With leaves taking on more golden hues, trees skirting the drive to the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory in northeastern Tennessee are beginning to show the first signs of fall. A few even look like they've ...
Ecology
Oct 3, 2014
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(Phys.org) —Lawrence Livermore researchers have discovered additional "coats," or layers, of a bacterium spore found in the human gut that may give clues to how this organism develops, spreads and survives in extreme conditions.
Cell & Microbiology
Oct 3, 2014
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The Magnetospheric Multiscale, or MMS, Observatory #4, is undergoing spin testing on the Miller Table for Mass Properties at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Md.
Space Exploration
Oct 3, 2014
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European Union regulators on Friday cleared the buyout of the WhatsApp mobile messaging service by Facebook, despite opposition by telecom companies afraid of the growing power of US technology giants.
Business
Oct 3, 2014
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Lamborghini's Asterion LPI 910-4 concept was one of the most hotly anticpated unveilings of the Paris Motor Show, and the Italian supercar maker didn't disappoint.
Energy & Green Tech
Oct 3, 2014
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(Phys.org) —Stream temperatures are expected to rise in the future as a result of climate change, but a new study has found that the correlation between air temperature and stream temperature is surprisingly tenuous.
Environment
Oct 3, 2014
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(Phys.org) —An accent can affect an individual's evaluation and impact perceptions of competence, scholarly research tells us. But do negative assumptions based on accent translate to decision-making and behaviors?
Economics & Business
Oct 3, 2014
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(Phys.org) —A major test of the sunshield for NASA's James Webb Space Telescope was conducted recently by Northrop Grumman in Redondo Beach, California. For the first time, the five sunshield test layers were unfolded and ...
Space Exploration
Oct 3, 2014
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Luis Fernando Velásquez-García's group at MIT's Microsystems Technology Laboratories (MTL) develops dense arrays of microscopic cones that harness electrostatic forces to eject streams of ions.
Nanophysics
Oct 3, 2014
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This labyrinth of power, data and propellant lines is found inside the Mercury Transfer Module, the powerful haulage vehicle tasked with transporting ESA's BepiColombo mission on its 7.5-year journey to the innermost planet.
Space Exploration
Oct 3, 2014
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