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NASA-Funded X-Ray Instrument Settles Interstellar Debate
July 29, 2014 — New findings from a NASA-funded instrument have resolved a decades-old puzzle about a fog of low-energy X-rays observed over the entire sky. Thanks to refurbished detectors first flown on a NASA ... full story -
Weighing the Milky Way: Researchers Devise Precise Method for Calculating the Mass of Galaxies
July 29, 2014 — Does the Milky Way look fat in this picture? Has Andromeda been taking skinny selfies? Using a new, more accurate method for measuring the mass of galaxies, and international group of researchers has ... full storyMore: -
World's Smallest Propeller Could Be Used for Microscopic Medicine
July 29, 2014 — Scientists have created robots that are only nanometers in length, small enough to maneuver inside the human body and possibly inside human ... full story -
Vision-Correcting Display Makes Reading Glasses So Yesterday
July 29, 2014 — Researchers are developing vision-correcting displays that can compensate for a viewer's visual impairments to create sharp images without the need for glasses or contact lenses. The technology ... full story -
Huge Waves Measured for First Time in Arctic Ocean
July 29, 2014 — The first measurements of waves in the middle of the Arctic Ocean recorded house-sized waves during a September 2012 storm. More sensors are going out this summer to study waves in newly ice-free ... full story -
Mysterious Molecules in Space: Silicon-Capped Hydrocarbons May Be Source of 'Diffuse Interstellar Bands'
July 29, 2014 — New research has offered a tantalizing new possibility in the realm of interstellar molecules and diffuse interstellar bands: these mysterious molecules may be silicon-capped hydrocarbons like SiC3H, ... full story -
'Killer Sperm' Prevents Mating Between Worm Species
July 29, 2014 — Most cross-species mating is merely unsuccessful in producing offspring. However, when researchers mated Caenorhabditis worms of different species, they found that the lifespan of the female worms ... full story -
Watching Neurons Fire from a Front-Row Seat
July 29, 2014 — They are with us every moment of every day, controlling every action we make, from the breath we breathe to the words we speak, and yet there is still a lot we don't know about the cells that ... full story -
Brainwaves Can Predict Audience Reaction of Television Programming
July 29, 2014 — By analyzing the brainwaves of 16 individuals as they watched mainstream television content, researchers were able to accurately predict the preferences of large TV audiences, up to 90 percent in the ... full story -
Brand-Specific Television Alcohol Ads a Significant Predictor of Brand Consumption Among Underage Youth
July 29, 2014 — Underage drinkers are three times more likely to drink alcohol brands that advertise on television programs they watch compared to other alcohol brands, providing new and compelling evidence of a ... full story -
A New Way to Make Microstructured Surfaces: Method Can Produce Strong, Lightweight Materials With Specific Surface Properties
July 29, 2014 — A team of researchers has created a new way of manufacturing microstructured surfaces that have novel three-dimensional textures. These surfaces, made by self-assembly of carbon nanotubes, could ... full story -
Tough Foam from Tiny Sheets: Lab Uses Atom-Thick Materials to Make Ultralight Foam
July 29, 2014 — Tough, ultralight foam of atom-thick sheets can be made to any size and shape through a new chemical process. In microscopic images, the foam dubbed "GO-0.5BN" looks like a nanoscale ... full story -
The Quantum Cheshire Cat: Can Neutrons Be Located at a Different Place Than Their Own Spin?
July 29, 2014 — Can neutrons be located at a different place than their own spin? A quantum experiment demonstrates a new kind of quantum paradox. The Cheshire Cat featured in Lewis Caroll's novel "Alice ... full story -
Do Your Stem Cells Sound Like Cancer? While-You-Wait, Non-Invasive Cancer Diagnosis by Converting Stem Cell Data Into Sound
July 29, 2014 — Converting stem cell data into sounds could enable GPs to make instant, non-invasive cancer diagnoses during a routine check-up. A recent study shows how data sonification (where data is conveyed as ... full story -
Social Origins of Intelligence in the Brain
July 29, 2014 — By studying the injuries and aptitudes of Vietnam War veterans who suffered penetrating head wounds during the war, scientists are tackling -- and beginning to answer -- longstanding questions about ... full story -
Diet Affects Males' and Females' Gut Microbes Differently
July 29, 2014 — The microbes living in the guts of males and females react differently to diet, even when the diets are identical, according to a new study. These results suggest that therapies designed to improve ... full story -
Autistic Brain Less Flexible at Taking on Tasks
July 29, 2014 — The brains of children with autism are relatively inflexible at switching from rest to task performance, according to a new brain-imaging ... full story -
Famine in the Horn of Africa (1984) Was Caused by El Nino and Currents in the Indian Ocean
July 29, 2014 — Oceanic patterns are important drivers of climatic variability. There is a clear link between periods of drought in the North Ethiopian Highlands and oceanic phases of El Nino, the Indian Ocean ... full story -
Optimum Inertial Self-Propulsion Design for Snowman-Like Nanorobot
July 29, 2014 — A new study investigates the effects of small but finite inertia on the propulsion of micro and nano-scale swimming machines. Scale plays a major role in locomotion. Swimming microorganisms, such as ... full story -
Beyond Invisibility Cloaks? Flexible Metamaterial Absorbers Developed
July 29, 2014 — Scientists have created flexible metamaterial absorbers designed to suppress electromagnetic radiation from mobile electronics. Electromagnetic metamaterials boast special properties not found in ... full story
- NASA-funded X-ray instrument settles interstellar debate
- Weighing the Milky Way: Researchers devise precise method for calculating the mass of galaxies
- World's smallest propeller could be used for microscopic medicine
- Vision-correcting display makes reading glasses so yesterday
- Huge waves measured for first time in Arctic Ocean
- Mysterious molecules in space: Silicon-capped hydrocarbons may be source of 'diffuse interstellar bands'
- 'Killer sperm' prevents mating between worm species
- Watching neurons fire from a front-row seat
- Brainwaves can predict audience reaction of television programming
- Brand-specific television alcohol ads a significant predictor of brand consumption among underage youth
- A new way to make microstructured surfaces: Method can produce strong, lightweight materials with specific surface properties
- Tough foam from tiny sheets: Lab uses atom-thick materials to make ultralight foam
- The Quantum Cheshire Cat: Can neutrons be located at a different place than their own spin?
