Science & Technology
Science & Technology - Feb 18, 2011 13:16 - 0 Comments
Let sleeping horses lie to image cells
CARDIFF U. (UK) — Getting drugs or imaging agents into cells via a Trojan horse to improve medical imaging works better if the horse is sleeping. (more…)
Science & Technology - Feb 18, 2011 11:59 - 0 Comments
Like us, early humans ran the gamut
STONY BROOK (US) — Although they did not act “modern,” new evidence suggests humans living in East Africa 200,000 years ago were as complex in their behavior as humans living today. (more…)
Science & Technology - Feb 18, 2011 11:51 - 0 Comments
Anti-lasers: Latest zap! technology
YALE (US) — Scientists have invented the world’s first anti-laser, in which incoming beams of light interfere with one another in such a way as to perfectly cancel each other out. (more…)
Science & Technology - Feb 17, 2011 11:33 - 4 Comments
Why waking up is hard to do
NORTHWESTERN (US) — If “five more minutes” is part of your normal morning routine, you can blame it on the absence of the “twenty-four” gene—one of the core genes of the circadian clock. (more…)
Science & Technology - Feb 16, 2011 15:10 - 0 Comments
Red and green algae: Separated at birth
RUTGERS (US) — They may live separate lives now, but a new study finds that red and green algae come from a common genetic ancestor, sharing about half the genes in their genome. (more…)
Science & Technology - Feb 14, 2011 18:20 - 1 Comment
Wireless radio has signal coming, going
STANFORD (US) — Researchers have developed the first wireless radios that can send and receive signals at the same time. (more…)
Science & Technology - Feb 14, 2011 16:09 - 0 Comments
Spy infiltrates designer bacteria
U. MICHIGAN (US) — A newly-discovered molecular assistant has the capability to help bacteria excel at producing proteins for medical and industrial purposes. (more…)
Science & Technology - Feb 14, 2011 12:02 - 3 Comments
Cracking mysteries of the Voynich code
U. ARIZONA (US) — The “world’s most mysterious manuscript” is a century older than previously thought, dating back to the early 15th century. (more…)
Science & Technology - Feb 11, 2011 16:52 - 2 Comments
Mining knowledge begets knowledge
U. CHICAGO (US) — The Internet no longer simply disseminates knowledge—it now has the potential to shape research through the expansion of metaknowledge—the study of knowledge itself. (more…)
Science & Technology - Feb 10, 2011 15:45 - 2 Comments
Mechanism clarifies DNA puzzle
U. ROCHESTER (US) — Scientists have discovered the purpose of a long-known but little understood DNA element that is unique to primates, including humans and monkeys. The finding offers insight into how genes function. (more…)
Science & Technology - Feb 10, 2011 11:48 - 4 Comments
Turning up volume on cellular noise
DUKE (US) — While some scientists find it messy that cells of the same type will respond differently to identical stimuli, bioengineers have now turned this cellular noise to their advantage. (more…)
Science & Technology - Feb 9, 2011 13:02 - 3 Comments
Why witnesses can’t recall just the facts
IOWA STATE (US) — People who witness a crime and are tested about it immediately afterward are more susceptible to misinformation, making it more difficult to recall the facts accurately later. (more…)
Science & Technology - Feb 9, 2011 10:16 - 1 Comment
Plasmonics trap the light fantastic
STANFORD (US) — A new type of thin solar cell harnesses plasmonics to more effectively trap light and improve performance. (more…)
Science & Technology - Feb 8, 2011 10:29 - 1 Comment
Protein clamps down on neuro diseases
RICE (US) — A digital signal processing technique commonly used to analyze statistical data is clarifying the roots of memory and learning, Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s diseases, and stroke. (more…)
Science & Technology - Feb 7, 2011 13:24 - 0 Comments
Physics’ universal scaling symmetry
U. CHICAGO (US) — Common scientific rules can apply to significantly different phenomena operating on vastly different scales, according to a new study. (more…)
Science & Technology - Feb 7, 2011 12:34 - 0 Comments
Uber-efficient solar cells from nano
UC DAVIS (US) — A new approach to solar power using nanoparticles aims to increase efficiency by generating several electrons from a single proton, instead of the “one in, one out” principle that conventional solar cells operate on. (more…)
Science & Technology - Feb 7, 2011 10:48 - 3 Comments
X-ray shows ‘thrilling’ biology in action
STANFORD (US) — The world’s first hard X-ray free-electron laser is taking remarkable “snapshots” of the inner life of proteins and viruses. (more…)
Science & Technology - Feb 4, 2011 13:24 - 2 Comments
Sun clouds explode with familiar ripple
U. WARWICK (UK) — Instabilities forming in clouds of material exploding from the Sun appear to have similarities to clouds in the Earth’s atmosphere. (more…)
