Save
Email
Print
Share
RSSBrowse Science Videos
311 to 320 of 525 videos
-
A Technology for Comparing Different Editions of the Same Print
A biologist developed a method to determine the date of antique prints made from hand-cranked presses. In his so-called print-clock method, image analysis software counts the number of breaks in the ... > more -
Detecting Bacteria With Electromechanical Cantilevers
Chemical engineers have developed a sensor that can almost instantly detect the presence of E. coli. The sensor is a millimeter-sized cantilever coated with antibodies that bind to the membranes of ... > more -
Late NASA Scientist Linked Aerosols to Cloud Formation
A NASA scientist, who died recently, helped understand how the color of aerosols determines its role in cloud formation. Light-colored aerosols -- such as those that predominantly occur in nature -- ... > more -
Optical Fibers Feed Hybrid Solar-Electrical Lighting
Optical and electrical engineers have invented a system that could cut down the cost of indoor lighting almost in half. Parabolic mirrors collect sunlight on the roof and optical fibers channel it ... > more -
Addiction Specialists Test Innovative Drug
Smokers who want to quit might soon be able to be vaccinated against their addiction. The vaccine, which is in clinical trials, consists of five shots over the course of one year. The vaccine binds ... > more -
Fighting a Common Pediatric Disease
The FDA has now approved a vaccine that protects against rotavirus gastroenteritis, a pediatric disease that causes severe diarrhea, vomiting, and dehydration. RotaTeq, as the vaccine is known, took ... > more -
Atmospheric Scientists Say It Can Happen if The Atmospheric Conditions Are Right
Lightning is the discharge of the electrostatic charges that accumulate in ice crystals inside clouds. Usually, the ice would melt and fall as rain, but in a rare form of storm known as a ... > more -
Atmospheric Scientists Can Now Predict Storm Formation
A new weather warning system can alert airplane pilots when a thunderstorm is likely to form along their route within the next hour. It uses satellite infrared imaging to detect when cloud tops are ... > more -
Careful Hygiene Can Ward Off Staph Infections
Drug-resistant staph infections such as methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus have become more common outside prisons and hospitals, and have been known to spread among athletes in the locker ... > more -
Astrophysicist Develops Software to Aid Football Coaches
Computers could one day help football coaches make strategic decisions, such as going for the touchdown or for the kick, or accept the penalty or declining it. New software designed by an ... > more
Search ScienceDaily
Number of stories in archives: 137,088
more 
