Thirty years ago, no one believed that elements other than carbon, nitrogen, and oxygen could form double bonds at room temperature. But the discovery of 'kinetic protection' ligands -- large, bulky molecules that trap heavy ...
Materials Science
Dec 10, 2010
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A study of how medical students evaluate their professors is illustrating the critical importance of making a good first impression.
Social Sciences
Dec 10, 2010
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The diagnosis of hereditary diseases and the identification of genetic fingerprints hinge on high-sensitivity DNA imaging biotechnologies. These imaging tools detect specific genes in cells using fluorophores—fluorescent ...
Biochemistry
Dec 10, 2010
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A team of researchers at UCLA's Henry Samueli School of Engineering and Applied Science has been awarded $5.5 million for ongoing efforts to develop technology they expect will lead to computers and other devices that use ...
Electronics & Semiconductors
Dec 10, 2010
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NASA's James Webb Space Telescope is a wonder of modern engineering. As the planned successor to the Hubble Space telescope, even the smallest of parts on this giant observatory will play a critical role in its performance. ...
Space Exploration
Dec 10, 2010
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Imagine, for a moment, how it feels to be verbally or physically assaulted on a regular basis. In families, it's considered domestic abuse. In workplaces, it's labeled harassment. Both are punishable by law.
Social Sciences
Dec 10, 2010
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(AP) -- Wikileaks soon won't be the only secret-spilling game in town.
Internet
Dec 10, 2010
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"Compassion fatigue" and why people become numb to the marketing efforts of charities and nonprofit organisations will be explored in a new study at The University of Queensland Business School.
Social Sciences
Dec 10, 2010
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There is no place on Earth that is a perfect copycat of Mars as it is now, or as it was at any specific point in the past. But scientists suggest Earth has little versions of Mars as it might have been over decades. These ...
Space Exploration
Dec 10, 2010
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The small crater embedded in the northwestern rim of the Schiaparelli impact basin features prominently in this new image from ESA’s Mars Express. All around is evidence for past water and the great martian winds that ...
Space Exploration
Dec 10, 2010
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