Despite its small size, the fluorine atom has had a vast impact on the pharmaceutical industry. More often than not, introducing fluorine to a drug molecule improves the drug's biological activity, earning it a reputation ...
Materials Science
Oct 3, 2012
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Special crews on board the International Space Station will stay in space for year-long missions instead of the usual six-month expeditions, according to a report by the Russian news agency Ria Novosti.
Space Exploration
Oct 3, 2012
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Voters in U.S. presidential races make choices based on a candidate's performance rather than on his or her policy positions—even when those stances run counter to the voters' own, according to a new book by a University ...
Social Sciences
Oct 3, 2012
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(Phys.org)—Manufacturing plants in developing countries have more potential competitive advantages over their industrialized counterparts than just lower costs, a University of Melbourne study has found.
Economics & Business
Oct 3, 2012
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When President Obama and Republican challenger Mitt Romney square off in their first debate Wednesday (Oct. 3), college students across the country will pilot test a new smartphone application that promises to make live polling ...
Software
Oct 3, 2012
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Scientists are asking for the public's help to monitor bats across Europe and track changes in our environment by listening to their weirdly wonderful ultrasonic tweets on a new website.
Plants & Animals
Oct 3, 2012
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(Phys.org)—Living along a Florida beach sounds like a dream, but it can bring nightmarish worries, including severe weather, erosion and regulations limiting how the land is used.
Environment
Oct 3, 2012
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When you think 3D you probably imagine the cinema and popcorn, or that fancy TV you've just blown the kids' university fees on. What you probably don't think – unless you're a particular breed of palaeontologist – is ...
Engineering
Oct 3, 2012
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The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) is calling on innovators with expertise in designing and engineering drivetrain and mobility systems to collaboratively design elements of a new amphibious infantry vehicle, ...
Engineering
Oct 3, 2012
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(Phys.org)—The largest and most powerful solid rocket booster ever built for flight is being assembled for NASA's Space Launch System at ATK Space Systems in Brigham City, Utah, incorporating new cost-savings measures. ...
Space Exploration
Oct 3, 2012
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