White blood cell test fits in a suitcase
CALTECH (US) — A new portable device to count white blood cells needs less than a pinprick’s worth of blood and takes just minutes to run. Continue…
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Top Stories - Mar 12, 2013 8:32 - 1 Comment
Electronic chips self-heal after laser blast
CALTECH (US) — Imagine if the chips in your phone or computer could fix themselves almost instantly from problems such as battery power loss and transistor failure. (more…)
Science & Technology - Dec 21, 2012 15:11 - 0 Comments
Protein engineers unlock catalyst’s options
CALTECH / UNC-CHAPEL HILL (US) — New biocatalysts can be used to make natural products—such as hormones, pheromones, and insecticides—as well as pharmaceutical drugs, like antibiotics, in a “greener” way. (more…)
Science & Technology - Dec 12, 2012 17:59 - 0 Comments
Chip could turn smartphones into bomb sensors
CALTECH (US) — Engineers have built tiny terahertz chips that could one day be incorporated into handheld devices that scan for explosives. (more…)
Science & Technology - Nov 19, 2012 17:27 - 0 Comments
Why radiation doesn’t damage these materials
CALTECH (US) — Experts say they are unlocking the secrets of materials that are radiation-damage tolerant. (more…)
Science & Technology - Oct 22, 2012 9:49 - 0 Comments
‘Motion detector’ shrinks to microscale
CALTECH / U. ROCHESTER (US) — A new class of microsensors could be used in consumer electronics, as well as oil and gas exploration and biomedical situations in which more traditional sensors can’t operate. (more…)
Top Stories - Aug 6, 2012 8:53 - 2 Comments
Parked on Mars: What’s next for Curiosity?
CALTECH (US) — The “seven minutes of terror” are over for the Mars rover, which touched down successfully on the red planet on Sunday night. (more…)
Science & Technology - Jul 31, 2012 14:28 - 9 Comments
Countdown to Curiosity’s 7 minutes of terror
CALTECH (US) — NASA’s rover Curiosity is expected to touch down on Mars at 10:31 p.m. (PDT) on Sunday, August 5. Here are some facts about the landing and mission. (more…)
Earth & Environment - Jul 23, 2012 13:05 - 1 Comment
Sumatra quake was unusual, data show
CALTECH (US) — Details from the first high-resolution observations of the magnitude-8.6 earthquake that shook Sumatra on April 11, 2012, suggest the quake was unusually complex. (more…)
Science & Technology - Jul 18, 2012 11:18 - 0 Comments
Simulations reveal signature of exploding stars
CALTECH (US) — Researchers have found via computer simulation what they believe will be an unmistakable signature of a feature of a supernova. (more…)
Top Stories - Jul 18, 2012 9:33 - 7 Comments
Study: Immune system has role in autism
CALTECH (US) — Specific changes in an overactive immune system can indeed contribute to autism-like behaviors in mice, new research shows. (more…)
Science & Technology - Jul 9, 2012 16:50 - 1 Comment
Catalysts could lead to greener chemicals
CALTECH (US) — A new class of catalysts will make it possible to synthesize a wide range of chemicals— from pharmaceuticals to insect pheromones—using environmentally friendly methods. (more…)
Science & Technology - Jun 28, 2012 10:14 - 0 Comments
Watch virus shoot DNA into E. coli cell
CALTECH (US) — Scientists for the first time have watched viruses transfer DNA into bacteria and measured the rate of infection. (more…)
Earth & Environment - May 4, 2012 14:02 - 0 Comments
In the tropics, stalagmites tell climate story
CALTECH (US) — Researchers are using stalagmites to reconstruct a history of the climate in the tropics throughout the late Pleistocene era. (more…)
Top Stories - Apr 13, 2012 9:18 - 0 Comments
To uncover stem cell fates, pinpoint genes
CALTECH (US) — New research traces the steps by which stem cells become T cells—key components of the immune system that help destroy invading pathogens. (more…)
Earth & Environment - Apr 11, 2012 10:46 - 1 Comment
Icy tropics triggered mass extinction
CALTECH (US) — The second-largest mass extinction in Earth’s history coincided with a short but intense ice age during which enormous glaciers grew and sea levels dropped. (more…)
Top Stories - Feb 27, 2012 12:02 - 0 Comments
Armed with poison daggers, bacteria attack
CALTECH (US) — Some bacteria appear to attack other bacteria by shooting spring-loaded poison molecular daggers. (more…)
Top Stories - Feb 1, 2012 11:36 - 6 Comments
When ranked, ‘stable’ IQ scores drop
CALTECH (US) — Our cognitive abilities suffer when we feel that we are being ranked, such as in the classroom or at work, new research shows. (more…)
Top Stories - Dec 9, 2011 11:26 - 7 Comments
Snowflake science: Why so thin and flat?
CALTECH (US) — New research from “snowflake guru” Kenneth Libbrecht sheds light on the mystery of why “stellar” snowflakes wind up so thin and flat. (more…)
