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What Lies Beneath: NASA Antarctic Sub Goes Subglacial
March 1, 2013 When researcher Alberto Behar from NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, Calif., joined an international Antarctic expedition last month on a trek to investigate a subglacial lake, he brought ... > full story -
Trackable Drug-Filled Nanoparticles: Potential Weapon Against Cancer
February 28, 2013 Tiny particles filled with a drug could be a new tool for treating cancer in the future. Scientists show how such nanoparticles can be combined to secure the effective delivery of cancer drugs to ... > full story -
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Antarctic Scientists Discover 18-Kilogram Meteorite
February 28, 2013 An international team of scientists have discovered a meteorite with a mass of 18 kilograms embedded in the East Antarctic ice sheet, the largest such meteorite found in the region since ... > full story -
Renewable Energy: Nanotubes to Channel Osmotic Power
February 28, 2013 The salinity difference between fresh water and salt water could be a source of renewable energy. However, power yields from existing techniques are not high enough to make them viable. A solution to ... > full story -
Atoms With Quantum-Memory
February 28, 2013 Order tends towards disorder. This is also true for quantum states. Measurements show that in quantum mechanics this transition can be quite different from what we experience in our daily ... > full story -
NASA's Aquarius Sees Salty Shifts
February 27, 2013 Colorful new images chronicle the seasonal stirrings of our salty world: Pulses of freshwater gush from the Amazon River's mouth; an invisible seam divides the salty Arabian Sea from the fresher ... > full story -
Fluid Mechanics: Bubble Impacts Caught on Film
February 27, 2013 When a bubble of air rising through water hits a sheet of glass, it doesn't simply stop -- it squishes, rebounds, and rises again, before slowly moving to the barrier. An international research team ... > full story -
New Anti-Frost and Anti-Fog Coating for Glass
February 27, 2013 In an advance toward glass that remains clear under the harshest of conditions, scientists are reporting development of a new water-repellant coating that resists both fogging and frosting. Their ... > full story -
Computed Tomography Provides Real-Time 3D Pictures Showing How Oil and Water Flow in Porous Rock
February 27, 2013 For the first time, experiments using computed tomography have allowed scientists to observe in 3-D the flow of oil and water in real rock on an unprecedented scale. The new approach trailed and the ... > full story -
Eating Well Could Help Spread Disease, Water Flea Study Suggests
February 26, 2013 Plentiful food can accelerate the spread of infections, scientists have shown in a study of water fleas. Scientists studying bacterial infections in tiny water fleas have discovered that increasing ... > full story
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