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Humble Shoelace Tag Carried More Currency Than Gold On Columbus's Travels
October 3, 2006 — The humble device that prevents shoelaces from fraying was deemed to be worth more than gold by the indigenous Cubans who traded with Columbus's fleet, a study led by UCL (University College London) ... > full story -
Silver Anomalies Found In Jerusalem Pottery Hint At Wealth During Second Temple Period
September 27, 2006 — Scientists with the US Department of Energy's Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) and Bar-Ilan University have discovered unusually high concentrations of silver in samples of many ... > full story -
Kayaks Adapted To Test Marine Robotics
August 7, 2006 — MIT researchers are working toward the day when robots could be put into action like a team of Navy SEALs - doing such dangerous work as searching for survivors after devastating hurricanes or ... > full story -
At An Underwater Volcano, Evidence Of Man's Environmental Impact
August 1, 2006 — Scientists studying hydrothermal vents, those underwater geysers that are home to bizarre geological structures and unique marine species, have discovered something all too familiar: ... > full story -
Archaeologists Hot On The Trail Of Columbus' Sunken Ships
July 30, 2006 — As luck would have it, time ran short, and the silt and mud in La Isabela Bay on the north coast of the Dominican Republic ran deep. Despite these setbacks, Indiana University archaeologists are ... > full story -
Undersea Vehicles To Study Formation Of Seafloor Deposits Enriched In Gold And Other Precious Metals
July 14, 2006 — An international team of scientists will explore the seafloor near Papua New Guinea in the western Pacific Ocean later this month with remotely operated and autonomous underwater vehicles, ... > full story -
Etruscan Expert Announces Historic Discovery At Ancient Site
June 30, 2006 — Digging on a remote hilltop in Italy, a Florida State University classics professor from Tallahassee Fla., and her students have unearthed artifacts that dramatically reshape our knowledge of the ... > full story -
When Gold Becomes A Catalyst
June 23, 2006 — Gold has unexpected properties: It can act as a catalyst and transform carbon monoxide (CO) to carbon dioxide (CO2) when it comes in the form of tiny pieces, called nano-particles. Gold suddenly ... > full story -
Compact Tidal Generator Could Reduce The Cost Of Producing Electricity From Flowing Water
June 14, 2006 — What happens if you run an electric motor backwards? That is exactly what researchers Dr Steve Turnock and Dr Suleiman Abu-Sharkh from the University of Southampton asked themselves after they had ... > full story -
Swimming Robot Tests Theories About Locomotion In Existing And Extinct Animals
May 30, 2006 — An underwater robot is helping scientists understand why four-flippered animals such as penguins, sea turtles and seals use only two of their limbs for propulsion, whereas their long-extinct ... > full story
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