DNA as future electronic components: Conducting nanostructures based on metallized DNA
(Phys.org) -- Our electronic devices are getting smaller and smaller while doing more and more. Using conventional materials, we will soon reach the practical limit. The electronics of tomorrow require alternatives, ...
Jul 05, 2012
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The academic jungle: Ecosystem model reveals why women are driven out of science
Understanding how a species battles to sustain itself in a challenging habitat is a cornerstone of ecological research; now scientists have applied this approach to science itself to discover why women are being driven out ...
Jun 26, 2012
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Rapid test uses origami technology
(Phys.org) -- Complex laboratory investigations do produce reliable results, but they are not useful for point-of-care diagnostics. This is especially true in developing countries, which must rely on simple, ...
Jun 21, 2012
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Bright white:Organic acids prevent decomposition and discoloration of an antitumor agent
(Phys.org) -- Would you want to swallow a tablet that’s yellow rather than its usual white? Would this effect be harmless and would the drug still be efficient? Researchers in India have now described ...
Jun 19, 2012
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Cougars are re-populating their historical range, new study confirms
Divide the Antarctic to protect native species, propose experts
An international team of scientists have published the first continent-wide assessment of the Antarctic's biogeography, and propose that the landmass should be divided into 15 distinct conservation regions ...
Jun 13, 2012
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Selective and effective: silicon nanowires as photoelectrodes for carbon dioxide fixation
(Phys.org) -- During photosynthesis, plants capture solar energy and use it to drive chemical reactions. Their carbon source is the CO2 in air. In the journal Angewandte Chemie, American scientists have n ...
Jun 12, 2012
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Robbing banks: Crime doesn't always pay, econometrics study shows
Contrary to images of unimaginable wealth in the movies, the takings from the average bank robbery are small, according to a report published today in Significance, the magazine of the Royal Statistical Society and the Am ...
Jun 11, 2012
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Environmental benefit of biofuels is overestimated, new study reveals
Two scientists are challenging the currently accepted norms of biofuel production. A commentary published today in GCB Bioenergy reveals that calculations of greenhouse gas (GHGs) emissions from bioenergy production are ne ...
Jun 08, 2012
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Synthetic silk: researchers imitate the egg stalks of lacewings
(Phys.org) -- Silk is a fascinating material, not just in fashion, but also in science and engineering, because the outstanding mechanical properties of these whisper-thin threads made by insects easily overshadow ...
Jun 05, 2012
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Soccer study finds 93 percent of fans would support openly gay players
There are over 500,000 professional footballers, yet openly gay players appear almost entirely absent. It is often claimed that the problem lies with an intolerant fan culture, but a new study reveals that 93% of football ...
May 31, 2012
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Efficient preparation of a set of potential glycosidase inhibitors
(Phys.org) -- In many biological and pathological processes, glycosidase enzymes attack glycosidic bonds in carbohydrates, glycoproteins, and glycolipids. The ability to modify or block these processes by ...
May 29, 2012
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The need for speed
Coherent Raman scattering methods have one key advantage over spontaneous Raman microscopy: speed. The (sub-)microsecond pixel dwell times offered by narrowband CRS imaging methods have initiated a new era ...
May 29, 2012
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Nanomedicines on their way through the body
(Phys.org) -- Which pathways do nanomedicines take after they have been swallowed? Scientists find a recirculation pathway of polymeric micelles using multimodal nonlinear optical microscopy.
May 29, 2012
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