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Biochip measures glucose in saliva, not blood

For the 26 million Americans with diabetes, drawing blood is the most prevalent way to check glucose levels. It is invasive and at least minimally painful. Researchers at Brown University are working on a ...

Nanotechnology / Nanophysics

created Jan 23, 2012 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (4) | comments 0 | with audio podcast




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Astronomers seize last chance in lifetime for Venus Transit

Astronomers are gearing for one the rarest events in the Solar System: an alignment of Earth, Venus and the Sun that will not be seen for another 105 years.

Space & Earth / Astronomy

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

Self-assembling highly conductive plastic nanofibers

Researchers from CNRS and the Université de Strasbourg, headed by Nicolas Giuseppone and Bernard Doudin, have succeeded in making highly conductive plastic fibers that are only several nanometers thick. ...

Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials

created Apr 23, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Processes at the surface of catalysts: Oxygen defects act as active centers

In chemical industry, heterogeneous catalysis is of crucial importance to the manufacture of basic or fine chemicals, in catalytic converters of exhaust gas, or for the chemical storage of solar energy. Scientists ...

Chemistry / Materials Science

created Apr 10, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

NASA extends Kepler, Spitzer, Planck missions

(Phys.Org) -- NASA is extending three missions affiliated with the Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, Calif. -- Kepler, the Spitzer Space Telescope and the U.S. portion of the European Space Agency's ...

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

created Apr 06, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Season's greetings from the other extreme

It is summer in Antarctica and the new crew for the Concordia research station will soon arrive. And since the place is second only to space for harsh conditions, they have been trained courtesy of ESA.

Space & Earth / Earth Sciences

created Dec 23, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Yahoo! launches online comedy channel

Yahoo! is adding a comedy channel to its online line-up, kicking it off with a "CrazyStupidPolitics" show starring Bill Maher live in Silicon Valley in February.

Technology / Internet

created Dec 09, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

Marine predators in trouble: researchers

Iconic marine predators such as sharks, tunas, swordfish, and marlins are becoming increasingly rare under current fishing trends, say University of British Columbia researchers.

Biology / Ecology

created Dec 05, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (4) | comments 2

Fluoride shuttle increases storage capacity

German researchers have developed a new concept for rechargeable batteries. Based on a fluoride shuttle -- the transfer of fluoride anions between the electrodes -- it promises to enhance the storage capacity ...

Chemistry / Materials Science

created Oct 21, 2011 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (7) | comments 5 | with audio podcast

Final checks for first Soyuz launch from Kourou

Launch directors on Thursday were running through the last checks for the maiden liftoff of Soyuz, the legendary Soviet-Russian rocket, from Europe's base in French Guiana.

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

created Oct 20, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Space first: Live 3-D images from orbit

Astronauts have produced the first live 3-D video images in the 50-year history of space travel, the European Space Agency (ESA) said on Wednesday.

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

created Aug 17, 2011 | popularity 4.2 / 5 (5) | comments 0


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