Yale researchers show in detail how three genes within human embryonic stem cells regulate development, a finding that increases understanding of how to grow these cells for therapeutic purposes.
Cell & Microbiology
Apr 5, 2012
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A US appeals court on Thursday revived a billion-dollar lawsuit filed by entertainment giant Viacom accusing Google-owned website YouTube of knowingly profiting from pirated video clips.
Business
Apr 5, 2012
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Nanotechnology offers powerful new possibilities for targeted cancer therapies, but the design challenges are many. Northwestern University scientists now are the first to develop a simple but specialized nanoparticle that ...
Bio & Medicine
Apr 5, 2012
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The American Psychological Association Council of Representatives has approved a new set of national guidelines that outline models for preparing high school teachers to teach psychology effectively. The guidelines will be ...
Social Sciences
Apr 5, 2012
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This week, as tens of millions of Americans awaited the baseball season's first pitches, Brown University psychologist Fiery Cushman was watching more warily for the first beanballs. As someone who studies moral judgment, ...
Social Sciences
Apr 5, 2012
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American students need a dramatically new approach to improve how they learn science, says a noted group of scientists and educators led by Michigan State University professor William Schmidt.
Social Sciences
Apr 5, 2012
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Sand in an hourglass might seem simple and straightforward, but such granular materials are actually tricky to model. From far away, flowing sand resembles a liquid, streaming down the center of an hourglass like water from ...
General Physics
Apr 5, 2012
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By the year 2020, thousands of kilometers of new grids will be operating in Germany to permit even more extensive use of power from renewable sources. However, these new "smart grids" also come with increased complexity, ...
Software
Apr 5, 2012
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Fujitsu Laboratories today announced the development of a power supply unit for servers that features a 2.3 kW power output and achieves a world-leading conversion efficiency rate of 98.4%.
Hardware
Apr 5, 2012
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Manmade pollution doesn’t always cause atmospheric warming, a group of researchers from Britain’s Met Office Hadley Centre, write in their paper published in the journal Nature, sometimes it causes ...
