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Detecting Cancer Early
A new testing method is
being developed to detect
cancer soon after the tumor
has formed. It will identify
characteristic substances in
the blood which accompany a
certain type of tumor. The
first steps in the
... > full story
Leaves Whisper Their Properties Through Ultrasound
The water content of leaves,
their thickness, their
density and other properties
can now be determined
without even having to touch
them. Researchers in Spain
... > full story
Research Advances Microsystems That Can Detect Water-Borne Pathogens
Researchers have engineered
microsystems for the
detection of water-borne
pathogens using a technique
called dielectrophoresis
... > full story
New Adhesive Device Could Let Humans Walk on Walls
Could humans one day walk on
walls, like Spider-Man? A
palm-sized invention that
uses water surface tension
as an adhesive bond just
might make it possible. ... > full story
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New Material Absorbs, Conserves Oil
February 5, 2010 — Researchers make new material to clean up oil spills in factories or on the ocean, and conserve the ... > full story -
Theoretical Model Clarifies the Low-Temperature Phase Behavior of Liquid Water
February 1, 2010 — A theoretical study of the phase behavior of liquid water at temperatures close to -100ºC has shown that the four possible scenarios identified to date are in fact specific cases in a more ... > full story -
Engineers Explore Environmental Concerns of Nanotechnology
February 1, 2010 — As researchers around the world hasten to employ nanotechnology to improve production methods for applications that range from manufacturing materials to creating new pharmaceutical drugs, scientists ... > full story -
Gecko's Lessons Transfer Well: Dry Printing of Nanotube Patterns to Any Surface Could Revolutionize Microelectronics
January 31, 2010 — Scientists have come up with a way to transfer forests of strongly aligned, single-walled carbon nanotubes from one surface to another -- any surface -- in a matter of minutes. The template used to ... > full story -
How Many Argon Atoms Can Fit on the Surface of a Carbon Nanotube?
January 29, 2010 — Scientists have devised a way to explore how phase transitions -- changes of matter from one state to another without altering chemical makeup -- function in less than three dimensions and at the ... > full story -
Surprising Discovery: X-Rays Drive Formation of New Crystals; Crystals Resemble Some Biological Structures
January 27, 2010 — X-rays can do a lot of useful things, but who knew they could cause crystals to form? Researchers have discovered that X-rays can trigger the formation of a new type of crystal: charged cylindrical ... > full story -
Venus Flytrap for Nuclear Waste: New Material Finds 'Needle in a Haystack,' Shows Promise for Clean-Up
January 27, 2010 — Like a Venus flytrap, a new material permanently traps only its desired prey, the radioactive ion cesium, and not harmless sodium ions. The material can remove 100 percent of the cesium -- found in ... > full story -
Bubble Physicist Counts Bubbles in Ocean to Answer Questions About Climate, Sound, Light
January 22, 2010 — A bubble scientist is studying how to detect and count ocean bubbles of different sizes to help scientists in other disciplines create more accurate models. Ocean bubbles play a role in cloud ... > full story -
Mixed Water Portfolio Helps Thirsty Cities
January 21, 2010 — Computer simulations for drought-prone areas reveal that when urban water planners combine three approaches of buying water -- permanent rights, options and leases -- the city avoids surplus water ... > full story -
How Do Free Electrons Originate?
January 20, 2010 — Scientists have discovered a new way in which high-energy radiation in water can release slow electrons. Free electrons play a major role in chemical processes. In particular, they might be ... > full story
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