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X-Ray Vision Can Reveal Moment of Birth of Violent Supernovae
December 7, 2012 — Astronomers have uncovered new evidence that suggests that X-ray detectors in space could be the first to witness new supernovae that signal the death of massive ... > full story -
Tiny Structure Gives Big Boost to Solar Power
December 6, 2012 — Researchers have found a simple and economic way to nearly triple the efficiency of organic solar cells, the cheap and flexible plastic devices that many scientists believe could be the future of ... > full story -
Little Telescope Spies Gigantic Galaxy Clusters
December 6, 2012 — Our solar system, with its colorful collection of planets, asteroids and comets, is a fleck in the grander cosmos. Hundreds of billions of solar systems are thought to reside in our Milky Way galaxy, ... > full story -
Silver Nanocubes Make Super Light Absorbers, Hold Great Potential for Solar Cells
December 6, 2012 — Microscopic metallic cubes could unleash the enormous potential of metamaterials to absorb light, leading to more efficient and cost-effective large-area absorbers for sensors or solar cells, ... > full story -
Seeing in Color at the Nanoscale: Scientists Develop a New Nanotech Tool to Probe Solar-Energy Conversion
December 6, 2012 — If nanoscience were television, we'd be in the 1950s. Although scientists can make and manipulate nanoscale objects with increasingly awesome control, they are limited to black-and-white imagery for ... > full story -
Fermi Improves Its Vision for Thunderstorm Gamma-Ray Flashes
December 6, 2012 — Thanks to improved data analysis techniques and a new operating mode, the Gamma-ray Burst Monitor aboard NASA's Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope is now 10 times better at catching the brief outbursts ... > full story -
Rapid Eye Movements Significantly Delayed in People With Glaucoma
December 6, 2012 — Rapid eye movements are significantly delayed in patients with glaucoma, even those in the early stages of the disease, research has ... > full story -
Feeling Disgust May Enhance Our Ability to Detect Impurities
December 6, 2012 — From an evolutionary standpoint, experiencing the intense, visceral sense of revulsion that comes with disgust presumably helps us to avoid contaminants that can make us sick or even kill us. But new ... > full story -
Image of the Carina Nebula Marks Inauguration of VLT Survey Telescope
December 6, 2012 — A spectacular new image of the star-forming Carina Nebula has been captured by the VLT Survey Telescope at the European Southern Observatory's Paranal Observatory and released on the occasion of the ... > full story -
Copper, Gold and Tin for Efficient Chips
December 6, 2012 — With gold, copper or tin and special galvanizing processes, scientists are improving the function of semi-conductors and making the manufacture of microelectronic systems a child‘s play. ... > full story
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