(Phys.org) —A patchwork network of frozen ridges and troughs cover the face of Enceladus, Saturn's most enigmatic of icy moons.

Space & Earth - Space Exploration

Apr 23, 2013 5 / 5 (2) 0

An humidity sensor developed by the Physikalisch-Technische Bundesanstalt (PTB), the SEALDH laser hygrometer, has proven its worth when used aboard an aircraft; it fulfils all pre-conditions to be used as ...

Space & Earth - Earth Sciences

Mar 04, 2013 not rated yet 5

The Ph.D. thesis of Aingeru Remiro-Eguskiza, a chemical engineer of the University of the Basque Country, deals with the quest for a process to produce hydrogen from bio-oil that has a lower impact on the environment than ...

Chemistry - Materials Science

Feb 13, 2013 not rated yet 0

Gas sensors developed in a European project now enable the implementation of cheaper and smaller instruments with equal or higher speed and sensitivity than current laboratory-grade instruments.

Technology - Engineering

Jan 22, 2013 not rated yet 0

(Phys.org)—A coating so thin it's invisible to the human eye has been shown to make copper nearly 100 times more resistant to corrosion, creating tremendous potential for metal protection even in harsh ...

Nanotechnology - Nanomaterials

Sep 27, 2012 5 / 5 (11) 12 |

(Phys.org)—When a huge meteor collided with Earth about 2.5 million years ago in the southern Pacific Ocean it not only likely generated a massive tsunami but also may have plunged the world into the Ice ...

Space & Earth - Earth Sciences

Sep 19, 2012 3.8 / 5 (9) 10 |

Plants elongate their stems when grown at high temperature to facilitate the cooling of their leaves, according to new research from the University of Bristol published today in Current Biology. Understanding why plants alter ...

Biology - Biotechnology

May 21, 2012 5 / 5 (1) 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- An international team of astronomers led by Zachory Berta of the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics (CfA) made the observations of the planet GJ 1214b.

Space & Earth - Astronomy

Feb 21, 2012 4.8 / 5 (24) 24 |

Catalytic materials, which lower the energy barriers for chemical reactions, are used in everything from the commercial production of chemicals to catalytic converters in car engines. However, with current catalytic materials ...

Chemistry - Materials Science

Feb 10, 2012 4.4 / 5 (10) 9 |

Land unsuitable for tree planting could still be used to reduce levels of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere thanks to new research.

Space & Earth - Environment

Nov 30, 2011 not rated yet 6

(PhysOrg.com) -- New analysis of data sent back by the SPICAM spectrometer on board ESA's Mars Express spacecraft has revealed for the first time that the planet's atmosphere is supersaturated with water vapour. ...

Space & Earth - Space Exploration

Sep 29, 2011 5 / 5 (21) 24 |

The way in which plants space out the pores through which they breathe depends on keeping a protein active during stem cell growth, according to John Innes Centre scientists.

Biology - Cell & Microbiology

Sep 08, 2011 5 / 5 (1) 0

A newly released image from ESA's Mars Express shows the north pole of Mars during the red planet's summer solstice. All the carbon dioxide ice has gone, leaving just a bright cap of water ice.

Space & Earth - Space Exploration

Aug 05, 2011 4.5 / 5 (8) 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- ESA's Herschel space observatory has shown that water expelled from the moon Enceladus forms a giant torus of water vapour around Saturn. The discovery solves a 14-year mystery by identifying ...

Space & Earth - Space Exploration

Jul 26, 2011 4.8 / 5 (16) 0 |

The heat in the atmosphere of Venus, induced from a strong greenhouse warming, might actually have a cooling effect on the planet's interior. This counter-intuitive theory is based on calculations from a new ...

Space & Earth - Space Exploration

Sep 21, 2010 3.8 / 5 (9) 0 |