Bryologs Effectively Induce Latent HIV Activation in Vitro
Sharing two fundamental features with the original bryostatin, synthetically designed compounds called bryologs could serve as superior candidates for the eradication of HIV. Thanks to…
Combined Image of the Pinwheel Galaxy, M101, From Four of NASA’s Space Telescopes
Located in the constellation of Ursa Major, 21 million light-years from Earth, the Pinwheel Galaxy is roughly 70 percent larger than our own Milky Way…
Converting Waste Into Useful Energy by Improving Microbial Fuel Cells
In an effort to provide a sustainable system for waste treatment and energy production, scientists at Arizona State University’s Biodesign Institute are working microbial fuel…
Massive Ice Island Breaks Free From Greenland’s Petermann Glacier
Confirmed by data taken by MODIS, the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer aboard NASA’s Terra and Aqua satellites, a 120 square km ice island has broken…
Linguistics Research May Improve Future Internet Search Engines
By translating ten different English texts into various codes, scientists from the Max Planck Institute for the Physics of Complex Systems found a long-range correlation…
Superoxide Reacts With Manganese to Aid in Environmental Cleanup
Newly published research describes how an Ascomycete fungus, Stilbella aciculosa, produces a superoxide that reacts with manganese (Mn), resulting in manganese oxides and aiding in…
Algorithms Improve AUV Navigation and Detecting Capabilities
Scientists have taken a step forward on the path to engineering completely autonomous underwater vehicles (AUVs) for minesweeping and other risky underwater missions. MIT engineers…
Swift J1822.3-1606, A Low Magnetic Field Magnetar
Discovered on July 14, 2011, by NASA’s Swift space telescope, Swift J1822.3–1606 is a “low-field magnetar” with short X-ray bursts. Is it a magnetar or…
Mission Engineers Prepare for Curiosity’s Landing on Mars
Mission engineers continue to ready for the August Curiosity landing inside Gale Crater and the critical seven minute period when Curiosity must decelerate from about…
Help NASA Test-Drive Curiosity Interactive Experience
With NASA’s Mars Rover Curiosity set to land in early August, NASA is finalizing a game development tool that will offer a 3D interactive experience…
Global Warming Impacts Lake Water
A new study from the University of Zurich found that global warming is having a negative impact on lake water, resulting in rising lake water…
Exosome Function Regulates Gene Expression
New research data from scientists at USC San Diego suggests that the human exosome maintains progenitor cell function, functioning as a surveillance system in cells…
Converting Heat to Electricity in a Non-Magnetic Semiconductor
Published in the journal Nature, a new study describes how scientists at Ohio State University created the “giant spin-Seebeck” effect, converting heat to electricity in…
Nanoparticle Delivers a Combination of Therapeutic Agents to Tumor Sites
Developed by a team of scientists at Yale, a new biodegradable nanoparticle, called a nanogel, delivers a combination of two therapeutic agents to tumor sites,…
DARPA Uses Cold Plasma to Suppress and Extinguish Fire
Working on innovative approaches to firefighting, DARPA has been exploring technologies to manipulate and extinguish flames using physics. They were able to suppress fire using…
KL001 Interacts With Cryptochrome, May Offer a New Way to Treat Diabetes
By affecting the activity of cryptochrome, a key protein that regulates the internal mechanisms of our daily night and day activities, KL001 provides a tool…
Chondrites, Not Comets, are the Likely Source of Volatile Elements on Earth
A new study from scientists at the Carnegie Institution for Science contradicts prevailing theories about the relationship between in carbonaceous chondrites and comets, finding that…
Hubble Views the Needle Galaxy, NGC 4565
A new image from the Hubble Space Telescope reveals part of the disc of the spiral galaxy NGC 4565, also known as the Needle Galaxy….