The Center for Transportation Research (CTR) at the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Argonne National Laboratory unveiled today a new "plug and play" modeling tool that complements the automotive industry's interest in reducing ...
Engineering
Oct 20, 2010
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Have you ever struggled to follow a set of assembly instructions for flat-pack furniture? Simon Taylor, a PhD student in Dr Tom Drummond's group, and Connell Gauld, a graduate of the MEng course in 2010, have been working ...
Software
Oct 20, 2010
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Startup Wealthfront has revamped its online service to give middle- and lower-income people in the United States investment tools typically reserved for the rich to make profit on their money.
Internet
Oct 20, 2010
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Our cells live ever on the verge of suicide, requiring the close attention of a team of molecules to prevent the cells from pulling the trigger. This self-destructive tendency can be a very good thing, as when dangerous precancerous ...
Cell & Microbiology
Oct 20, 2010
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Half a bucket full of sand from an unassuming beach in Scotland has revealed a far richer and more complex web of microscopic animals living within the tiny ‘ecosystem’ than have previously been ...
Ecology
Oct 20, 2010
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A surprising level of activity discovered in "sleepy" cells throughout the human body could be a key to good health.
Cell & Microbiology
Oct 20, 2010
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Axons are the communication channels of the body. Up to a metre in length, they connect parts of the body to the brain, carrying signals from muscles, organs and tissues. As the central nervous system develops these axons ...
Biochemistry
Oct 20, 2010
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Civil engineers studying the effects of Haiti's devastating earthquake have concluded that a relatively simple system could be used by officials to quickly decide how to modify existing buildings and construct new ones that ...
Engineering
Oct 20, 2010
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(AP) -- Archaeologists in the Swiss city of Zurich have unearthed a 5,000-year-old door that may be one of the oldest ever found in Europe.
Archaeology
Oct 20, 2010
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A team of Jet Propulsion Laboratory researchers and their collaborators at the University of Arizona’s College of Optical Sciences in Tucson are developing a new prototype science instrument for a next-generation space ...
Space Exploration
Oct 20, 2010
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