The chemical fingerprint of a burned-out star indicates that Earth-like planets may not be rare in the universe and could give clues to what our solar system will look like when our sun dies and becomes a white dwarf star ...
Astronomy
Aug 17, 2007
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TRUTHS (Traceable Radiometry Underpinning Terrestrial- and Helio- Studies) is a proposed satellite mission, led by the National Physical Laboratory, to improve tenfold the accuracy of earth observation satellites used to ...
Space Exploration
Aug 17, 2007
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Living cells are highly complex synthetic machines: Numerous multistep reactions run simultaneously side by side and with unbelievable efficiency and specificity. For these mainly enzymatic reactions to work so well collectively, ...
Aug 17, 2007
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Researchers from the American Dental Association Foundation (ADAF) and the National Institute of Standards and Technology have developed a new method for layering two kinds of biomaterials into one strong, yet porous unit ...
Bio & Medicine
Aug 17, 2007
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While the new calibration service for phasor measurement units (PMUs) offered by the National Institute of Standards and Technology sounds like it would appeal to "Star Trek" fans, it’s actually the operators of America’s ...
Engineering
Aug 17, 2007
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