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Billion-Year-Old Water Could Hold Clues to Life on Earth and Mars
May 15, 2013 — Scientists have discovered ancient pockets of water, which have been isolated deep underground for billions of years and contain abundant chemicals known to support life. This water could be some of ... > full story -
Significant Improvement in Performance of Solar-Powered Hydrogen Generation
May 15, 2013 — Using a powerful combination of microanalytic techniques that simultaneously image photoelectric current and chemical reaction rates across a surface on a micrometer scale, researchers have shed new ... > full story -
Squishy Hydrogels May Be the Ticket for Studying Biological Effects of Nanoparticles
May 15, 2013 — A class of water-loving, jelly-like materials with uses ranges ranging from the mundane, such as superabsorbent diaper liners, to the sophisticated, such as soft contact lenses, could be tapped for a ... > full story -
Groundwater Unaffected by Shale Gas Production in Arkansas
May 15, 2013 — A new study finds no evidence of groundwater contamination from shale gas production in ... > full story -
Friction in the Nano-World: Physicists Discover a New Kind of Friction
May 15, 2013 — Whether in vehicle transmissions, hip replacements, or tiny sensors for triggering airbags: The respective components must slide against each other with minimum friction to prevent loss of energy and ... > full story -
Tiny Water Creepy Crawlies from South Korea and the Russian Far East
May 15, 2013 — Tiny and hard to notice for the human eye water mites are present almost every stream and in in every continent apart from Antarctica. A new study explores the water mites of the family ... > full story -
Warming in Central China Greater Than Most Climate Models Indicated
May 15, 2013 — New data from Central China reveal that temperatures have risen 10 to 14 degrees Fahrenheit over the last 20,000 years in this region, an increase two to four times greater than what many scientists ... > full story -
Storage Power Plant on the Seabed
May 15, 2013 — A group of scientists aims to store electricity at the bottom of the sea. The energy will be stored with the help of high water ... > full story -
Human Disease Leptospirosis Identified in New Species, the Banded Mongoose, in Africa
May 14, 2013 — Leptospirosis is the world's most common illness transmitted to humans by animals. It's a two-phase disease that begins with flu-like symptoms. If untreated, it can cause meningitis, liver damage, ... > full story -
Cooling Ocean Temperature Could Buy More Time for Coral Reefs
May 14, 2013 — Limiting the amount of warming experienced by the world's oceans in the future could buy some time for tropical coral reefs, say ... > full story
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