When the ventriloquist Jeff Dunham wanted to make a new dummy for his show, he designed the character's head on his home computer and then printed it out in his workshop.
Engineering
Apr 23, 2012
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(Phys.org) -- Researchers from the Georgia Institute of Technology and University of California San Francisco have advanced scientists’ ability to view a clear picture of a single cellular structure in motion. By identifying ...
Nanophysics
Apr 23, 2012
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(Phys.org) -- A University of Texas at Arlington multi-disciplinary team has received a $360,000 grant from the National Science Foundation to build artificial nanopores made of silicon that can detect “bad molecules” ...
Bio & Medicine
Apr 23, 2012
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The first report to assess systematically how online-only news websites across Western Europe are faring has found that new start-ups are struggling to find business models that can cover their operating costs.
Economics & Business
Apr 23, 2012
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Students from Flinders University believe they have discovered the exact location of a Scottish sailing ship which sank in waters off Kangaroo Island more than 100 years ago.
Archaeology
Apr 23, 2012
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Swiss scientists have teased out the role that a protein known as SMRT plays in regulating the production of fat cells. And in the process, they made another, unexpected discovery; this protein also plays a critical role ...
Cell & Microbiology
Apr 23, 2012
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Scientists studying the calls made by killer whales and pilot whales have a big problem: these whales talk too much.
Plants & Animals
Apr 23, 2012
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Harvard scientists are helping to paint the fullest picture yet of how a handful of factors, particularly a worldwide increase in atmospheric carbon dioxide, combined to end the last ice age 10,000-20,000 years ago.
Earth Sciences
Apr 23, 2012
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Carmakers and airplane manufacturers are very particular when it comes to the weight of their models: the lighter they are, the less fuel they consume - and the less carbon dioxide they blow into the air. If a car loses 100 ...
Engineering
Apr 23, 2012
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Charged atoms, or ions, move through tiny pores, or channels, embedded in cell membranes, generating the electrical signals that allow cells to communicate with one another. In new research, scientists have shown how an unusual ...
Cell & Microbiology
Apr 23, 2012
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