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New Shape Discovered Using Rubber Bands
Apr. 23, 2014 — While setting out to fabricate new springs to support a cephalopod-inspired imaging project, a group of researchers stumbled upon a surprising discovery: the hemihelix, a shape rarely seen in nature. ... full story -
Innovation Improves Drowsy Driver Detection
Apr. 23, 2014 — A new way to detect when drivers are about to nod off behind the wheel has been developed. "Video-based systems that use cameras to detect when a car is drifting out of its lane are cumbersome ... full story -
Cyber Buddy Is Better Than 'No Buddy'
Apr. 23, 2014 — A researcher is looking to give exercise enthusiasts the extra nudge they need during a workout, and her latest research shows that a cyber buddy can help. The study is the first to indicate that ... full story -
Superconducting Qubit Array Points the Way to Quantum Computers
Apr. 23, 2014 — A fully functional quantum computer is one of the holy grails of physics. Physicists have moved one step closer to making a quantum computer a reality by demonstrating a new level of reliability in a ... full story -
Mapping the Road to Quantum Gravity
Apr. 23, 2014 — The road uniting quantum field theory and general relativity -- the two great theories of modern physics -- has been impassable for 80 years. Could a tool from condensed matter physics finally help ... full story -
Atomic Switcheroo Explains Origins of Thin-Film Solar Cell Mystery
Apr. 23, 2014 — Treating cadmium-telluride (CdTe) solar cell materials with cadmium-chloride improves their efficiency, but researchers have not fully understood ... full story -
Hearing Quality Restored With Bionic Ear Technology Used for Gene Therapy: Re-Growing Auditory Nerves
Apr. 23, 2014 — Researchers have for the first time used electrical pulses delivered from a cochlear implant to deliver gene therapy, thereby successfully regrowing auditory nerves. The research also heralds a ... full story -
Halving Hydrogen: First View of Nature-Inspired Catalyst After Ripping Hydrogen Apart Provides Insights for Better Fuel Cells
Apr. 23, 2014 — A fuel cell catalyst that converts hydrogen into electricity must tear open a hydrogen molecule. Now researchers have captured a view of such a catalyst holding onto the two halves of its hydrogen ... full story -
Pollutants from Coal-Burning Stoves Strongly Associated With Miscarriages in Mongolia
Apr. 23, 2014 — Burning coal for domestic heating may contribute to early fetal death according to a new study that took place in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia -- the coldest capital city in the world. Researchers report ... full story -
Gold Nanoparticles Help Target, Quantify Breast Cancer Segments in a Living Cell
Apr. 23, 2014 — A way to detect and measure cancer levels in a living cell by using tiny gold particles with tails of synthetic DNA has been developed by scientists. The process uses gold nanoparticles to target and ... full story -
Odds of Storm Waters Overflowing Manhattan Seawall Up 20-Fold
Apr. 23, 2014 — Maximum water levels in New York harbor during major storms have risen by nearly two and a half feet since the mid-1800s, making the chances of water overtopping the Manhattan seawall now at least 20 ... full story -
Predicting Drift of Floating Pumice 'Islands' Can Benefit Shipping
Apr. 23, 2014 — A new technique will aid in predicting the dispersal and drift patterns of large floating ‘islands’ of pumice created by volcanic eruptions at sea. Known as pumice rafts, these large mobile ... full story -
Some Astronauts at Risk for Cognitive Impairment, Animal Studies Suggest
Apr. 23, 2014 — Rats exposed to high-energy particles, simulating conditions astronauts would face on a long-term deep space mission, show lapses in attention and slower reaction times, even when the radiation ... full story -
Following a Protein's Travel Inside Cells Is Key to Improving Patient Monitoring, Drug Development
Apr. 23, 2014 — A technique to detect subcellular location of a protein has been developed by scientists. In science, "simple and accessible detection methods that can rapidly screen a large cell population ... full story -
Airport Security-Style Technology Could Help Doctors Decide on Stroke Treatment
Apr. 23, 2014 — A new computer program could help doctors predict which patients might suffer potentially fatal side-effects from a key stroke treatment. The program assesses brain scans using pattern recognition ... full story -
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 U.S., but in some drier locations, it could cause conflict among the energy industry, residents and agricultural interests over ... full story -
Steering Chemical Reactions With Laser Pulses
Apr. 23, 2014 — Ultra short laserpulses in the femtosecond-range give scientists a powerful new method of controlling chemical reactions. A team of researchers could now show that the fragmentation of carbohydrates ... 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 -
Liquid Spacetime: What If Spacetime Were a Kind of Fluid?
Apr. 23, 2014 — What if spacetime were a kind of fluid? This is the question tackled by theoretical physicists working on quantum gravity by creating models attempting to reconcile gravity and quantum mechanics. ... full story
- New shape discovered using rubber bands
- Innovation improves drowsy driver detection
- Cyber buddy is better than 'no buddy'
- Superconducting qubit array points the way to quantum computers
- Mapping the road to quantum gravity
- Atomic switcheroo explains origins of thin-film solar cell mystery
- Hearing quality restored with bionic ear technology used for gene therapy: Re-growing auditory nerves
- Halving hydrogen: First view of nature-inspired catalyst after ripping hydrogen apart provides insights for better fuel cells
- Pollutants from coal-burning stoves strongly associated with miscarriages in Mongolia
- Gold nanoparticles help target, quantify breast cancer segments in a living cell
- Odds of storm waters overflowing Manhattan seawall up 20-fold
- Predicting drift of floating pumice 'islands' can benefit shipping
- Some astronauts at risk for cognitive impairment, animal studies suggest
- Following a protein's travel inside cells is key to improving patient monitoring, drug development
- Airport security-style technology could help doctors decide on stroke treatment
- In lab tests, the antimicrobial ingredient triclosan spurs growth of breast cancer cells
- How to avoid water wars between 'fracking' industry and residents
- Steering chemical reactions with laser pulses
- Male-biased tweeting: Gender differences in the use of Twitter
- Liquid spacetime: What if spacetime were a kind of fluid?
- Physicists consider implications of recent revelations about the universe's first light
- Newly-approved brain stimulator offers hope for individuals with uncontrolled epilepsy
- 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
- 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
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