New findings on Mother Earth's earthy scent July 21, 2008 | User rating: 4.1 / 5 after 7 vote(s)
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That evocative "earthy" scent of the soil returning to life in spring — and nasty earthy tastes and odors in fish and drinking water — actually results from two substances released by soil bacteria. Researchers in Rhode Island ... | |
 'Snow flea antifreeze protein' could help improve organ preservation July 21, 2008 | User rating: 4.9 / 5 after 16 vote(s)
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Scientists in Illinois and Pennsylvania are reporting development of a way to make the antifreeze protein that enables billions of Canadian snow fleas to survive frigid winter temperatures. | |
A dash of lime -- a new twist that may cut CO2 levels back to pre-industrial levels July 21, 2008 | User rating: 3.8 / 5 after 134 vote(s)
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Scientists say they have found a workable way of reducing CO2 levels in the atmosphere by adding lime to seawater. And they think it has the potential to dramatically reverse CO2 accumulation in the atmosphere, reports Cath ... | |
 Researchers Help U.S. Military Thwart Explosive Threats July 18, 2008 | User rating: 4.3 / 5 after 6 vote(s)
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Researchers at UC San Diego are using statistical pattern recognition and image processing to help the U.S. military better detect hidden roadside explosives. | |
 Molecular Hula Hoop: Spinning motion of a molecular rotor detected July 17, 2008 | User rating: 4.6 / 5 after 5 vote(s)
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Humans have long been trying to make the dream of nanoscopic robots come true. The dream is, in fact, taking on some aspects of reality. Nanoscience has produced components for molecular-scale ... | |
 Instrument designed for biological pathogen monitoring can detect tuberculosis surrogate July 16, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 1 vote(s) ) | No comments yet
An instrument originally designed for detecting the malicious use of biological pathogens has potential for use in the public health sector to rapidly screen people for tuberculosis. | |
New 'scrubber' speeds removal of powerful anthrax clean-up agent July 14, 2008 | User rating: not rated yet | No comments yet
Researchers in New Jersey report discovery of a fast, efficient method for removing a powerful pesticide used to sterilize buildings and equipment following anthrax attacks. | |
 Marine worm's jaws say 'cutting-edge new aerospace materials' July 14, 2008 | User rating: 4.5 / 5 after 30 vote(s)
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Researchers in California and New Hampshire report the first detailed characterization of the protein composition of the hard, fang-like jaws of a common marine worm. Their work could lead to the design of ... | |
 Detecting flu viruses in remote areas of the world July 14, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 2 vote(s) ) | No comments yet
Researchers in Ohio and New Mexico are reporting an advance in the quest for a fast, sensitive test to detect flu viruses — one that requires no refrigeration and can be used in remote areas of the world where ... | |
Researchers catch ion channels in their opening act July 10, 2008 | User rating: 4.7 / 5 after 6 vote(s)
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Each thought or action sends a million electrical signals pulsing through your body. At the heart of the process of generating these electrical impulses is the ion channel. | |
 Sewing DNA thread with lasers, hooks and microbobbins July 10, 2008 | User rating: 4.9 / 5 after 18 vote(s)
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Japanese scientists have made a micro-sized sewing machine to sew long threads of DNA into shape. The work published in the Royal Society of Chemistry journal Lab on a Chip demonstrates ... | |
 Improving computer memory, solar cells goal of UH chemist July 08, 2008 | User rating: 3.6 / 5 after 5 vote(s)
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A high-tech breakthrough in solar cells and flash drives may just come down to good old-fashioned pencil and paper calculations, says an award-winning young chemist at the University of Houston. | |
Self-moisturizing contact lenses, naturally July 08, 2008 | User rating: 4.5 / 5 after 6 vote(s)
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Even contact lenses are joining the trend to go green. Chemical engineering researchers at McMaster University have shown that a common fluid found in our bodies can be used as a natural moisturizing agent in contact lenses. | |
New insight to demineralization July 07, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 3 vote(s) ) | User comments: 1
From toothpaste to technology, noncrystalline or amorphous silica is an active ingredient in a myriad of products that we use in our daily lives. As a minor, but essential component of vertebrate bone, an understanding of ... | |
Uncertainties prevail over human health benefits of polyphenols July 07, 2008 | User rating: 4.2 / 5 after 5 vote(s)
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Despite scores of studies documenting the effects of healthful plant nutrients called polyphenols in protecting nerves from damage, it would be "unwise" to assume that the same protective effects occur for Alzheimer's disease ... | |
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