Professor: Don't expect sweeping gun reform after Newtown shootings
The Dec. 14 massacre at a Newtown, Conn., elementary was the second-deadliest school shooting in American history.
Social Sciences
Jan 22, 2014
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Maximising solar cells
(Phys.org) —With silicon solar cells set to become a thing of the past, a Flinders University researcher has developed a novel computer system to find the best emerging carbon nanotubes to fuel the future.
Nanomaterials
Jan 22, 2014
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Image: Infrared image of Saturn's rings
(Phys.org) —Although it may look to our eyes like other images of the rings, this infrared image of Saturn's rings was taken with a special filter that will only admit light polarized in one direction. Scientists can use ...
Space Exploration
Jan 22, 2014
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Satellite tags, fishing data reveal turtle danger zones
(Phys.org) —One of the biggest threats to critically endangered leatherback turtles is bycatch from industrial fishing in the open oceans.
Ecology
Jan 22, 2014
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Long-term climate warming trend sunstained in 2013
NASA scientists say 2013 tied with 2009 and 2006 for the seventh warmest year since 1880, continuing a long-term trend of rising global temperatures. With the exception of 1998, the 10 warmest years in the 134-year record ...
Environment
Jan 22, 2014
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Organic chemical origins in hydrothermal systems
Researchers at Tokyo Institute of Technology reveal mechanisms for the formation of methane, which may have been a crucial stage in the origin of life on Earth.
Earth Sciences
Jan 22, 2014
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The long shadow of World War II
World War II ravaged much of Europe, and its long-term effects are still being felt. A new survey shows that elderly people who experienced the war as children are more likely to suffer from diabetes, depression and cardiovascular ...
Economics & Business
Jan 22, 2014
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Better protein capture a boon for drug manufacturers
(Phys.org) —Rice University scientists have created a way to fine-tune a process critical to the pharmaceutical industry that could save a lot of time and money.
Biochemistry
Jan 22, 2014
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Genome sequencing reveals what puts the 'heat' in hot peppers
(Phys.org) —The genome of the hot pepper, the world's most widely grown spice crop, has been sequenced by a large international team of researchers, including scientists at the University of California, Davis.
Biotechnology
Jan 22, 2014
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3-D imaging provides window into living cells, no dye required
(Phys.org) —Living cells are ready for their close-ups, thanks to a new imaging technique that needs no dyes or other chemicals, yet renders high-resolution, three-dimensional, quantitative imagery of cells and their internal ...
Optics & Photonics
Jan 22, 2014
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