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Obama stepped up cyberattacks on Iran: report

US President Barack Obama accelerated cyberattacks on Iran's nuclear program and expanded the assault even after the Stuxnet virus accidentally escaped in 2010, the New York Times reported Friday.

Technology / Internet

created 6 hours ago | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 1

New lab turns SD gold town into scientific hub

(AP) — Nestled nearly 5,000 feet beneath the earth in the gold boom town of Lead, S.D., is a laboratory that could help scientists answer some pretty heavy questions about life, its origins and the universe.

Physics / General Physics

created May 30, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 1

New screening technique yields elusive compounds to block immune-regulating enzyme

Scientists at The Scripps Research Institute have found the first chemical compounds that act to block an enzyme that has been linked to inflammatory conditions such as asthma and arthritis, as well as some ...

Chemistry / Biochemistry

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

Computer scientists develop an interactive field guide app for birders

A team of researchers led by computer scientist Serge Belongie at the University of California, San Diego, has good news for birders: they have developed an iPad app that will identify most North American birds, with a little ...

Technology / Software

created May 08, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Mobile lab takes hybrid electric vehicle technology on the road

Take some galvanized nails, vinegar, soda pop and copper wire, piece them together just right, and what do you get? A battery.

Technology / Energy & Green Tech

created Apr 24, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

New app signals that endangered whales are nearby

A whale of an app is about to make a splash on iPhones and iPads, providing a hand-held tool for those who need to know if right whales are swimming through their shipping lanes and what to do in such an event.

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Apr 05, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Bird ranges shift north, but not as fast as climate

(PhysOrg.com) -- As warmer winter temperatures become more common, one way for some animals to adjust is to shift their ranges northward. But a new study of 59 North American bird species indicates that doing ...

Biology / Ecology

created Mar 28, 2012 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (6) | comments 4

Researchers create living human gut-on-a-chip

Researchers at the Wyss Institute for Biologically Inspired Engineering at Harvard University have created a gut-on-a-chip microdevice lined by living human cells that mimics the structure, physiology, and mechanics of the ...

Chemistry / Biochemistry

created Mar 27, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

New micro-device could change drug testing

(PhysOrg.com) -- Texas Tech University scientists have filed for a patent on a new device that could make some drug testing faster and less expensive.

Chemistry / Analytical Chemistry

created Mar 20, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Nanotube technology leading to fast, lower-cost medical diagnostics

(PhysOrg.com) -- Researchers at Oregon State University have tapped into the extraordinary power of carbon “nanotubes” to increase the speed of biological sensors, a technology that might one day ...

Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials

created Mar 09, 2012 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (4) | comments 1 | with audio podcast

Switch to daylight saving time leads to cyberloafing at the office

(Medical Xpress) -- The annual shift to daylight saving time and its accompanying loss of sleep cause employees to spend more time than normal surfing the Web for content unrelated to their work, resulting in potentially ...

Other Sciences / Economics & Business

created Mar 07, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

In a new microchip, cells separate by rolling away

Cell rolling is a common mechanism cells use to navigate through the body. During inflammation, for example, the endothelial cells that line blood vessels present certain molecules that attract white blood ...

Chemistry / Analytical Chemistry

created Feb 24, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (4) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Computing professor sparks gamers' creativity at world renowned conference

Gamers don't just play Nicholas Graham's new video game, Liberi Live – they design it. While one player is rolling and bouncing a ball over obstacles and collecting coins another player can control the course design. ...

Technology / Software

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

Study brings diagnostics for viruses a step closer to reality

Scientists have developed a technique which could form the basis of a non-invasive diagnostic for Adenovirus – the virus responsible for a large number of common illnesses.

Chemistry / Analytical Chemistry

created Feb 14, 2012 | popularity 4.6 / 5 (5) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Intelligent design: UCI’s new and retrofitted Smart Labs can cut energy use by half

If research labs account for two-thirds of a campus’s carbon footprint, it doesn’t take an Einstein to target them for energy savings. Where the genius comes in is figuring out how to do it, and ...

Technology / Energy & Green Tech

created Feb 14, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0