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Virtual Games Help the Blind Navigate Unknown Territory
March 27, 2013 — Scientists have developed a virtual gaming environment to help blind individuals improve navigation skills and develop a cognitive spatial map of unfamiliar buildings and public ... > full story -
Young, Hot and Blue: Stars in the Cluster NGC 2547
March 27, 2013 — The Universe is an old neighborhood -- roughly 13.8 billion years old. Our galaxy, the Milky Way, is also ancient -- some of its stars are more than 13 billion years old (eso0425). Nevertheless, ... > full story -
Clays Can Expand Under Pressure
March 27, 2013 — It was always believed that water is "squeezed" out of the clay structure under pressure but physicists in Sweden together with German colleagues show that this appear to be not always true if excess ... > full story -
How to Build a Very Large Star
March 27, 2013 — Stars ten times as massive as the Sun, or more, should not exist: as they grow, they tend to push away the gas they feed on, starving their own growth. Scientists have been struggling to figure out ... > full story -
Superhero Supercomputer Helps Battle Autism
March 26, 2013 — When it officially came online at the San Diego Supercomputer Center in early January 2012, Gordon was instantly impressive. In one demonstration, it sustained more than 35 million input/output ... > full story -
Simulations Uncover Obstacle to Harnessing Laser-Driven Fusion: Under Realistic Conditions, Hollow Cones Fail to Guide Energetic Electrons to Fuel
March 26, 2013 — Researchers have uncovered an obstacle to the cone-guided approach to fast-ignition fusion energy through computer simulations. Scientists found electric fields that build up on the cone's edge ... > full story -
New Process to Make Nanospheres
March 26, 2013 — Small, with power-packed potential. A patent-pending technology to produce nanospheres could enable advances across multiple industries, including electronics, manufacturing, and biomedical ... > full story -
Backpack Mapping System Captures Intelligence in Tough-to-Get-to Places
March 26, 2013 — Engineers have developed a portable device -- carried in a backpack -- that can be used to automatically create maps in tight spaces where GPS is not readily available – such as in underground ... > full story -
Astronomers Discover New Kind of Supernova
March 26, 2013 — Supernovae were always thought to occur in two main varieties. But a team of astronomers is reporting the discovery of a new type of supernova called Type Iax. Previously, supernovae were divided ... > full story -
Discovery May Allow Scientists to Make Fuel from Carbon Dioxide in the Atmosphere
March 26, 2013 — Excess carbon dioxide in the Earth's atmosphere created by the widespread burning of fossil fuels is the major driving force of global climate change, and researchers the world over are looking for ... > full story
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