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Spider Electro-Combs Its Sticky Nano-Filaments
Jan. 27, 2015 — A spider commonly found in garden centers in Britain is giving fresh insights into how to spin incredibly long and strong fibers just a few nanometers thick. The majority of spiders spin silk threads ... full story -
Stomach Acid-Powered Micromotors Get Their First Test in a Living Animal
Jan. 27, 2015 — Researchers have shown that a micromotor fueled by stomach acid can take a bubble-powered ride inside a mouse. These tiny motors, each about one-fifth the width of a human hair, may someday offer a ... full story -
Asteroid That Flew Past Earth Has Moon
Jan. 27, 2015 — Scientists working with NASA's 230-foot-wide (70-meter) Deep Space Network antenna at Goldstone, California, have released the first radar images of asteroid 2004 BL86. The images show the ... full story -
Easter Island Mystery: Why Did the Native Culture Die Out?
Jan. 27, 2015 — Long before the Europeans arrived on Easter Island in 1722, the native Polynesian culture known as Rapa Nui showed signs of demographic decline. However, the catalyst has long been debated in the ... full story -
'Yellowballs' Are Part of the Development of Massive Star
Jan. 27, 2015 — Citizen scientists wanted to know: What are the yellow objects on these infrared images from the Spitzer Space Telescope? Astronomers now report that the "yellowballs" are part of the ... full storyMore: -
Ancient Star System Reveals Earth-Sized Planets Forming Near Start of Universe
Jan. 27, 2015 — A Sun-like star with orbiting planets, dating back to the dawn of the Galaxy, has been discovered by an international team of astronomers. At 11.2 billion years old, it is the oldest star with ... full story -
Researchers Find Hormone That Increases the Sex Drive of Mice
Jan. 27, 2015 — Mice that receive a supplement of the 'appetite hormone' ghrelin increase their sexual activity, scientists have found. Whether the hormone has the same impact on humans is unknown -- but ... full story -
New Tattoos Discovered on Iceman Oetzi: All of the Skin Marks on the Mummy Mapped
Jan. 27, 2015 — With the aid of a non-invasive photographic technique, researchers at the EURAC-Institute for Mummies and the Iceman have been able to show up all the tattoos on the man who was found preserved in a ... full story -
Carbon Nanoballs Can Greatly Contribute to Sustainable Energy Supply
Jan. 27, 2015 — Researchers have discovered that the insulation plastic used in high-voltage cables can withstand a 26 per cent higher voltage if nanometer-sized carbon balls are added. This could result in enormous ... full story -
Making a Tiny Rainbow: 300 Colors About as Wide as a Human Hair
Jan. 27, 2015 — By varying the size and spacing of aluminum nanodisks, researchers generate images that contain over 300 colors and are not much wider than a human ... full story -
Gigantic Ring System Around J1407b Much Larger, Heavier Than Saturn's
Jan. 26, 2015 — Astronomers have discovered that the ring system that they see eclipse the very young Sun-like star J1407 is of enormous proportions, much larger and heavier than the ring system of ... full story -
Electronic Circuits With Reconfigurable Pathways Closer to Reality
Jan. 26, 2015 — Multitasking circuits capable of reconfiguring themselves in real time and switching functions as the need arises -- this is the promising application stemming from a new discovery. Other potential ... full story -
Swarm of Microprobes to Head for Jupiter
Jan. 26, 2015 — A swarm of tiny probes each with a different sensor could be fired into the clouds of Jupiter and grab data as they fall before burning up in the gas giant planet's atmosphere. The probes would ... full story -
Helicopter Could Be 'Scout' for Mars Rovers
Jan. 26, 2015 — Getting around on Mars is tricky business. Each NASA rover has delivered a wealth of information about the history and composition of the Red Planet, but a rover's vision is limited by the view ... full story -
Chemists Find a Way to Unboil Egg Whites: Ability to Quickly Restore Molecular Proteins Could Slash Biotechnology Costs
Jan. 26, 2015 — Chemists have figured out how to unboil egg whites -- an innovation that could dramatically reduce costs for cancer treatments, food production and other segments of the $160 billion global ... full story -
Entanglement on a Chip: Breakthrough Promises Secure Communications and Faster Computers
Jan. 26, 2015 — A team of scientists has developed, for the first time, a microscopic component that is small enough to fit onto a standard silicon chip that can generate a continuous supply of entangled ... full story -
Learning from Scorpions to Control Impulses
Jan. 26, 2015 — Scorpions can teach us a lot about the benefits of prolonging nerve impulses, and we might now be better students. The results of a new study could pave the way for easier identification of drugs ... full story -
Converting Olive Mash Into Cash
Jan. 26, 2015 — An experimental system to create heat and power with waste from olive oil processing is up-and-running in Spain. The system shows a promising way forward for reducing environmental damage and ... full story -
Friends Know How Long You'll Live, Study Finds
Jan. 24, 2015 — Young lovers walking down the aisle may dream of long and healthy lives together, but close friends in the wedding party may have a better sense of whether those wishes will come true, suggests new ... full story -
Scientists Slow Down the Speed of Light Travelling in Free Space
Jan. 23, 2015 — Scientists have managed to slow photons in free space for the first time. They have demonstrated that applying a mask to an optical beam to give photons a spatial structure can reduce their ... full story
- Spider electro-combs its sticky nano-filaments
- Stomach acid-powered micromotors get their first test in a living animal
- Asteroid that flew past Earth has moon
- Easter Island mystery: Why did the native culture die out?
