28/06/2007

Where is the most dangerous place to travel over the holiday?

Just in time for the most dangerous days of the year to drive – July 3 and 4 – the national Center for Excellence in Rural Safety (CERS) at the University of Minnesota today released a list of the states where Americans are ...

Finding microscopic motors in the gut

Digestion has a previously unsuspected mechanical dimension: Vanderbilt researchers have discovered that the tiny, hair-like protrusions that line the gut are filled with millions of molecular motors that produce streams ...

Studying Magnetic Interface Ferromagnetism

The development of various magnetic-based devices, such as read-heads found inside your computer, depends on the discovery and improvement of new materials and magnetic effects.

Astronomers conduct most detailed cosmological simulation to date

By incorporating the physics of black holes into a highly sophisticated model running on a powerful supercomputing system, an international team of scientists has produced an unprecedented simulation of cosmic evolution that ...

The Architecture of Globalization

Using recent advances in the study of networks, two University of Arkansas economists suggest alternative measures of international economic integration, popularly referred to as globalization. Rather than focusing on trade ...

Summer Moon Illusion

Sometimes you can't believe your eyes. This weekend is one of those times.

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