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Infectious disease may have shaped human origins, study says

Roughly 100,000 years ago, human evolution reached a mysterious bottleneck: Our ancestors had been reduced to perhaps five to ten thousand individuals living in Africa. In time, "behaviorally modern" humans ...

Biology / Evolution

created 37 minutes ago | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Shape-shifting shell: Structure of a retrovirus at a potentially vulnerable stage

Scientists at the European Molecular Biology Laboratory (EMBL) in Heidelberg, Germany, have for the first time uncovered the detailed structure of the shell that surrounds the genetic material of retroviruses, ...

Biology / Cell & Microbiology

created 5 hours ago | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Browser wars flare in mobile space

The browser wars are heating up again, but this time the fight is for dominance of the mobile Internet.

Technology / Software

created May 27, 2012 | popularity 4 / 5 (4) | comments 3

Facebook ads less than lucrative for many businesses

As the public joined the frenzy around Facebook Inc.'s Wall Street debut, well-connected institutional investors were hearing a more sobering message: The social network's main business, advertising, was sputtering.

Technology / Business

created May 28, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

Researchers discover promising hydrogen storage material

(PhysOrg.com) -- If hydrogen is to ever to serve as an onboard energy carrier for the transportation industry, a material will be needed that can store large amounts of hydrogen at ambient temperature and ...

Physics / Condensed Matter

created Nov 01, 2011 | popularity 4.4 / 5 (14) | comments 22 | with audio podcast feature

Folding light: Wrinkles and twists boost power from solar panels

Taking their cue from the humble leaf, researchers have used microscopic folds on the surface of photovoltaic material to significantly increase the power output of flexible, low-cost solar cells.

Physics / Optics & Photonics

created Apr 27, 2012 | popularity 4.9 / 5 (15) | comments 8 | with audio podcast

Microbiologists identify two molecules that kill lymphoma cells in mice

Researchers at the University of Southern California have identified two molecules that may be more effective cancer killers than are currently available on the market.

Biology / Cell & Microbiology

created Nov 06, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (5) | comments 2 | with audio podcast

Porous crystals for natural gas storage

(PhysOrg.com) -- Porous crystals called metal-organic frameworks, with their nanoscopic pores and incredibly high surface areas, are excellent materials for natural gas storage. But with millions of different ...

Chemistry / Materials Science

created Nov 06, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (5) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Study finds unexplored link between airlines' profitability and their accident rates

(PhysOrg.com) -- Airlines' accident risk is highest when they are performing very close to their financial targets, according to a study by a professor in BYU’s Marriott School of Management.

Other Sciences / Economics & Business

created Dec 28, 2011 | popularity 4.4 / 5 (15) | comments 18 | with audio podcast

Jarid2 may break the Polycomb silence

Historically, fly and human Polycomb proteins were considered textbook exemplars of transcriptional repressors, or proteins that silence the process by which DNA gives rise to new proteins. Now, work by a ...

Biology / Cell & Microbiology

created Apr 30, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

New holographic radar system can track high speed shells

(PhysOrg.com) -- The British firm Cambridge Consultants has announced the successful test of its new 3D holographic radar system that can track fired shells traveling up to 1000 miles per hour. The new system ...

Technology / Engineering

created Sep 23, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (5) | comments 4 | with audio podcast report

Scientists create potent molecules aimed at treating muscular dystrophy

While RNA is an appealing drug target, small molecules that can actually affect its function have rarely been found. But now scientists from the Florida campus of The Scripps Research Institute have for the first time designed ...

Chemistry / Biochemistry

created Feb 22, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (4) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

US grabs lead over China in clean energy race

The United States has regained the lead in the clean energy race, investing $48 billion last year to surpass China, which held the world's top spending spot since 2009, said a study Wednesday.

Technology / Energy & Green Tech

created Apr 12, 2012 | popularity 3.4 / 5 (8) | comments 21

Cybersecurity experts begin investigation on self-adapting computer network that defends itself against hackers

(Phys.org) -- In the online struggle for network security, Kansas State University cybersecurity experts are adding an ally to the security force: the computer network itself.

Technology / Computer Sciences

created May 10, 2012 | popularity 1 / 5 (1) | comments 0

New microfluidic device could be used to diagnose and monitor cancer and other diseases

Separating complex mixtures of cells, such as those found in a blood sample, can offer valuable information for diagnosing and treating disease. However, it may be necessary to search through billions of other ...

Chemistry / Analytical Chemistry

created Feb 22, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Target

A Target is any entity whose existence is the object of goal accomplishment by another entity's intended action results.

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