- 'Yellowballs' are part of the development of massive star
- Ancient star system reveals Earth-sized planets forming near start of universe
- Researchers find hormone that increases the sex drive of mice
- New tattoos discovered on iceman Oetzi: All of the skin marks on the mummy mapped
- Carbon nanoballs can greatly contribute to sustainable energy supply
- Making a tiny rainbow: 300 colors about as wide as a human hair
- Gigantic ring system around J1407b much larger, heavier than Saturn's
- Electronic circuits with reconfigurable pathways closer to reality
- Swarm of microprobes to head for Jupiter
- Helicopter could be 'scout' for Mars rovers
- Chemists find a way to unboil egg whites: Ability to quickly restore molecular proteins could slash biotechnology costs
- Entanglement on a chip: Breakthrough promises secure communications and faster computers
- Learning from scorpions to control impulses
- Converting olive mash into cash
- Scientists slow down the speed of light travelling in free space
- Lucid dreams and metacognition: Awareness of thinking; awareness of dreaming
- Climate affects development of human speech
- How does the universe creates reason, morality?
- Yes, black holes exist in gravitational theories with unbounded speeds of propagation
- Mothers don't speak so clearly to their babies
- Scientists 'bend' elastic waves with new metamaterials that could have commercial applications
- Scientists set quantum speed limit
- New research re-creates planet formation, super-Earths and giant planets in the laboratory
- Rosetta Comet 'pouring' more water into space
- Gas variations are suggestive of seasons on comet Chury
- These jellyfish aren't just drifters; many swim strongly
- Exotic, gigantic molecules fit inside each other like Russian nesting dolls
- Black hole on a diet creates a 'changing look' quasar
- American liberals and conservatives think as if from different cultures
- Snack attack: Bears munch on ants and help plants grow
- Is cheating on the field worse than cheating on a spouse? Some fans think so
- NASA, Microsoft collaboration will allow scientists to 'work on Mars'
- Is glass a true solid? New research suggests it is
- New forensic entomology observations expand knowledge of decomposition ecology
- Fine motor skills for robotic hands
- Fossils survive volcanic eruption to tell us about the origin of the Canary Islands
- Self-powered intelligent keyboard could provide a new layer of security
- Drillers help make new Antarctic discoveries
- Graphene brings quantum effects to electronic circuits
- Death of a dynamo: A hard drive from space
- Individual protons and neutrons in atomic nuclei do not behave according to predictions
- Twitter can predict rates of coronary heart disease, according to research
- Heightened scents: Do ambient fragrances make consumers purchase more?
- Editing the brain: How new epigenetic tools could rewrite our understanding of memory and more
- Electroluminescent light sheets: Printable luminous particles enable cost-effective, large and curved luminous surfaces
- Decorative and flexible solar panels become part of interior design and the appearance of objects
- In theory, the Milky Way could be a 'galactic transport system'
- How attached to our smart phones are we?
- New bacterial 'language' discovered: Previously unknown communication pathway
- Laser-generated surface structures create extremely water-repellent, self-cleaning metals
- Silk-weaving ant study sees new behavior
- Ocean floor dust gives new insight into supernovae
- Atoms can be in two places at the same time
- First public lighting system that runs on solar and wind energy
- A contractile gel that stores light energy
- Paleontologist names a carnivorous reptile that preceded dinosaurs
- Hostile boss? Study finds advantages to giving it right back
- The seeing power of frogs: Frogs can detect single photons of light
- Fossil ankles indicate Earth's earliest primates lived in trees
- Automated method beats critics in picking great movies
- Predatory sea snails produce weaponized insulin
- Extremely short, sharp flash of radio waves from unknown source in the universe, caught as it was happening
- Preserved fossil represents oldest record of parental care in group of prehistoric reptiles
- President Lincoln’s cottage 3D laser-scanned by researchers
- HiRISE camera spots long-lost space probe on Mars
- Three nearly Earth-size planets found orbiting nearby star: One in 'Goldilocks' zone
- Closing your eyes boosts memory recall, new study finds
- Heart arrhythmias detected in deep-diving marine mammals
- Galactic 'hailstorm' in the early Universe
- Space station worms’ research potential is anything but flat
- Rice-sized laser, powered one electron at a time, bodes well for quantum computing
- Tiny plant fossils a window into Earth's landscape millions of years ago
- Roller coaster geese: Insights into high altitude bird flight physiology and biomechanics
- Inventors choose to reveal their secret sauce before patent approval
- In the mood to trade? Weather may influence institutional investors' stock decisions
- Liquids and glasses relax, too -- but not like you thought
- For sea turtles, there's no place like magnetic home
- The secret of empathy: Stress from the presence of strangers prevents empathy, in both mice and humans
- Yak dung burning pollutes indoor air of Tibetan households
- Smart farming technique to boost yields, cut fertilizer pollution
- Harnessing bacteria to move microscopic gears and ratchets
- Huge 3-D displays without 3-D glasses
- People can be convinced they committed a crime that never happened
- New sulfate-breathing species discovered beneath ocean crust: Third of Earth's biomass in largely uncharted environment
- Out of the pouch: Ancient DNA extracted from extinct giant kangaroos
- Trans-Neptunian objects suggest that there are more dwarf planets in our solar system
- Entrepreneurs succeed in transforming used PET plastic bottles into mineral paper
- Probing strong gravity in a binary neutron star system
- DNA 'smart glue' could someday be used to build tissues, organs
- People conform to the norm -- even if the norm is a computer
- Cone snail venom holds promise for medical treatments for cancer, addiction
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