- Do your stem cells sound like cancer? While-you-wait, non-invasive cancer diagnosis by converting stem cell data into sound
- Social origins of intelligence in the brain
- Diet affects males' and females' gut microbes differently
- Autistic brain less flexible at taking on tasks
- Famine in the Horn of Africa (1984) was caused by El Nino and currents in the Indian Ocean
- Optimum inertial self-propulsion design for snowman-like nanorobot
- Beyond invisibility cloaks? Flexible metamaterial absorbers developed
- Kill switch in cell phones could save consumers more than $3.4 billion annually
- Help your infant or toddler cope with stressful events
- From finding Nemo to minerals: What riches lie in the deep sea?
- Evolution in rainforest flies points to climate change survival
- Preterm children's brains can catch up years later
- Violent aftermath for the warriors at Alken Enge
- Worldwide water shortage by 2040
- When it comes to gluten-free diets, unfounded beliefs abound
- Gasses from Kilauea volcano affected tropical storm Flossie formation
- Microscopic rowing -- without a cox: Cells' whip-like appendages can synchronize their movements
- Mortality rates increase due to extreme heat and cold
- Using TV, videos or a computer game as a stress reducer after a tough day at work can lead to feelings of guilt and failure
- Healthy lifestyle may buffer against stress-related cell aging
- Generating a genome to feed the world: African rice sequenced
- Lead pollution beat explorers to South Pole, persists today
- Stem cell advance may increase efficiency of tissue regeneration
- NASA long-lived Mars Opportunity rover passes 25 miles of driving
- Printing the metals of the future
- Cassini spacecraft reveals 101 geysers and more on icy Saturn moon
- Forced mutations doom HIV: How potential HIV drug exacts its toll on viral populations
- Mineral magic? Common mineral capable of making and breaking bonds
- Dementia patients more likely to get implanted pacemakers, says study
- Endurance runners more likely to die of heat stroke than heart condition
- Running reduces risk of death regardless of duration, speed
- Memory relies on astrocytes, the brain's lesser known cells: supportive cells vital in cognitive function
- Physicists unlock nature of high-temperature superconductivity
- Stress-tolerant tomato relative sequenced
- Stimulation of brain region restores consciousness to animals under general anesthesia
- Glucose 'control switch' in the brain key to both types of diabetes
- Cell's recycling center implicated in division decisions
- Brain's habenula signals how bad things could be
- Impact of Deepwater Horizon oil spill on coral is deeper and broader than predicted
- Global warming amplifier: Rising water vapor in upper troposphere to intensify climate change
- Facial features are the key to first impressions
- Irreversible inhibitor for KRAS gene mutation involved in lung, colon, and pancreatic cancers
- Genetic mutations linked to salivary gland tumors
- Researchers produce record-length mirror-image protein
- Learning the smell of fear: Mothers teach babies their own fears via odor, animal study shows
- Cool-burning flames in space, could lead to better engines on Earth
- Disruptive effects of anesthesia on brain cell connections are temporary, study suggests
- Six reasons for headaches in school-age children and how parents can help relieve the pain
- Green spaces found to increase birth weight
- 'Nuisance flooding' an increasing problem as coastal sea levels rise
- The role of dairy in maintaining adult bone and skeletal muscle health
- Fist bumping beats germ-spreading handshake
- New protein structure could help treat Alzheimer's, related diseases
- How sweet it is: Bioenergy advanced by new tool
- Models for polymer macromolecules using magnets and DNA 'springs'
- New meaning to refrigerator magnets: Magnets may act as wireless cooling agents
- Google searches may hold key to future market crashes, researchers find
- Wearable device for early detection of common diabetes-related neurological condition
- Glow in space is evidence of a hot bubble in our galaxy
- Social network research may boost prairie dog conservation efforts
- Potential 'universal' blood test for cancer discovered
- Measuring the smallest magnets: Physicists measure magnetic interactions between single electrons
- Mutations from Venus, mutations from Mars: Why genetic fertility problems can persist in a population
- HIV treatment: Interfering with interferon
- A transistor-like amplifier for single photons
- Drug may aid multiple myeloma patients who suffer from low platelet counts
- It takes more than practice to excel
- Building 'invisible' materials with light
- New species of mayfly discovered in India
- Superconductivity could form at high temperatures in layered 2-D crystals
- Hepatitis C virus genotype 1 most prevalent worldwide
- Dinosaurs fell victim to perfect storm of events, study shows
- New oral drug regimens cure hardest-to-treat hepatitis C infected patients, could improve treatment uptake
- One in 3,000 blood donors in England infected with hepatitis E: HEV containing blood components transfused
- Europe's habitat and wildlife is vulnerable to climate change
- Six new genetic risk factors for Parkinson's found
- New tools help neuroscientists analyze 'big data'
- 'Holy grail' of battery design achieved: Stable lithium anode
- Climate change and air pollution will combine to curb food supplies
- New, noncommittal mechanism of drug resistance discovered
- Drugs used to treat lung disease work with body clock
- New drug target can break down cancer's barrier against treatment
- Fire ecology manipulation by California native cultures
- Epigenetic changes can drive cancer, study shows
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