Space shuttle Atlantis 'go' for public viewing
(AP)—The last U.S. space shuttle to soar makes its museum debut this weekend.
Space Exploration
Jun 27, 2013
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TV-over-Internet service Aereo heading to Chicago
(AP)—Aereo, a startup that is trying to challenge cable and satellite TV packages with an $8-a-month offering over the Internet, says it will expand to Chicago in September.
Telecom
Jun 27, 2013
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NASA set to launch sun-observation satellite
(AP)—NASA on Thursday was poised to launch a satellite to observe a little-understood region just above the surface of the sun.
Space Exploration
Jun 27, 2013
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Scientists discover thriving colonies of microbes in ocean 'plastisphere'
(Phys.org) —Scientists have discovered a diverse multitude of microbes colonizing and thriving on flecks of plastic that have polluted the oceans—a vast new human-made flotilla of microbial communities that they have ...
Environment
Jun 27, 2013
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Mapping out how to save species
In stunning color, new biodiversity research from North Carolina State University maps out priority areas worldwide that hold the key to protecting vulnerable species and focusing conservation efforts.
Ecology
Jun 27, 2013
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New low-cost, transparent electrodes
Indium tin oxide (ITO) has become a standard material in light-emitting diodes, flat panel plasma displays, electronic ink and other applications because of its high performance, moisture resistance, and capacity for being ...
Nanomaterials
Jun 27, 2013
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Exotic alloys for potential energy applications
The search for thermoelectrics, exotic materials that convert heat directly into electricity, has received a boost from researchers at the California Institute of Technology and the University of Tokyo, who have found the ...
Nanomaterials
Jun 27, 2013
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Study reveals key step in protein synthesis
Scientists at the University of California, Santa Cruz, have trapped the ribosome, a protein-building molecular machine essential to all life, in a key transitional state that has long eluded researchers. Now, for the first ...
Cell & Microbiology
Jun 27, 2013
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At the solar system's edge, more surprises from Voyager
(Phys.org) —Data from NASA's Voyager 1 spacecraft continues to provide new insight on the outskirts of our solar system, a frontier thought to be the last that Voyager will cross before becoming the first man-made object ...
Space Exploration
Jun 27, 2013
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Social networks shape monkey 'culture' too (w/ Video)
Of course Twitter and Facebook are all the rage, but the power of social networks didn't start just in the digital age. A new study on squirrel monkeys reported in Current Biology, a Cell Press publication, on June 27 finds ...
Plants & Animals
Jun 27, 2013
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