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Shedding New Light on the Brightest Objects in the Universe
July 24, 2013 Astrophysicists have documented the immense power of quasar radiation, reaching out for many thousands of light years to the limits of the quasar's ... > full story -
Laser-Controlled Molecular Switch Turns Blood Clotting On, Off on Command
July 24, 2013 Researchers have designed tiny, light-controlled gold particles that can release DNA controls to switch blood clotting off and ... > full story -
Seeing Photosynthesis from Space: NASA Scientists Use Satellites to Measure Plant Health
July 24, 2013 NASA scientists have established a new way to use satellites to measure what's occurring inside plants at a cellular level. Plants grow and thrive through photosynthesis, a process that converts ... > full story -
Nano Scientists Reach Holy Grail in Label-Free Cancer Marker Detection: Single Molecules
July 24, 2013 Scientists have announced a nano-enhanced version of a biosensor has detected a single cancer marker protein and even smaller molecules below the mass of all known markers. This achievement sets a ... > full story -
NASA's Spitzer Observes Gas Emission from Comet ISON
July 23, 2013 Astronomers using NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope have observed what most likely are strong carbon dioxide emissions from Comet ISON ahead of its anticipated pass through the inner solar system later ... > full story -
Purple Bacteria on Earth Could Survive Alien Light
July 23, 2013 Purple bacteria contain pigments that allow them to use sunlight as their source of energy, hence their color. Physicists recently found that these organisms can also survive in the presence of ... > full story -
Controlling Genes With Light: New Technique Can Rapidly Turn Genes on and Off, Helping Scientists Better Understand Their Function
July 23, 2013 New technology can rapidly start or halt the expression of any gene of interest simply by shining light on the ... > full story -
Off-Grid Sterilization With 'Solar Steam'
July 22, 2013 Nanotechnology researchers have unveiled a solar-powered sterilization system that could be a boon for more than 2.5 billion people who lack adequate sanitation. The "solar steam" sterilization ... > full story -
Internal Tagging Technique for 3-D-Printed Objects Demonstrated
July 22, 2013 The age of 3-D printing, when every object so created can be personalized, will increase the need for tags to keep track of everything. Happily, the same 3-D printing process used to produce an ... > full story -
Two-in-One Solution for Low Cost Polymer LEDs and Solar Cells
July 22, 2013 Scientists have just made a considerable improvement in device performance of polymer-based optoelectronic devices. The new plasmonic material, can be applied to both polymer light-emitting diodes ... > full story
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