New imaging method developed for lipid with many functions
An essential molecule in cells, called phosphatidic acid (PA), is at the center of a cellular biology mystery.
Biochemistry
Sep 28, 2016
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Research team simulates the inner strain on the brain to better plan surgery
A team of researchers led by Stanford engineers has moved a step closer to helping surgeons more safely perform a life-saving procedure for victims of brain trauma.
General Physics
Sep 28, 2016
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Kepler watched a Cepheid star boil
After four years of continuous monitoring, astronomers detected clear signs of convective cells in a giant pulsating star for the first time using the Kepler space telescope.
Astronomy
Sep 28, 2016
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Researchers find explanation for interacting giant, hidden ocean waves
In certain parts of the ocean, towering, slow-motion rollercoasters called internal tides trundle along for miles, rising and falling for hundreds of feet in the ocean's interior while making barely a ripple at the surface. ...
Earth Sciences
Sep 28, 2016
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One-eyed robot learns to see in weightlessness
A small drone taught itself to judge distances using only one eye during trials aboard the International Space Station, ESA-backed researchers have reported.
Engineering
Sep 28, 2016
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Experiment to investigate antibacterial properties of materials in space
Everybody knows a clean house is a healthy place to live, but what if you live on the International Space Station? Air and water are constantly recycled and waste can only be removed when a spacecraft departs for Earth every ...
Space Exploration
Sep 28, 2016
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Precision measurements of exoplanet velocities
The search for exoplanets via the radial velocity technique has been underway for nearly thirty years, measuring the wobbles in a star's motion caused by the presence of orbiting bodies. The method has been very successful ...
Astronomy
Sep 28, 2016
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The ultraviolet diversity of supernovae
Supernovae, the explosive deaths of massive stars, are among the most momentous events in the cosmos because they disburse into space all of the chemical elements that were produced inside their progenitor stars, including ...
Astronomy
Sep 28, 2016
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X-ray laser speeds up the process of determining protein structures
An international team of scientists has learned how to determine the spatial structure of a protein obtained with an X-ray laser using the sulfur atoms it contains. This development is the next stage in the project of a group ...
General Physics
Sep 28, 2016
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Researchers develop simplified model of RNA validation
A group from the International School for Advanced Studies (SISSA) in Trieste has developed a faster and simpler method requiring modest resources for validating physical models of RNA used in molecular dynamics. These models ...
Biochemistry
Sep 28, 2016
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