science & Technology - Jan 25, 2012 14:15 - 1 Comment
Rigid feathers suggest dinosaur could fly
BROWN (US) — Researchers say the winged dinosaurs Archaeopteryx had rigid black feathers, a finding that suggests that they could fly. (more…)
Top Stories - Jan 20, 2012 11:14 - 3 Comments
Diabetes: Device checks saliva, not blood
BROWN (US) — A new technique to measure glucose in saliva could eliminate the need for diabetics to draw blood to check blood sugar levels. (more…)
Earth & Environment - Dec 21, 2011 16:02 - 0 Comments
Method rids water of heavy metals
BROWN (US) — Engineers have developed a system that cleanly and efficiently removes trace heavy metals from water. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Dec 1, 2011 8:06 - 1 Comment
Compound defeats drug-resistant bacteria
BROWN (US) — When drugs are developed to combat infection, bacteria fight back by coming up with a deterrent. A newly developed compound makes the bacteria vulnerable again.
Science & Technology - Nov 29, 2011 18:10 - 0 Comments
Physicists set limit on dark matter mass
BROWN (US) — Physicists have set the strongest limit for the mass of dark matter, the mysterious particles believed to make up nearly a quarter of the universe. (more…)
Science & Technology - Nov 29, 2011 10:12 - 1 Comment
Nano wrinkles create tiny pipes
BROWN (US) — Wrinkles and folds, common in nature, do something unusual at the nanoscale. (more…)
Science & Technology - Oct 27, 2011 11:46 - 1 Comment
Diverse mollusks share family tree
BROWN (US) — Scientists have put together the most comprehensive mollusk evolutionary tree ever compiled, including some organisms thought until recently to be extinct for millions of years. (more…)
Science & Technology - Oct 27, 2011 11:36 - 0 Comments
Permian dieoff: Animals faced brave new world
BROWN (US) — The mass extinction that ended the Permian Period 252 million years ago was disastrous for land-based animals, setting off a boom-and-bust period that lasted for 8 million years. (more…)
Earth & Environment - Oct 18, 2011 10:05 - 1 Comment
Earthquakes: Mega-heat, miniscule space
BROWN U. (US) — In an earthquake, rock surfaces sliding past each other create intense stress and heat—but only in super-small places where the surfaces actually touch. (more…)
Earth & Environment - Oct 11, 2011 12:12 - 0 Comments
How plants roll with climate’s punches
BROWN (US) — The genetic flexibility of some plants to respond to climate change may be what gives them their best chance of survival. (more…)
Earth & Environment - Oct 11, 2011 12:09 - 0 Comments
New view of California’s tectonic plates
BROWN (US) — The highest resolution picture ever obtained of southern California’s lithosphere shows its thickness differs markedly, offering new insight into how rifting shaped the area’s terrain. (more…)
Earth & Environment - Oct 5, 2011 10:00 - 0 Comments
Climate could send animals packing
BROWN (US) — Which animals survive as climate changes may depend on their the ability to adapt to rapid temperature shifts and less-than-optimal conditions as they expand their range. (more…)
Science & Technology - Oct 3, 2011 9:54 - 0 Comments
Mercury flooded by volcanic gush
BROWN (US) — Vast plains around Mercury’s north pole were created more than 3.5 billion years ago by lava flows that covered 6 percent of the planet’s surface—an area that would cover nearly 60 percent of the continental U.S. (more…)
Science & Technology - Sep 30, 2011 13:43 - 0 Comments
Tendons take shock muscles won’t handle
BROWN U. (US) — Tendons in the legs act as shock absorbers, offering protection at the moment of impact with muscles stepping up less than a second later to absorb the remaining energy. (more…)
Science & Technology - Sep 20, 2011 14:02 - 2 Comments
Fatal attraction: Cells ingest nanotubes
BROWN U. (US) — Carbon nanotubes and other long nanomaterials can spell trouble for cells. The reason: Cells mistake them for spheres and try to engulf them. (more…)
Science & Technology - Jul 29, 2011 12:05 - 0 Comments
Bat brain hears target loud and clear
BROWN (US) — Bats can distinguish a target from background clutter by detecting changes in amplitude between different parts of each echo that returns from their sonar blasts. (more…)
Science & Technology - Jun 28, 2011 12:40 - 0 Comments
How we chew: It’s all in the tongue
BROWN (US) — Beginning with early amphibians, mammals and fish took divergent evolutionary paths, using their tongue in different ways to chew and digest their food. (more…)
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