“Closed-Edge Graphene Nanoribbons”
A newly published paper from Rice University researchers details facts and figures about “closed-edge graphene nanoribbons,” carbon nanotubes that appear to collapse during the growth…
A newly published paper from Rice University researchers details facts and figures about “closed-edge graphene nanoribbons,” carbon nanotubes that appear to collapse during the growth…
A team of scientists, encouraged by a handful of sightings, traveled to Mindo looking for a lizard once thought to be close to extinction –…
By using selenium nanoparticles to coat polycarbonate, Brown University scientists were able to reduce the cultured populations of Staphylococcus aureus bacteria by as much as…
Using carbon nanotubes and C60, scientists at MIT developed the first all-carbon photovoltaic cell, a new kind of solar cell that could tap into solar…
Using a laser altimeter on the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter spacecraft, a team of scientists has mapped Shackleton crater with unprecedented detail, finding possible evidence for…
A new report from the National Renewable Energy Laboratory suggests that renewable electricity generation from today’s technologies, in combination with a more flexible electric system,…
Using a molecular test called quantitative polymerase chain reaction, a new study examined 164 preserved amphibians for the presence of Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis, finding Bd in…
A recently published paper from Stanford scientists suggests that carbon sequestration is likely to create pressure build-up large enough cause intraplate earthquakes, breaking the reservoirs’…
While conducting experiments with the LCLS’s Atomic Molecular Optical instrument, a team of SLAC physicists found that the damage process in nanometer-sized clusters of atoms…
New images from European Southern Observatory’s Very Large Telescope show detailed images of NGC 6357, which contains a cluster of high-mass stars whose inhabitants are…
A newly published study examined data from 26 clinical trials to better understand how drug-resistant HIV mutations form and to help find more effective treatments….
Using both X-ray crystallography and nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy, UCLA biochemists have examined the structure of p65 protein and its interaction with telomerase RNA. University…
Japanese scientists have been able to induce stem cells to create liver-like tissue in a dish. The new findings were reported online by the journal…
After experiencing an issue with one of its primary reaction wheels on June 8, NASA’s Mars Odyssey orbiter has now been taken out of “safe…
In the high energy physics community, rumor and speculation are rife that Large Hadron Collider scientists will announce the discovery of the Higgs boson during…
Developed by computer scientists, Aeolus is a new programming system that could help prevent inadvertent information leaks by automatically keeping track of users’ data-access privileges….
Using an FDA-approved contrasting agent containing tiny gas-filled microbubbles, coupled with a noninvasive ultrasound device that targets precise locations of the brain, a team of…
Simulations show that on June 16, 2012, the combined effects of two coronal mass ejections from AR 1504 compressed the magnetopause to a minimum of…