Why pear shape may explain matter vs. antimatter

U. MICHIGAN (US) — The first direct evidence of pear-shaped nuclei in exotic atoms may help explain why the Big Bang created more matter than antimatter. Continue…

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‘Green Pea’ galaxies overflowing with light

U. MICHIGAN (US) — Rare Green Pea galaxies discovered by the general public in 2007 could help confirm understanding of reionization, a pivotal stage in the evolution of the early universe, researchers say. (more…)

Lock in ‘peacock’ color for screen displays

U. MICHIGAN (US) — Engineers trying to mimic the peacocks’ color mechanism for screens have locked in structural color, which is made with texture rather than chemicals. (more…)

Science & Technology - Jan 17, 2013 13:12 - 0 Comments

Coating of air makes liquid bounce off fabric

U. MICHIGAN (US) — A nanoscale coating that’s at least 95 percent air repels liquid and causes it to recoil from treated surfaces. (more…)

Health & Medicine - Dec 27, 2012 13:33 - 1 Comment

Invisible ‘knife’ focuses sound waves to slice

U. MICHIGAN (US) — A lens coated in carbon nanotubes that converts light to sound may eventually lead to an invisible scalpel for noninvasive surgery. (more…)

Science & Technology - Dec 12, 2012 17:58 - 0 Comments

‘Vega’ star may be 200 million years older

U. MICHIGAN (US) — A star astronomers have used as a benchmark to measure other stars’ brightness for thousands of years may be more than 200 million years older than previously thought. (more…)

Science & Technology - Nov 9, 2012 13:12 - 1 Comment

Cat fang fossils reveal overlap with bear dogs

U. MICHIGAN (US) — The fossilized fangs of saber-toothed cats hint at how the extinct mammals shared space and food with other large predators 9 million years ago. (more…)

Health & Medicine - Oct 17, 2012 15:47 - 0 Comments

In Alzheimer’s, protein ‘hole punch’ may kill cells

U. MICHIGAN (US) — Midsized clumps of proteins that prick holes in neurons appear to be particularly toxic to cells, a potential clue to how Alzheimer’s disease progresses. (more…)

Science & Technology - Sep 7, 2012 11:07 - 3 Comments

Chemical-free filter strains oil out of water

U. MICHIGAN (US) — Scientists have created a new smart filter that can separate oil and water using gravity alone, and say it could help clean up environmental oil spills. (more…)

Science & Technology - Aug 6, 2012 15:46 - 0 Comments

Scientists hear ‘scream’ as black hole kills star

U. MICHIGAN (US) — For the first time, astrophysicists have detected the oscillating signal that heralds the last gasps of a star falling victim to a previously dormant supermassive black hole. (more…)

Science & Technology - Jul 10, 2012 14:48 - 0 Comments

Team detects clusters’ dark matter scaffold

U. MICHIGAN (US) — For the first time, scientists have directly detected part of the invisible dark matter skeleton of the universe, where more than half of all matter is believed to reside. (more…)

Science & Technology - Mar 13, 2012 11:18 - 1 Comment

Test strip colors indicate nerve gas threat

U. MICHIGAN (US) — A new litmus-like test can protect soldiers by turning from blue to pink within 30 seconds of exposure to trace amounts of nerve gas. (more…)

Health & Medicine - Mar 5, 2012 16:06 - 1 Comment

Pacemaker powered by heart’s vibration

U. MICHIGAN (US) — Engineers have designed a cardiac pacemaker that is powered by vibrations from the patient’s heartbeat. (more…)

Health & Medicine - Feb 2, 2012 11:17 - 0 Comments

Use liquid lasers to find cancer genes

U. MICHIGAN (US) — A new technique could offer a better way to detect the slight genetic mutations that might predispose a person to a particular type of cancer or other diseases. (more…)

Science & Technology - Dec 29, 2011 11:15 - 0 Comments

Laser ‘egg carton’ traps giant atoms

U. MICHIGAN (US) — With an “egg carton” of laser light, physicists can trap giant Rydberg atoms with up to 90 percent efficiency. (more…)

Science & Technology - Dec 14, 2011 21:00 - 0 Comments

Massive black holes may be quasar relics

U. MICHIGAN (US) — Two newly discovered black holes that are 10 billion times the mass of the sun—the largest ever found—may be the fossil remains of quasars from the early universe. (more…)

Science & Technology - Dec 2, 2011 10:45 - 0 Comments

Coating makes 3-D objects look flat

U. MICHIGAN (US) — Engineers have developed a carbon nanotube coating that can conceal an object’s 3-D geometry, absorbing 99.9 percent of its light to make it look like a flat black sheet. (more…)

Science & Technology - Dec 1, 2011 6:52 - 0 Comments

Ultraviolet lasers get smarter

U. MICHIGAN (US) — Scientists have discovered a way to build compact and efficient ultraviolet light sources that could enhance information storage, microscopy, and chemical analysis. (more…)

Science & Technology - Nov 10, 2011 11:48 - 0 Comments

Dwarf galaxies put dark matter to the test

U. MICHIGAN (US) — Two satellite dwarf galaxies found 1.1 million and 600,000 light years from Andromeda, the closest spiral galaxy to Earth, may help reveal the nature of dark matter. (more…)

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