Technicians at the Kennedy Space Center have completed the final major assembly work on NASA's maiden Orion crew module slated to launch on its first unmanned orbital test flight this December, dubbed Exploration Flight Test-1 ...
Space Exploration
Oct 23, 2014
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Researchers at the New York University Polytechnic School of Engineering have broken new ground in the development of proteins that form specialized fibers used in medicine and nanotechnology. For as long as scientists have ...
Materials Science
Oct 23, 2014
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(Phys.org) —With so much of our 21st century technology dependent on ever smaller and more efficient re-chargeable lithium-ion (Li-ion) batteries, finding new ways to non-destructively peer inside an operating battery is ...
Materials Science
Oct 23, 2014
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Japan could be nearly destroyed by a massive volcanic eruption over the next century, putting almost all of the country's 127 million-strong population at risk, according to a new study.
Earth Sciences
Oct 23, 2014
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Some 458 million years ago, Earth was whacked in a double asteroid strike, leaving craters visible in Sweden today, space scientists reported on Thursday.
Space Exploration
Oct 23, 2014
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Rotten eggs, horse pee, alcohol and bitter almonds: this is the bouquet of odours you would smell if a comet in deep space could be brought back to Earth, European scientists said on Thursday.
Space Exploration
Oct 23, 2014
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Finnish telecom equipment group Nokia said Thursday its third quarter profits more than quadrupled from a year ago, helped mostly by a one-off tax-related gain.
Business
Oct 23, 2014
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European Union leaders came under pressure Thursday to strike a deal aimed at bolstering Brussels as a trailblazer in fighting global climate change as negotiations went down to the wire.
Environment
Oct 23, 2014
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From basketball to handball, rugby to American football, teams in a variety of sports huddle together to agree tactics in secret. Cells, too, can huddle to communicate within a restricted group, scientists at the European ...
Cell & Microbiology
Oct 23, 2014
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Despite a dramatic increase in public awareness and anti-bullying legislation nationwide, the prevalence of bullying is still one of the most pressing issues facing our nation's youth, according to a report by researchers ...
Social Sciences
Oct 23, 2014
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