Nine engineers from Sandia National Laboratories helped ensure Atlantis' safety from Mission Control at Johnson Space Center as the shuttle made its final flight, marking the end of NASA's 30-year space shuttle program. For ...
Space Exploration
Jul 26, 2011
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(PhysOrg.com) -- ESA's Herschel space observatory has shown that water expelled from the moon Enceladus forms a giant torus of water vapour around Saturn. The discovery solves a 14-year mystery by identifying the source of ...
Space Exploration
Jul 26, 2011
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(PhysOrg.com) -- How does one prove that the protein isolated from a 68-million-year-old dinosaur bone is not a contamination from the intervening millenia or from the lab?
Biochemistry
Jul 26, 2011
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Penn researchers have helped develop a nanotech device that combines carbon nanotubes with olfactory receptor proteins, the cell components in the nose that detect odors.
Bio & Medicine
Jul 26, 2011
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The Lockheed Martin Aegis SPY-1 radar successfully identified, tracked and conducted simulated engagements against live aircraft in a stressing electronic attack environment during a test of the Multi-Mission Signal ...
Engineering
Jul 26, 2011
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The asteroid 1999 RQ36 may not be a household name, but astronomers predict that in less than 200 years, it may make an unforgettable impact. According to radar and optical observations, the space rock, measuring some five ...
Space Exploration
Jul 26, 2011
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The world’s most farmed tree has had its genome read, opening the way to new breeding, biofuel, and conservation opportunities.
Biotechnology
Jul 26, 2011
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Birmingham particle physicists are today trawling through the data from particle collisions at the Large Hadron Collider that could indicate the existence of the Higgs boson.
General Physics
Jul 26, 2011
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Specialized structures used by cancer cells to invade tissues could also help them escape protection mechanisms aimed at eliminating them, a UA-led research team has discovered.
Cell & Microbiology
Jul 26, 2011
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Frugal companies succeed commercially in part because they consistently control spending and are resourceful with people and products rather than cutting costs reactively, according to a new UC Davis study.
Economics & Business
Jul 26, 2011
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