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Engineers Seek Ways to Convert Methane Into Useful Chemicals
December 20, 2012 — With natural gas production rising, engineers and scientists are seeking ways to convert methane into useful chemicals. A new study suggests a ... > full story -
Eighth Landsat Satellite Arrives at Launch Site
December 20, 2012 — An oversized semi-trailer truck carrying NASA's Landsat Data Continuity Mission has arrived at its launch site at Vandenberg Air Force Base in California in preparation for launch. This NASA and U.S. ... > full story -
Death of Hemlock Trees Yields New Life for Hardwood Trees, but at What Cost to the Ecosystem?
December 20, 2012 — Due to the introduction of exotic pests and pathogens, tree species are being eliminated one by one from forest ecosystems. In some cases, scientists can observe immediately how their loss affects ... > full story -
Traffic Congestion Can Be Alleviated Throughout a Metropolitan Area by Altering Trips in Specific Neighborhoods, Model Shows
December 20, 2012 — A new study shows that traffic congestion can be alleviated throughout a metropolitan area by altering the trips of drivers in specific ... > full story -
Origin of Life: Hypothesis Traces First Protocells Back to Emergence of Cell Membrane Bioenergetics
December 20, 2012 — A coherent pathway -- which starts from no more than rocks, water and carbon dioxide and leads to the emergence of the strange bio-energetic properties of living cells -- has been traced for the ... > full story -
Clean Air: New Paints Break Down Nitrogen Oxides
December 20, 2012 — Surfaces with photo-catalytic characteristics clean the air off nitrogen oxides and other health-endangering substances. Using a new test procedure, researchers can find out how the coatings behave ... > full story -
Pics, Shoots and Leaves: Ecologists Turn Digital Cameras Into Climate Change Tools
December 19, 2012 — As digital cameras become better and cheaper, ecologists are turning these ubiquitous consumer devices into scientific tools to study how forests are responding to climate change. And, they say, ... > full story -
Brake on Nerve Cell Activity After Seizures Discovered; Gene Expression Initiates Protective Electrical Response
December 19, 2012 — Selected genes get switched on during and after a seizure, sending signals to reduce uncontrolled firing of nerve cells. A medication that amplifies this response could prevent recurrent seizures and ... > full story -
Physicists Achieve Elusive 'Evaporative Cooling' of Molecules
December 19, 2012 — Achieving a goal considered nearly impossible, physicists have chilled a gas of molecules to very low temperatures by adapting the familiar process by which a hot cup of coffee cools. Evaporative ... > full story -
Geo-Engineering Against Climate Change: Seeding the Oceans With Iron May Not Address Carbon Emissions
December 19, 2012 — Plans for seeding the oceans with iron fail to take into account several factors that could scupper those plans, according to ... > full story
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