Cosmic Ray News

• Medical Technology
  Breast Cancer
  Medical Imaging
  Women's Health
  Today's Healthcare
  Cancer
   
  

  New Method for the Diagnosis of Cancer in Breast Tissue

  August 2, 2011 — Scientists have developed a new breast cancer diagnostic method, and are now carrying out first tests on non-preserved human tissue. This new method should be able to reveal structures that cannot be ... > full story
• Cold and Flu
  Physics
  Medical Imaging
  Medical Technology
  Spintronics
  Optics
   

  Cold Electrons to Aid Better Design of Drugs and Materials

  August 1, 2011 — A new source of very cold electrons will improve the quality and speed of nanoimaging for drug and materials development, to a trillionth of a ... > full story
• Today's Healthcare
  Medical Imaging
  Foodborne Illness
  Diseases and Conditions
  Lung Disease
  Vitamin D
   

  Community Hospital Implements Successful CT Radiation Dose Reduction Program

  August 1, 2011 — In an effort to reduce the radiation dose delivered by computed tomography (CT) scans, staff at a community-based hospital developed a comprehensive CT radiation dose reduction program which has ... > full story
• Geomagnetic Storms
  Biology
  Biotechnology
  Beer and Wine
  Atmosphere
  Agriculture and Food
   

  Grapes Protect Against Ultraviolet Radiation, Study Finds

  July 29, 2011 — Some compounds found in grapes help to protect skin cells from the sun's ultraviolet radiation, according to a study by researchers in Spain. The study supports the use of grapes or grape derivatives ... > full story
• Black Holes
  Astronomy
  Astrophysics
  Galaxies
  Stars
  NASA
   
  

  Chandra X-Ray Observatory Images Gas Flowing Toward Black Hole

  July 27, 2011 — The flow of hot gas toward a black hole has been clearly imaged for the first time in X-rays. The observations from NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory will help tackle two of the most fundamental ... > full story
• Sun
  Solar Flare
  Geomagnetic Storms
  Renewable Energy
  Energy and the Environment
  Atmosphere
   
  

  Wave Power Can Drive Sun's Intense Heat

  July 27, 2011 — A new study sheds light on why the sun's outer atmosphere, or corona, is more than 20 times hotter than its surface. The research may bring scientists a step closer to understanding the solar cycle ... > full story

  More: 

  • NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory Spots Extra Energy in the Sun's Corona
  • Discovery of Alfvén Waves in the Corona of the Sun
• Detectors
  Optics
  Electronics
  Medical Technology
  Physics
  Quantum Physics
   
  

  New X-Ray Camera Will Reveal Big Secrets About How Chemistry Works

  July 27, 2011 — Designed to record bursts of images at an unprecedented speed of 4.5 million frames per second, an innovative X-ray camera being built by engineers in the UK will help a major new research facility ... > full story
• Molecular Biology
  Hypertension
  Genetics
  Cell Biology
  Biotechnology
  Vitamin A
   
  

  3-D Atomic Structure of Popular Drug Target Determined

  July 26, 2011 — Scientists have revealed the complete three-dimensional atomic structure of an activated GPCR (beta-2AR) in a complex with its G protein. G protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs) are popular drug targets, ... > full story
• Dark Matter
  Astrophysics
  Astronomy
  Sun
  Computer Modeling
  Solar Flare
   
  

  Cosmological Evolution of Dark Matter Is Similar to That of Visible Matter

  July 21, 2011 — Large cosmic structures made up of dark and normal matter evolve along the same lines -- this is one of the most important conclusions emerging from the latest computer ... > full story
• Quantum Physics
  Physics
  Nature of Water
  Inorganic Chemistry
  Energy Policy
  Nuclear Energy
   
  

  Heavy Relative of the Neutron Discovered

  July 20, 2011 — Scientists have observed a new particle, the neutral Xi-sub-b. This particle contains three quarks: a strange quark, an up quark and a bottom quark (s-u-b). While its existence was predicted by the ... > full story

Search ScienceDaily