Science & Technology
Science & Technology - Jan 23, 2012 13:53 - 0 Comments
When galaxy clusters collide
UC DAVIS (US) — Researchers have new details about what happens when two clusters of galaxies collide. (more…)
Science & Technology - Jan 23, 2012 12:41 - 0 Comments
Could stem cells save snow leopards?
MONASH U. (AUS) — Scientists have produced embryonic stem-like cells from the tissue of an adult snow leopard for the first time. (more…)
Science & Technology - Jan 23, 2012 12:21 - 1 Comment
Like Lady Gaga, early primate favored claws
U. FLORIDA (US) — Our primate ancestors may have traded flat nails for raised claws in the name of function, much like pop icons Adele and Lady Gaga are doing today in the name of fashion. (more…)
Science & Technology - Jan 19, 2012 12:55 - 3 Comments
‘Tulip’ sea creature defies definition
U. TORONTO (CAN) — A bizarre creature that lived in the ocean more than 500 million years ago has emerged from the famous Middle Cambrian Burgess Shale in the Canadian Rockies. (more…)
Science & Technology - Jan 18, 2012 9:28 - 0 Comments
Fed antibiotics, pigs carry resistant bugs
MICHIGAN STATE (US) — Antibiotics in pig feed increase the number of antibiotic resistant genes in gastrointestinal microbes in pigs, say researchers. (more…)
Science & Technology - Jan 17, 2012 17:42 - 0 Comments
Gene discovered in corn ‘feeds the seeds’
U. WARWICK (US) — Scientists have discovered a “nourishing gene” that controls the transfer of nutrients from plant to seed. (more…)
Science & Technology - Jan 17, 2012 12:54 - 0 Comments
Carbon fibers yield graphene quantum dots
RICE (US) — Scientists have developed a one-step chemical process to turn carbon fibers into graphene quantum dots. (more…)
Science & Technology - Jan 16, 2012 13:10 - 0 Comments
Some chilies trade heat for hardiness
U. WASHINGTON (US) — Wild chilies that grow in wet regions turn up the heat as a defense mechanism against a fungus that if left alone could destroy their seeds. (more…)
Science & Technology - Jan 16, 2012 12:14 - 0 Comments
From seashell colors, a snapshot of evolution
U. PITTSBURGH (US) — Researchers studying 19 different sea snail species have used a new technique to model the pigmentation patterns of mollusk shells, a discovery that sheds light on how ancient nervous systems evolved. (more…)
Science & Technology - Jan 16, 2012 11:19 - 0 Comments
Glider fleet to track fish in real time
CORNELL (US) — A flotilla of solar-powered ocean gliders that can travel up to 12 miles a day may make it possible for scientists to track ocean changes as they happen. (more…)
Science & Technology - Jan 13, 2012 14:28 - 0 Comments
Minnows may inherit ideal temperatures
STONY BROOK (US) — Fish can be preconditioned to grow fastest in the same water temperature their parents experienced, say researchers. (more…)
Science & Technology - Jan 13, 2012 12:55 - 5 Comments
Tiny planet triplets orbit dwarf star
CALTECH (US) — Astronomers have discovered the three smallest confirmed planets ever detected outside our solar system. (more…)
Science & Technology - Jan 12, 2012 15:57 - 0 Comments
Microcapsules quickly fix nanoscale cracks
U. PITTSBURGH (US) — Researchers propose a “repair-and-go” approach to fixing malfunctions caused by small surface cracks on any digital device or part before it hits store shelves. (more…)
Science & Technology - Jan 12, 2012 15:25 - 0 Comments
Sensor detects lithium battery fires
JOHNS HOPKINS (US) — An inexpensive new sensor can detect overheating and potential fires in common rechargeable lithium-ion batteries. (more…)
Science & Technology - Jan 12, 2012 12:36 - 0 Comments
El Gordo: Big, hot galaxy cluster found
RUTGERS (US) — Astrophysicists have discovered the largest galaxy cluster ever seen in the distant universe, located more than 7 billion light years from Earth. (more…)
Science & Technology - Jan 12, 2012 12:24 - 0 Comments
Milky Way is ‘white as snow’
U. PITTSBURGH (US) — The most accurate determination yet of the color of the Milky Way galaxy finds it is pure white—”almost mirroring a fresh spring snowfall,” astrophysicists say. (more…)
Science & Technology - Jan 12, 2012 10:28 - 0 Comments
Dogs’ genes are Asian imports
UC DAVIS (US) — Today’s European and American dogs owe their genes to ancestors from Southeast Asia, say researchers. (more…)
Science & Technology - Jan 11, 2012 11:45 - 0 Comments
Hubble spies farthest galaxy cluster yet
U. COLORADO-BOULDER (US) — According to researchers, the most distant cluster of galaxies ever observed in the early universe has been discovered. (more…)
