(PhysOrg.com) -- Researchers from the National Institute of Standards and Technology and the Weill Cornell Medical College have designed artificial "protocells" that can lure, entrap and inactivate a class of deadly human ...
Bio & Medicine
Mar 2, 2011
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A spongy substance that could be mistaken for packing material has the nanotechnology world buzzing.
Nanomaterials
Mar 1, 2011
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The Cambrian explosion marked a major blossoming in the tree of life around 540 million years ago. Nearly all of the major phyla in the animal kingdom appeared in a sudden burst of evolution. One of the drivers of this rapid ...
Archaeology
Jan 7, 2011
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Scientists are reporting development of a new approach for dealing with offensive household and other odors -- one that doesn't simply mask odors like today's room fresheners, but eliminates them at the source. Their research ...
Bio & Medicine
Oct 27, 2010
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Tiny rock-eating microbes could mine precious extraterrestrial resources from Mars and pave the way for the first human colonists. Just don't expect them to transform the red planet's surface into a new Earth on a short deadline, ...
Space Exploration
Sep 10, 2010
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How long have viruses been around? No one knows. Scientists at Portland State University have begun taking the first steps toward answering this question.
Earth Sciences
Sep 6, 2010
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Carbon monoxide is an insidious poison: it is colorless, odorless, and toxic at low concentrations. It is usually produced by combustion engines or incomplete combustion in gas furnaces or wood-burning fireplaces. ...
Analytical Chemistry
Jul 6, 2010
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South Australian researchers have invented and patented a new technology for delivering cosmetics and drugs to the skin. They are using nanoparticles of silica (essentially sand) to create longer lasting cosmetics and creams ...
Bio & Medicine
Jul 5, 2010
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A Kansas State University chemical engineer has developed and patented a chemical structure to make all-natural personal care products and purer pharmaceuticals in the laboratory.
Biochemistry
Jun 22, 2010
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Adding cerium oxide to phosphate glass rather than the commonly used silicate glass may make glasses that block ultraviolet light and have increased radiation damage resistance while remaining colorless, ...
Condensed Matter
Dec 15, 2009
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