What is power, and how can the United States effectively project power in the information or cyber age? This was the focus of a recent lecture by Joseph Nye as part of a seminar series on U.S. foreign policy sponsored by ...
Energy & Green Tech
Mar 30, 2012
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A team of scientists from The Hong Kong Polytechnic University has made a novel discovery regarding the molecular structure of a protein that plays a crucial regulatory role in the “autophagy” cellular process. ...
Cell & Microbiology
Mar 30, 2012
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(PhysOrg.com) -- When facing a scandal, an organization must first consider what’s under attack. Is it the firm’s character or the quality of its product?
Economics & Business
Mar 30, 2012
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The death of Trayvon Martin, an unarmed, black teenager shot by self-appointed community watch captain George Zimmerman in Florida, has sparked a turbulent nationwide dialogue on race and so-called “stand your ground” ...
Social Sciences
Mar 30, 2012
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(PhysOrg.com) -- NASA recently performed a trial run on a rocket sled test fixture, powered by rockets, to replicate the forces a supersonic spacecraft would experience prior to landing.
Space Exploration
Mar 30, 2012
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When Stony Brook University Sociology Professor Arnout van de Rijt and graduate student Michael Restivo decided to find out what makes Wikipedia work, they knew they faced quite a challenge. After all, neither monetary compensation ...
Internet
Mar 30, 2012
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(PhysOrg.com) -- University of Arizona physicists are making discoveries that may advance electronic circuit technology.
Nanophysics
Mar 30, 2012
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(PhysOrg.com) -- The arms race between effective antibiotic prophylaxis and closely related strains or species of bacteria is continually escalating. Bacteria can quickly develop genetic resistance to a range of antibiotic ...
Field measurements in the spectacular blue ice region of Antarctica not only provide confidence in the accuracy of ESA’s CryoSat mission, but have also shown that this part of the ice sheet has increased in height.
Earth Sciences
Mar 30, 2012
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Researchers in China have used math calculations to predict that under cold compression, two new carbon allotropes may be formed. In their paper pre-published on arXiv, the team describes how the two new ...
