Science & Technology - Aug 17, 2011 11:00 - 0 Comments

Organic semiconductors on fast track

STANFORD (US) — Researchers have created a new material for high-speed organic semiconductors in a way that may shorten the development timeline by months, if not years. (more…)

Science & Technology - Aug 16, 2011 14:40 - 0 Comments

Sunflower has all-American roots

INDIANA U. (US) — With its only geographic domestication site planted firmly in the eastern U.S., new research proves the sunflower is purely American. (more…)

Science & Technology - Aug 16, 2011 13:39 - 0 Comments

Disorder attracts water to nanotubes

CALTECH (US) — What would make free-flowing water spontaneously confine itself to the extremely small space of carbon nanotubes? All it takes is a little disorder. (more…)

Science & Technology - Aug 16, 2011 10:33 - 0 Comments

Optics used to track single cell’s growth

U. ILLINOIS (US) — Researchers are using optics to measure a basic biological process: the growth of single cells. It’s a process that has been difficult to quantify using other methods. (more…)

Science & Technology - Aug 16, 2011 10:27 - 0 Comments

‘Unwashable’ bacteria hide in produce

PURDUE (US) — Washing the outside of produce may not be enough to remove harmful food pathogens. Researchers have discovered Salmonella and E. coli living inside plant tissues. (more…)

Science & Technology - Aug 15, 2011 14:53 - 0 Comments

Abalone plume draws in sperm

U. WASHINGTON (US) — A molecule notorious for making us sleepy at Thanksgiving also makes it easier for red abalone sperm to hit their target. (more…)

Science & Technology - Aug 12, 2011 15:56 - 1 Comment

Zebrafish sex: It’s complicated

VANDERBILT (US) — Talk about gender issues. Zebrafish don’t have a typical X and Y sex chromosome, so how to tell boys from girls? (more…)

Science & Technology - Aug 12, 2011 11:53 - 3 Comments

Scheme may thwart Internet censorship

U. MICHIGAN (US) — New technology could beat Internet censorship at its own game by making it virtually impossible for a repressive government to block individual sites. (more…)

Science & Technology - Aug 12, 2011 10:56 - 0 Comments

Biofuels created at breakneck speed

RICE (US) — Engineers have discovered a new way to convert simple glucose into biofuels and petrochemical substitutes. The approach is up to 10 times faster than previous methods. (more…)

Science & Technology - Aug 11, 2011 17:16 - 0 Comments

Turn digital faces into a smooth video

U. WASHINGTON-SEATTLE (US) — Computer engineers have created a way to take hundreds—or even thousands—of digital portraits and in seconds create an animation of a person’s face. (more…)

Science & Technology - Aug 11, 2011 16:21 - 4 Comments

Kids with ‘number sense’ excel in math

JOHNS HOPKINS (US) — Add it up: Evidence shows math ability is as much an inborn talent as artistry or athleticism. (more…)

Science & Technology - Aug 10, 2011 11:34 - 0 Comments

Dino footprints discovered Down Under

EMORY (US) — Polar dinosaur tracks from about 105 million years ago are offering clues into animal behavior during the last period of pronounced global warming. (more…)

Science & Technology - Aug 9, 2011 15:22 - 0 Comments

Nanotubes used as chemical reactors

U. NOTTINGHAM (UK) — A new method of making molecules could pave the way for a new generation of faster, smaller, and more powerful computers and data storage devices. (more…)

Science & Technology - Aug 9, 2011 14:59 - 0 Comments

Too sexy? Females limit showy males

U. TEXAS-AUSTIN (US) — Female cognitive ability can limit how melodious or handsome males become over evolutionary time, new research shows. (more…)

Science & Technology - Aug 8, 2011 12:05 - 0 Comments

How brain recalls what happened when

NYU (US) — New research showing how the brain remembers the order of events may offer a roadmap for addressing memory-related conditions like Alzheimer’s disease. (more…)

Science & Technology - Aug 8, 2011 9:54 - 0 Comments

Nanodiamonds: Circuitry’s best friend

VANDERBILT (US) — Computer chips and electronic circuitry made from diamonds operate faster with less power and could also be largely immune to radiation damage, like that seen at the Fukushima power plant after the Japanese tsunami. (more…)

Science & Technology - Aug 5, 2011 13:45 - 0 Comments

Graphene Girl Scout cookies: $15 billion

RICE (US) — You can make graphene out of almost anything. Even Girl Scout cookies. And talk about profit—at $250 for a two-inch square, a box of shortbread cookies could earn $15 billion. (more…)

Science & Technology - Aug 5, 2011 9:17 - 1 Comment

Engineers isolate light on photonic chip

CALTECH (US) — A new technique that isolates light signals on a silicon chip solves a longstanding problem in engineering photonic chips. (more…)

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