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Scientists return from first ever riser drilling operations in seismogenic zone

The Deep-sea Drilling Vessel CHIKYU successfully completed riser drilling operations on Aug. 31, for IODP Expedition 319, Stage 2 of the Nankai Trough Seismogenic Zone Experiment (NanTroSEIZE). The CHIKYU ...

Space & Earth / Earth Sciences

created Sep 04, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 0

World's first baby born from new egg-screening technique

Meet Oliver, the first baby in the world born using a new egg-screening technique that could double the odds of an implanted embryo taking hold in the womb, unveiled by British experts Wednesday.

Medicine & Health / Medical research

created Sep 02, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Precise Radio-Telescope Measurements Advance Frontier Gravitational Physics

(PhysOrg.com) -- Scientists using a continent-wide array of radio telescopes have made an extremely precise measurement of the curvature of space caused by the Sun's gravity, and their technique promises a ...

Physics / General Physics

created Sep 01, 2009 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (12) | comments 7

Faster searches key to a greener web

(PhysOrg.com) -- Faster internet search engine processors could be the key to reducing the environmental impact of the worldwide web, according to scientists at the University of Glasgow.

Technology / Computer Sciences

created Aug 31, 2009 | popularity 3.4 / 5 (8) | comments 1

A better test to detect DNA for diagnosing diease, investigating crimes

Researchers in Singapore are reporting development of a new electronic sensor that shows promise as a faster, less expensive, and more practical alternative than tests now used to detect DNA. Such tests are ...

Chemistry / Biochemistry

created Aug 26, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 1

Australia and NZealand join in super telescope bid

Australia and New Zealand announced a joint bid Friday for a giant radio telescope project which will reach for the earliest traces of the universe in a search for intelligent life.

Space & Earth / Astronomy

created Aug 21, 2009 | popularity 4.9 / 5 (8) | comments 6

Scientists make first discovery using revolutionary long wavelength demonstrator array

Scientists from NRL's Space Science and Remote Sensing Divisions, in collaboration with researchers from the University of New Mexico and the National Radio Astronomy Observatory located in Socorro, N.M., ...

Space & Earth / Astronomy

created Aug 18, 2009 | popularity 4.6 / 5 (9) | comments 0

Spacewalking astronauts replace station batteries

(AP) -- A pair of spacewalking astronauts plugged in some big, new, fancy batteries at the international space station Wednesday, working out on a distant ledge.

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

created Jul 22, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

How do you sneeze in a spacesuit? Very carefully

(AP) -- When it comes to sneezing in a spacesuit during a spacewalk in the void of space, it is best to aim well.

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

created Jul 21, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

General Electric Plans Net-Zero Energy Home by 2015

(PhysOrg.com) -- Using solar panels, wind turbines, appliance monitoring, and on-site energy storage, General Electric has a plan to enable homeowners to cut their annual energy consumption (from the electric ...

Technology / Energy & Green Tech

created Jul 16, 2009 | popularity 3.6 / 5 (16) | comments 9 weblog

GOES-O satellite reaches orbit, renamed GOES-14

On June 27, 2009, the Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite, GOES-O, soared into space during a spectacular launch from the Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida. GOES-O has now been renamed ...

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

created Jul 10, 2009 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (3) | comments 0

Two-Antenna Quad-Beam 11-15 GHz Phased Array RFIC Targeted at Satellite Systems and Advanced Radars

(PhysOrg.com) -- The University of California, San Diego (UCSD) and Jazz Semiconductor, a Tower Group Company, today announced that they have collaborated to develop a two-antenna quad-beam RFIC phased array ...

Technology / Semiconductors

created Jul 02, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Allen Telescope Array begins all-sky surveys

(PhysOrg.com) -- With commissioning of the 42 radio dishes of the Allen Telescope Array (ATA) nearly complete, UC Berkeley astronomers are now embarking on several major radio astronomy projects, including daily surveys of ...

Space & Earth / Astronomy

created May 28, 2009 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (8) | comments 0

Astronauts to blast off to expanded space station

A Belgian, a Canadian and a Russian blast off for the International Space Station on Wednesday as Russia steps up its rocket launches to support a doubling of the station's crew.

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

created May 26, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (5) | comments 1

5 Feasible Renewable Energy Sources

(PhysOrg.com) -- President Barack Obama has made no secret of his desire to develop a "green economy" that includes renewable energy projects meant to benefit the environment. He has said that part of the economic recovery in ...

Technology / Energy & Green Tech

created May 08, 2009 | popularity 4.4 / 5 (44) | comments 24 weblog