Cassini Explores Titan’s Lake, Similarities to Etosha Salt Pan
Based on data from NASA’s Cassini spacecraft, a newly published research paper suggests that Lake Ontario Lacus on Saturn’s moon Titan is very similar to…
Understanding Antibiotics and Their Role in Killing Bacteria
Over the years antibiotics have saved many lives, but scientists never fully understood the process of how bacteria were killed, until now. A new study…
LED Styled Solar Cell Breaks Efficiency Record
Solar cell technology continues to advance and new research from the University of California, Berkeley demonstrates a new record-breaking technique. Designed to be more like…
Splitting of an Electron into the Spinon and Orbiton
While using X-rays from the Swiss Light Source (SLS) fired at Sr2CuO3, physicists at the Paul Scherrer Institute observed an electron splitting into two new…
No Evidence of Dark Matter Around the Sun
A new study is going against widely believed theories about dark matter. While using telescopes including the MPG/ESO 2.2-meter telescope at ESO’s La Silla Observatory,…
Grant May Lead to New Light Technology and Advances in Healthcare
Scientists at the University of St. Andrews were awarded a £5.6m grant to work on photonics in the hope to advance healthcare by improving diagnosis…
Amorfrutins in Liquorice Root Have Important Anti-Diabetic Effects
It not only serves as a tasty raw material for candy, it has medicinal purposes as well. Scientists have found that the liquorice root contains…
Black Holes Have an Appetite for Stars
It seems that black holes have appetites large enough to swallow stars. Astronomers at the University of Utah and the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics have…
Imidacloprid, A Major Factor in Colony Collapse Disorder
A study set to be published in June explains a reason for the worldwide declines in honeybee colonies and the drastic effects these changes could…
Engineered Coating for Implants Reduces the Risk of Complications
As hip and knee replacements become more common, so too does the risk of complications for those patients, including the risk of premature failure. Engineers…
Electronic Device for the Perfect Bicep Curl
It used to be that only jocks were interested in building muscles and hitting the weights. Nowadays everyone knows the benefits of working out and…
Understanding Pollution From Green-Glowing Zebrafish
As population grows and consumption increases, so does waste and pollution. Scientists have been working on a way to better track and understand how pollution…
Reproductive Cycle Put Dinosaurs at a Disadvantage
In a published study, scientists from the University of Zurich and Zoological Society of London describe how they believe the reproductive cycle of egg laying…
Photochemical Upconversion Adds “Turbo” to Solar Cell Efficiency
By using photochemical upconversion, researchers from the University of Sidney have developed a “turbo for solar cells” that allows for record-breaking efficiency in cost-effective solar…
New Findings Challenge Role of Antibodies
New findings are set to challenge the understanding of immune defense. In a recently published journal, researchers studied the response of mice to neurotropic vesicular…
Cassini Views Saturn’s Moons Enceladus and Tethys
NASA’s Cassini spacecraft captured surface temperature measurements with its composite infrared spectrometer and several images as it completed its flyby of Saturn’s moons Enceladus and…
Custom Tailored Brain Cancer Vaccine Proves Effective
A new vaccine has been found to extend the life of patients suffering from recurrent glioblastoma multiforme. A phase 2 clinical trial showed that by…
NASA Captures Image of M1 Coronal Mass Ejection
As major solar activity continues, NASA captured an image and video of the latest class M1 coronal mass ejection. A beautiful prominence eruption producing a…