The new edition of America Speaks, a compilation of public opinion polls commissioned by Research!America, demonstrates increasing public support for research and innovation to improve health, create jobs and boost the economy. ...
Economics & Business
Jan 5, 2012
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Research from Rice University and the University of California at Berkeley may give science and industry a new way to manipulate graphene, the wonder material expected to play a role in advanced electronic, mechanical and ...
Nanomaterials
Jan 5, 2012
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The knowledge that bacteria possess adaptable immune systems that protect them from individual viruses and other foreign invaders is relatively new to science, and researchers across the globe are working to learn how these ...
Cell & Microbiology
Jan 5, 2012
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"You could now listen in 100 percent completely undetected" - that's the promise one company makes on its website to anyone who wants to eavesdrop on someone else's cellphone.
Telecom
Jan 5, 2012
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If they didn't have enough to worry about from dodging poachers, snow leopards, and landslides in Central Asia's rugged mountains, a population of endangered markhor—a majestic wild goat species—has contracted pneumonia, ...
Ecology
Jan 5, 2012
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The expertise of entomologists at the University of California, Riverside has a worldwide impact, with researchers tracking down the natural enemy of the Asian citrus psyllid in Pakistan, identifying insecticidal fungi to ...
Ecology
Jan 5, 2012
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Researchers have demonstrated a write-once-read-many-times information-storage device, made of DNA embedded with silver nanoparticles, that uses ultraviolet light to encode data.
Nanophysics
Jan 5, 2012
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Engineers predict that graphene can be coaxed into acting piezoelectric, merely by punching triangular holes into the material.
Nanomaterials
Jan 5, 2012
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Neurons fire in a synchronized bursting pattern in response to robust signals indicating nearby food.
Mathematics
Jan 5, 2012
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Children could learn valuable lessons in responsible citizenship, such as making moral judgements and informed choices, through taking part in philosophical dialogue, according to researchers at the University of Strathclyde.
Social Sciences
Jan 5, 2012
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