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In Lab Tests, the Antimicrobial Ingredient Triclosan Spurs Growth of Breast Cancer Cells
Apr. 23, 2014 — Some manufacturers are turning away from using triclosan as an antimicrobial ingredient in soaps, toothpastes and other products over health concerns. And now scientists are reporting new evidence ... full story -
How to Avoid Water Wars Between 'Fracking' Industry and Residents
Apr. 23, 2014 — The shale gas boom has transformed the energy landscape in the US, but in some drier locations, it could cause conflict among the energy industry, residents and agricultural interests over ... full story -
Male-Biased Tweeting: Gender Differences in the Use of Twitter
Apr. 23, 2014 — Today women take an active part in public life. Without a doubt, they also converse with other women. In fact, they even talk to each other about other things besides men. As banal as it sounds, this ... full story -
Physicists Consider Implications of Recent Revelations About the Universe's First Light
Apr. 22, 2014 — Recent evidence that the universe expanded from microscopic to cosmic size in a mere instant brings with it important implications. During a live Google Hangout, leading astrophysicists from the ... full story -
Building Stronger Bridges: Structures Lab Fulfills Private, Public Needs
Apr. 22, 2014 — It all comes down to bridging a gap. Researchers are helping companies develop new materials and products —- self-consolidating concrete columns and prestressed concrete bridge girders -- that ... full story -
Bioinformatics Profiling Identifies a New Mammalian Clock Gene
Apr. 22, 2014 — Over 15 mammalian clock proteins have been identified, but researchers surmise there are more. Could big data approaches help find them? To accelerate clock-gene discovery, investigators used a ... full story -
Checking Up on Crude Oil in the Ground: Nanoreporters Tell 'Sour' Oil from 'Sweet'
Apr. 22, 2014 — Scientists have created a nanoscale detector that checks for and reports on the presence and concentration of hydrogen sulfide in crude oil and natural gas while they're still in the ... full story -
Mantis Shrimp Stronger Than Airplanes: Composite Material Inspired by Shrimp Stronger Than Standard Used in Airplane Frames
Apr. 22, 2014 — Inspired by the fist-like club of a mantis shrimp, researchers have developed a design structure for composite materials that is more impact resistant and tougher than the standard used in airplanes. ... full story -
Neuroimaging Technique: Live from Inside the Cell in Real-Time
Apr. 22, 2014 — A novel imaging technique provides insights into the role of redox signaling and reactive oxygen species in living neurons, in real time. Scientists have developed a new optical microscopy technique ... full story -
Impact of Facebook Unfriending Analyzed by Researchers
Apr. 22, 2014 — Two studies are shedding new light on the most common type of 'friend' to be unfriended on Facebook and their emotional responses to it. The studies show that the most likely person to be ... full story -
A New 'APEX' in Plant Studies Aboard the International Space Station
Apr. 22, 2014 — Growing knowledge in a given field takes time, attention, and ... water? It does when you're talking about plant studies aboard the International Space Station (ISS). All of these things and ... full story -
For an Immune Cell, Microgravity Mimics Aging
Apr. 22, 2014 — Telling someone to "act your age" is another way of asking him or her to behave better. Age, however, does not always bring improvements. Certain cells of the immune system tend to ... full story -
First Size-Based Chromatography Technique for the Study of Livi
Apr. 22, 2014 — Using nanodot technology, researchers demonstrated the first size-based form of chromatography for studying the membranes of living cells. This unique physical approach to probing cellular membrane ... full story -
Applying Math to Biology: Software Identifies Disease-Causing Mutations in Undiagnosed Illnesses
Apr. 22, 2014 — A computational tool has successfully identified diseases with unknown gene mutations in three separate cases. Sequencing the genomes of individuals or small families often produces false predictions ... full story -
Online Retailers Have Clear Advantage by Not Collecting Sales Tax
Apr. 22, 2014 — Two independent studies use two very different approaches to reach the same conclusion: some online retailers really do have an advantage over traditional brick-and-mortar stores. The studies find ... full story -
Traditional Malaysian Musical Instrument Modernized: 'Rebana Ubi' Computer Speaker
Apr. 22, 2014 — Researchers are modernizing the 'Rebana Ubi', a traditional Malaysian musical instrument by infusing it with a modern computer aided ... full story -
Surface Modification of Titanium Dioxide for Photocatalytic Degradation of Hazardous Pollutants Under Ordinary Visible Light
Apr. 22, 2014 — Researchers have developed a modified photocatalyst which is economical and effective at transforming organic pollutants into harmless end products. Photocatalytic degradation is one of the highly ... full story -
Major Advances in Dye Sensitized Solar Cells
Apr. 22, 2014 — Two groups of researchers have recently advanced the field of solar cells with a cheaper and efficient replacement for platinum and better synthesis of zinc oxide. Working on dye-sensitized solar ... full story -
Unlocking Secrets of New Solar Material
Apr. 22, 2014 — A new solar material that has the same crystal structure as a mineral first found in the Ural Mountains in 1839 is shooting up the efficiency charts faster than almost anything researchers have seen ... full story -
Speed-Reading Apps May Impair Reading Comprehension by Limiting Ability to Backtrack
Apr. 22, 2014 — To address the fact that many of us are on the go and pressed for time, app developers have devised speed-reading software that eliminates the time we supposedly waste by moving our eyes as we read. ... full story
- In lab tests, the antimicrobial ingredient triclosan spurs growth of breast cancer cells
- How to avoid water wars between 'fracking' industry and residents
- Male-biased tweeting: Gender differences in the use of Twitter
- Physicists consider implications of recent revelations about the universe's first light
