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Japan in first commercial satellite launch

Japan joined the commercial space race Friday after its workhorse rocket put a paid-for South Korean satellite into orbit, pitting the country against Russia and Europe in the competition for customers.

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

created May 17, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

DNA tug of war

A mathematical model created by Aalto University (Finland) researcher Timo Ikonen explains for the first time how the DNA chains in our genome are translocated through nanopores that are only a couple of nanometres thick.

Physics / General Physics

created May 11, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

Study unravels origin of devastating kiwifruit bacterium

An international research team led by Virginia Tech Associate Professor Boris Vinatzer and Giorgio Balestra of the University of Tuscia in Italy has used the latest DNA sequencing technology to trace a devastating ...

Biology / Cell & Microbiology

created May 09, 2012 | popularity 4 / 5 (4) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

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

New National Synchrotron Light Source II construction more than 70 percent complete

(Phys.org) -- Construction of the $912-million National Synchrotron Light Source II (NSLS-II) at the U.S. Department of Energy’s Brookhaven National Laboratory is more than 70 percent complete – ...

Physics / General Physics

created Apr 27, 2012 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (4) | comments 0

Could the Mekong's water destabilise Asia?

(Phys.org) -- South-East Asian nations surrounding the Lower Mekong Basin should put construction of hydro-electric dams on the Mekong River on hold if they want to avoid a human security disaster more reminiscent ...

Space & Earth / Environment

created Apr 26, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 1

Nano nod for lab-on-a-chip

You wouldn't know it from appearances, but a metal cube the size of a toaster, created at the University of Alberta, is capable of performing the same genetic tests as most fully equipped modern laboratories—and ...

Nanotechnology / Bio & Medicine

created Apr 25, 2012 | popularity 4.9 / 5 (9) | comments 1 | with audio podcast

How deep must life hide to be safe on Europa?

Jupiter's icy moon is subject to constant and significant blasts of radiation. A new experiment attempts to determine how deep life must lay beneath the crust in order to survive. This will be important for ...

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

created Mar 29, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (6) | comments 6 | with audio podcast

Economists demonstrate one size does not fit all for microfinance programs

Large-scale microfinance programs are widely used as a tool to fight poverty in developing countries, but a recent study from the Consortium on Financial Systems and Poverty suggests that they can have varying results for ...

Other Sciences / Economics & Business

created Mar 21, 2012 | popularity 3.8 / 5 (4) | comments 0

Research uncovers genetic marker that could help control, eliminate PRRS virus

A collaborative discovery involving Kansas State University researchers may improve animal health and save the U.S. pork industry millions of dollars each year.

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Mar 15, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0


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