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Building 45 payloads for balloon mission

Robyn Millan's lab is a little crowded at the moment. It overflows with electronics. And foam. And parachutes and aluminum frames and drills. Based at Dartmouth College in Hanover, NH, Millan and her students ...

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

created May 30, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Energy in action: For two molecules on blind date, new method predicts potential for attraction or repulsion

(Phys.org) -- Krzysztof Szalewicz, professor of physics and astronomy at the University of Delaware, and Rafal Podeszwa of the University of Silesia Institute of Chemistry in Poland have developed and validated ...

Chemistry / Materials Science

created May 16, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Scientists reveal genetic mutation depicted in van Gogh's sunflower paintings

In addition to being among his most vibrant and celebrated works, Vincent van Gogh's series of sunflower paintings also depict a mutation whose genetic basis has, until now, been a bit of a mystery.

Biology / Biotechnology

created Mar 29, 2012 | popularity 4 / 5 (8) | comments 1 | with audio podcast

Flower still life by Vincent van Gogh rediscovered thanks to new research technique

After lengthy research the Kröller-Müller Museum has another Van Gogh painting to its name: Still life with meadow flowers and roses. Its authenticity had been in doubt ever since it was added to the collection ...

Chemistry / Analytical Chemistry

created Mar 21, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

The gecko walks on sticky pads

As sticky as a gecko. Wageningen UR Veni-researcher Marleen Kamperman tries to stick with plastic material full of microscopic rods.

Chemistry / Materials Science

created Mar 08, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

MSU satellite surpasses goal; NASA taps MSU to queue up for another launch

The Montana State University satellite that rode into space on a NASA rocket has now gathered information longer than the historic U.S. satellite it was built to honor, says the director of MSU's Space Science ...

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

created Feb 28, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Simulations unlock carbon nanotube potential for industry

a cylindrical network of molecules known as carbon nanotubes -- is attracting a great deal of attention from industry researchers these days.

Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials

created Oct 05, 2011 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (6) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Engineers discover nanoscale balancing act that mirrors forces at work in living systems

(PhysOrg.com) -- A delicate balance of atomic forces can be exploited to make nanoparticle superclusters that are uniform in size---an attribute that's important for many nanotech applications but hard to ...

Nanotechnology / Nanophysics

created Aug 23, 2011 | popularity 4.4 / 5 (11) | comments 5 | with audio podcast

Professor's algorithms unlock Van Gogh mysteries

(PhysOrg.com) -- A Cornell electrical engineering professor is helping art historians do a little detective work by using computing algorithms to identify which of Vincent Van Gogh's paintings came from the ...

Technology / Computer Sciences

created Mar 31, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

X-rays show why van Gogh paintings lose their shine

Scientists using synchrotron X-rays have identified the chemical reaction in two van Gogh paintings that alters originally bright yellow colors into brown shades.

Chemistry / Analytical Chemistry

created Feb 14, 2011 | popularity 4.9 / 5 (12) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Blog follows restoration of Van Gogh artwork

A new blog will allow art lovers to follow the restoration, step by step, of Dutch post impressionist painter Vincent van Gogh's famous "The Bedroom", the Van Gogh Museum said Thursday.

Technology / Internet

created Mar 11, 2010 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Army Corps critic sues La. university over firing

(AP) -- Ivor van Heerden, a Louisiana State University scientist and a widely cited expert on levee failures after Hurricane Katrina, sued his college on Wednesday, alleging he was fired for his criticism of the Army Corps ...

Other Sciences / Other

created Feb 14, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (4) | comments 1

Dry printing of nanotube patterns to any surface could revolutionize microelectronics

(PhysOrg.com) -- Watch a gecko walk up a wall. It defies gravity as it sticks to the surface no matter how smooth it appears to be.

Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials

created Jan 22, 2010 | popularity 4.9 / 5 (28) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Scientists see carbon chains preferred locales on popular catalyst

(PhysOrg.com) -- Prima donnas. Floppy chains of carbon atoms are particular about where they want to be on a titanium dioxide catalyst, according to a new study from Pacific Northwest National Laboratory and ...

Chemistry / Materials Science

created Jan 06, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Computer identifies authentic Van Gogh

(PhysOrg.com) -- Dutch researcher Igor Berezhnoy has developed computer algorithms to support art historians and other art experts in their visual assessment of paintings. His digital technology is capable ...

Technology / Computer Sciences

created Dec 21, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0