- Building stronger bridges: Structures lab fulfills private, public needs
- Bioinformatics profiling identifies a new mammalian clock gene
- Checking up on crude oil in the ground: Nanoreporters tell 'sour' oil from 'sweet'
- Mantis shrimp stronger than airplanes: Composite material inspired by shrimp stronger than standard used in airplane frames
- Neuroimaging Technique: Live from inside the cell in real-time
- Impact of Facebook unfriending analyzed by researchers
- A new 'APEX' in plant studies aboard the International Space Station
- For an immune cell, microgravity mimics aging
- First size-based chromatography technique for the study of livi
- Applying math to biology: Software identifies disease-causing mutations in undiagnosed illnesses
- Online retailers have clear advantage by not collecting sales tax
- Traditional Malaysian musical instrument modernized: 'Rebana Ubi' computer speaker
- Surface modification of titanium dioxide for photocatalytic degradation of hazardous pollutants under ordinary visible light
- Major advances in dye sensitized solar cells
- Unlocking secrets of new solar material
- Speed-reading apps may impair reading comprehension by limiting ability to backtrack
- People pay more attention to upper half of field of vision, study shows
- New design for mobile phone masts could cut carbon emissions
- RNA shows potential as boiling-resistant anionic polymer material for nanoarchitectures
- Quantum simulators developed to study inaccessible physical systems
- Vacuum ultraviolet lamp of the future created
- High-performance, low-cost ultracapacitors built with graphene and carbon nanotubes
- iPad users explore data with their fingers: Kinetica converts tabular data into touch-friendly format
- Superconducting quantum interference devices: Grasp of SQUIDs dynamics facilitates eavesdropping
- Cloaked DNA nanodevices survive pilot mission
- Nanomaterial outsmarts ions: Novel types of electronic components made of graphene
- Like a hall of mirrors, nanostructures trap photons inside ultrathin solar cells
- 'Blood lab' inside a mobile phone could detect cancer
- Jacket works like a mobile phone
- Suicide rates soar in Greece as economic cuts hurt citizens
- Red stars and big bulges: How black holes shape galaxies
- Solved: Mysteries of a nearby planetary system
- Higher solar-cell efficiency achieved with zinc-oxide coating
- 'Upside-down planet' reveals new method for studying binary star systems
- Queuing theory helps physicist understand protein recycling
- LEDs get seal of approval: Safe for skin, experts say
- Reference pricing for proton therapy will help establish clinical benefits
- Progress made in developing nanoscale electronics: New research directs charges through single molecules
- New technology for greenhouses developed
- Unattended Aircraft, rockets and weather balloons designed
- Computer simulations help predict effective drug candidates
- Physicists push new Parkinson's treatment toward clinical trials
- Information sharing between health systems reduces tests, study shows
- God of the Gap: Pan keeps Encke gap open in Saturn's rings
- Computer-assisted accelerator design
- Quantum turbulence: New key to unlocking the mysteries of physics?
- Cardiothoracic surgeon launches research into space
- New material coating technology mimics nature's lotus effect
- Exoplanets soon to gleam in the eye of NESSI
- Dragon delivers science, station supplies
- How a security officer's thought process influences airport security: Study offers insight
- Climate benefit of biofuels from corn residue: Researchers cast doubt
- Bulletproof nuclei? Stem cells exhibit unusual absorption property
- Computational method dramatically speeds up estimates of gene expression
- NASA completes LADEE mission with planned impact on moon's surface
- Immune cells to be tested on the International Space Station
- SpaceX-3 launches science cargo to International Space Station
- MRI, on a molecular scale: System could one day peer into the atomic structure of individual molecules
- 'Dressed' laser aimed at clouds may be key to inducing rain, lightning
- 'Exotic' material is like a switch when super thin
- Gecko-like adhesives now useful for real world surfaces
- Impact glass from asteroids and comets stores biodata for millions of years
- Under some LED bulbs whites aren't 'whiter than white'
- Innovative strategy to facilitate organ repair
- Impurity size affects performance of emerging superconductive material
- People think about their health early in the week, according to Google searches
- Collider reveals sharp change from 'quark soup' to atoms
- Is UK shale gas extraction posing a risk to public health?
- Better thermal-imaging lens from waste sulfur
- Bright points in sun's atmosphere mark patterns deep in its interior
- Vitamin B3 might have been made in space, delivered to Earth by meteorites
- Novel stapled peptide nanoparticle combination prevents RSV infection, study finds
- Tracking flu levels with Wikipedia
- Sporting latest tech toy can make you seem more like a leader
- Building 'smart' cell-based therapies
- Loud talking, horseplay in car results in more serious incidents for teen drivers
- First potentially habitable Earth-sized planet confirmed by Gemini and Keck observatories
- Thinnest membrane feasible has been produced
- Internet use may cut retirees' depression
- Surprising material could play huge role in saving energy: Tin selenide is best at converting waste heat to electricity
- Wireless power transfer achieved at 5-meter distance
- Fear of the cuckoo mafia: In fear of retaliation, birds accept and raise brood parasites' young
- A cross-section of the universe
- Rapid whole-brain imaging with single cell resolution
- Patented research remotely detects nitrogen-rich explosives
- Pocket-sized anthrax detector created
- Atom probe assisted dating of oldest piece of Earth
- More effective kidney stone treatment, from macroscopic to nanoscale
- New technique detects microscopic diabetes-related eye damage
- Key milestone for brown fat research with ground-breaking MRI scan
- Likely author of original Bitcoin paper? Researchers uncover linguistic evidence
- Chiral breathing: Electrically controlled polymer changes its optical properties
- Distracted driving among teens threatens public health and safety
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