News tagged with science lab

Mars 'Curiosity' has ORNL tech

The Curiosity rover that was launched toward Mars over the Thanksgiving holiday includes a significant contribution from ORNL and DOE. The mobile instrument platform, which is too large to rely on solar-powered ...

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

created Nov 29, 2011 | popularity 3 / 5 (5) | comments 5

Pioneering bio hacker group finds home

(PhysOrg.com) -- A garage lab for research in biotechnology seeking bigger digs for an open science lab has opened its doors in Sunnyvale, California. Instead of sponsorship from big corporations and government, ...

Biology / Biotechnology

created Oct 18, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 2 | with audio podcast report

The strange attraction of Gale crater

Curiosity is about to go to Mars. The car-sized rover, also known as the Mars Science Lab, is scheduled for launch in late November or early December 2011 from the Kennedy Space Center. After an eight-month ...

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

created Oct 03, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (7) | comments 11 | with audio podcast

Ames Laboratory partners with Iowa start-up under DOE innovation challenge

(PhysOrg.com) -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Ames Laboratory and Iowa Powder Atomization Technologies have joined forces in DOE's America's Next Top Energy Innovator challenge to create jobs in Iowa. The ...

Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials

created Aug 10, 2011 | popularity 3 / 5 (1) | comments 1

Space Porch Open for Business

(PhysOrg.com) -- The International Space Station has a new "engawa" -- and it's open for business.

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

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