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First direct observation of oriented attachment in nanocrystal growth

Berkeley Lab researchers have reported the first direct observation of nanoparticles undergoing oriented attachment, the critical step in biomineralization and the growth of nanocrystals. A better understanding ...

Nanotechnology / Nanophysics

created May 24, 2012 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (3) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

The older we get, the less we know (cosmologically)

(Phys.org) -- The universe is a marvelously complex place, filled with galaxies and larger-scale structures that have evolved over its 13.7-billion-year history. Those began as small perturbations of matter ...

Space & Earth / Astronomy

created May 22, 2012 | popularity 3.4 / 5 (16) | comments 14 | with audio podcast

Facebook CEO turns 28, IPO could be $100B gift

(AP) -- Don't let the hoodie and sneakers fool you. Mark Zuckerberg is no wet-behind-the-ears CEO.

Technology / Business

created May 13, 2012 | popularity 3.5 / 5 (4) | comments 3

Internet allows virtual Giza tour in 3D

Vicarious travellers and students of history can take a virtual stroll through the vast necropolis build by the ancient Egyptians in the Giza Plateau, thanks to a 3D Internet project launched this week.

Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils

created May 11, 2012 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (3) | comments 2

Ubisoft assembling Avengers for game

(AP) -- Now that they've saved the world on film, "The Avengers" are teaming up for a motion-control video game.

Technology / Software

created May 10, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Caregivers must keep "a slice of selfishness," UW social worker

Several years ago, Wendy Lustbader cut back her counseling, teaching and writing career to spend one year as a caregiver. Her mother-in-law, in the final stages of colon cancer, moved from Florida to be looked after by Lustbader ...

Other Sciences / Social Sciences

created May 09, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Orangutans at Miami zoo use iPads to communicate

(AP) -- The 8-year-old twins love their iPad. They draw, play games and expand their vocabulary. Their family's teenagers also like the hand-held computer tablets, too, but the clan's elders show no interest.

Biology / Plants & Animals

created May 09, 2012 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (4) | comments 4

Unique research laboratory focuses on making aircraft engines more efficient

Travel on airlines has become so routine for most of us, we often fail to appreciate what a true technological marvel it is. And it’s a costly and noisy marvel. Moving millions of passengers millions of miles each year ...

Technology / Engineering

created May 01, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Why spring is blooming marvelous (and climate change makes it earlier)

With buds bursting early, only for a mild winter to turn Arctic and wipe them out, we are witnessing how warm weather can trigger flowering, even out of season, and how important it is for plants to blossom at the right time ...

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Mar 21, 2012 | popularity 3.3 / 5 (6) | comments 6

Space shuttle arrives in NYC; crowds watch in awe (Update)

(AP) -- In a city understandably wary of low-flying aircraft, New Yorkers and tourists alike watched with joy and excitement Friday as space shuttle Enterprise sailed over the skyline on its final flight ...

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

created Apr 27, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 4

Spidey foes to rattle 'Amazing Spider-Man' game

(AP) -- Spider-Man must contend with more than just a lizard in his latest video game adventure.

Technology / Software

created Apr 25, 2012 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 1

Where do the highest-energy cosmic rays come from? Not from gamma-ray bursts, says IceCube study

The IceCube neutrino telescope encompasses a cubic kilometer of clear Antarctic ice under the South Pole, a volume seeded with an array of 5,160 sensitive digital optical modules (DOMs) that precisely track ...

Physics / General Physics

created Apr 18, 2012 | popularity 4.9 / 5 (23) | comments 10 | with audio podcast

'Avengers' arrives early for Facebook fans

(AP) -- Facebook fans are getting an early shot to see the all-star superhero tale "The Avengers."

Technology / Internet

created Apr 02, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Facebook sets engineers to work on grown-up search

(PhysOrg.com) -- Facebook is planning to get serious about its search engine. Sources tipped off reporters this week about Facebook plans to upgrade its search engine and run toward the money that can be gained ...

Technology / Internet

created Mar 31, 2012 | popularity 1.2 / 5 (5) | comments 1 | with audio podcast report

At SXSW, apps buzz is location, location, location

(AP) -- After a series of emails and phone calls, Paul Davison is located in a busy hallway at the Austin Convention Center.

Technology / Software

created Mar 11, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0