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Modeling Feat Sheds Light on Protein Channel's Function
October 18, 2012 — Chemists have managed, for the first time, to simulate the biological function of a channel called the Sec translocon, which allows specific proteins to pass through membranes. The feat required ... > full story -
Supersonic Model Points to Fast Future
October 18, 2012 — If human beings are ever to fly faster than the speed of sound from one side of the country to another, we first have to figure out how to reduce the level of sonic boom generated by supersonic ... > full story -
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Avoiding Future Stock Market Crashes: 'Diversification Effect' That Protects Portfolio of Shares Disappears During General Slump
October 18, 2012 — A 72-year study of the Dow Jones could help avoid the kind of stock market crash that struck the world economy in 2008. New research reveals that the 'diversification effect' that protects a ... > full story -
World's Largest Subwoofer: Earthquakes 'Pump' Ground to Produce Infrasound
October 18, 2012 — Earthquakes sway buildings, buckle terrain, and rumble -- both audibly and in infrasound, frequencies below the threshold of human hearing. New computer modeling by a team of researchers indicates ... > full story -
Helmet-to-Helmet Collisions: Scientists Model How Vibrations from Football Hits Wobble the Brain
October 18, 2012 — Hard collisions can lead to player concussions, but the physics of how the impact of a helmet hit transfers to the brain are not well understood. A research team has created a simplified experimental ... > full story -
A Little Science Goes a Long Way: Engaging Kids Improves Math, Language Scores
October 18, 2012 — A researcher has found that engaging elementary school students in science for as little as 10 hours a year can lead to improved test scores in math and language ... > full story -
Robots That Perceive the World Like Humans
October 18, 2012 — Perceive first, act afterwards. The architecture of most of today’s robots is underpinned by this control strategy. The eSMCs project has set itself the aim of changing the paradigm and ... > full story -
Giant Impact Scenario May Explain the Unusual Moons of Saturn
October 17, 2012 — Among the oddities of the outer solar system are the middle-sized moons of Saturn, a half-dozen icy bodies dwarfed by Saturn's massive moon Titan. According to a new model for the origin of the ... > full story -
Depression and Shortened Telomeres Increased Bladder Cancer Mortality
October 17, 2012 — The combination of shortened telomeres, a biological marker of aging associated with cancer development, and elevated depression significantly impacted bladder cancer mortality, according to new ... > full story -
New Model Reconciles the Moon's Earth-Like Composition With the Giant Impact Theory of Formation
October 17, 2012 — The giant impact believed to have formed the Earth-Moon system has long been accepted as canon. However, a major challenge to the theory has been that the Earth and Moon have identical oxygen isotope ... > full story
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