What is Life
At the Astrobiology Science Conference last March, Astrobiology Magazine organized a debate about alien life. Using Peter Ward's book, "Life As We Do Not Know It" as a launching pad, the participants debated everything from ...
At the Astrobiology Science Conference last March, Astrobiology Magazine organized a debate about alien life. Using Peter Ward's book, "Life As We Do Not Know It" as a launching pad, the participants debated everything from ...
Space Exploration
Dec 18, 2006
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Astrophysicist Herbert Gursky, superintendent of the U.S. Naval Research Laboratory's Space Science Division, died earlier this month in Fairfax, Va.
General Physics
Dec 18, 2006
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U.S. scientists say they've developed a hybrid process involving the use of a laser in friction-stir welding to extend the application to more materials.
Engineering
Dec 18, 2006
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The Russet Burbank potato may soon be replaced by the Ranger Russet potato as the United States' top potato for french fries.
Dec 18, 2006
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It's rarely a good sign when a snowstorm produces lightning and thunder, according to University of Missouri-Columbia atmospheric scientists, who warn that such weather behavior is often the precursor to a bigger problem: ...
Earth Sciences
Dec 18, 2006
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Using a polymer coating designed to resemble the outer surface of a cell membrane, a team of investigators led by Steve Armes, Ph.D., of the University of Sheffield in the United Kingdom, has created a highly stable, biocompatible ...
Bio & Medicine
Dec 18, 2006
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Nanoscale, inorganic fluorescent imaging agents such as quantum dots have become an important tool for researchers studying key biomolecules involved in cancer. At the same time, magnetic iron oxide nanoparticles are proving ...
Bio & Medicine
Dec 18, 2006
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New observations from NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope strongly suggest that infrared light detected in a prior study originated from clumps of the very first objects of the universe. The recent data indicate this patchy light ...
Astronomy
Dec 18, 2006
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Researchers at the U.S. Department of Energy's Argonne National Laboratory have pioneered a new approach for making magnetic polymers that are held together with very strong hydrogen bonds. These polymers contain an innovative ...
Condensed Matter
Dec 18, 2006
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Researchers at Washington University in St. Louis are putting a different kind of "foursome" together in hopes of someday developing smart materials called biomimetics that mimic nature.
Condensed Matter
Dec 18, 2006
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