The secrets behind the mysterious nano-sized electromagnetic "hotspots" that appear on metal surfaces under a light are finally being revealed with the help of a BEAST. Researchers at the DOE's Lawrence Berkeley National ...
Nanophysics
Jan 19, 2011
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University of Illinois materials scientists have developed a simple, generalizable technique to fabricate complex structures that assemble themselves.
Materials Science
Jan 19, 2011
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UCSF researchers have developed a new approach to decoding the vast information embedded in an organism's genome, while shedding light on exactly how cells interpret their genetic material to create RNA messages and launch ...
Biotechnology
Jan 19, 2011
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Norbert Wiener, the mathematician and former child prodigy who won the National Medal of Science in 1963, figures prominently in MIT lore. After entering Tufts University at 11 and getting his PhD from Harvard at 18, he joined ...
Mathematics
Jan 19, 2011
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Research by two Victoria University PhD graduates has advanced cutting edge technology that combines wool with gold and silver to create a new range of multi-functional textiles.
Materials Science
Jan 19, 2011
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Stem cells are the incomparably versatile progenitors of every cell in our body. Some maintain this remarkable plasticity throughout the life of an animal, prepared to respond as needed to repair an injury, ...
Cell & Microbiology
Jan 19, 2011
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This week's flooding in Queensland is yet another reminder of the destructive power of nature. Globally the costs of natural disasters are increasing rapidly, fuelled by societal changes such as increases in population, wealth ...
Environment
Jan 19, 2011
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The current Special Issue of Technology & Innovation, Proceedings of the National Academy of Inventors is focused on the history, process and practice of scientific peer review, with several articles aimed at assessing scientific ...
Other
Jan 19, 2011
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scientists who use the fossil record to understand the evolutionary and ecological responses of present-day species to changes in their environment – are putting the dead to work.
Ecology
Jan 19, 2011
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It is possible to construct a three-dimensional, 3D, face from flat 2D images, according to research published in the International Journal of Biometrics this month. The discovery could be used for biometrics in security ...
Computer Sciences
Jan 19, 2011
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