Drawing blood and testing it is standard practice for many medical diagnostics. As a less painful alternative, scientists are developing skin patches that could one day replace the syringe. In the ACS journal Analytical Chemistry, ...
Analytical Chemistry
Oct 22, 2014
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Action-packed science-fiction movies often feature colourful laser bolts. But what would a real laser missile look like during flight, if we could only make it out? How would it illuminate its surroundings? The answers lie ...
Optics & Photonics
Oct 22, 2014
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Spacewalking astronauts doubled as trash men Wednesday, heaving an old science experiment and two antennas overboard at the International Space Station.
Space Exploration
Oct 22, 2014
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India's Mars Orbiter Mission (MOM) has delivered another sweet treat – a stunning view of our Solar System's largest volcano and the largest canyon.
Space Exploration
Oct 22, 2014
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Frying is one of the world's most popular ways to prepare food—think fried chicken and french fries. Even candy bars and whole turkeys have joined the list. But before dunking your favorite food in a vat of just any old ...
Other
Oct 22, 2014
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A research team led by The University of Texas at Austin has been awarded approximately $58 million to analyze deposits of frozen methane under the Gulf of Mexico that hold enormous potential to increase the world's energy ...
Earth Sciences
Oct 22, 2014
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Researchers of the Catalan Institute of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology (ICN2), a Severo Ochoa Centre of Excellence, and the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (UAB) have developed the new BiogàsPlus, a technology which allows ...
Nanomaterials
Oct 22, 2014
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A review of sentencing following the 2011 English riots has shown that sentences were much harsher than realised at first.
Social Sciences
Oct 22, 2014
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The U.S. government is now urging owners of nearly 8 million cars and trucks to have the air bags repaired because of potential danger to drivers and passengers. But the effort is being complicated by confusing information ...
Other
Oct 22, 2014
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A marine ecology expert says it could take an international effort to manage the amount of debris and pollution that washes up on Rottnest Island.
Environment
Oct 22, 2014
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