Call it better drilling through chemistry. The uncontrollable flood of oil into the Gulf of Mexico during last year's Deepwater Horizon disaster clearly illustrated that knowing how to stop the flow of oil when something ...
General Physics
Jan 25, 2011
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When mice smell the scent of food on the breath of their fellow mice, they use that experience to decide what's safe to eat in the future. Key in that learning process is the pairing of a particular odor with a chemical ingredient ...
Plants & Animals
Jul 15, 2010
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(PhysOrg.com) -- NASA's Curiosity rover, coming together for a late 2011 launch to Mars, has a newly installed component: a key onboard X-ray instrument for helping the mission achieve its goals. Researchers will use Curiosity ...
Space Exploration
Jun 28, 2010
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The enzyme machine that translates a cell's DNA code into the proteins of life is nothing if not an editorial perfectionist.
Jan 7, 2009
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