Electrified diamonds: Physicists on the trail of quantum information
With the help of tiny diamond crystals, physicists at the University of Basel have discovered new possibilities of quantum information: The scientists discovered at specific circumstances electric currents ...
Wrist-sized bone scanner could fly to the space station in 2016
The University of Saskatchewan hopes to fly a wrist-sized MRI to the International Space Station by 2016 in a standard Progress cargo flight, according to Gordon Sarty, a university professor specializing ...
Seven things you may not know about X-rays
1. X-rays are created by radiation coming from electrons.
The overprotection of Mars?
A recent commentary paper published in the journal Nature Geoscience argues that planetary protection policies and practices designed to guard solar system bodies from biological contamination from spacec ...
Ask a scientist: Ethanol & car performance
Does ethanol extend or decrease your gas mileage?
Bloom or bust as new study reveals the plants most likely to survive climate change
New research into the effect of climate change on plants has revealed which individuals within a species are most likely to thrive under warmer conditions and which are at risk. And it seems that plants that ...
Saving gas: Less driving, better fuel economy
Fuel consumption by American drivers of light-duty vehicles is down 11 percent since 2004, says a University of Michigan researcher.
Virus DNA first found in Neanderthal genome identified in modern humans
Study supports policy of culling young deer alongside mother
The research, published in Behavioural Ecology and Sociobiology, is the first to examine the impact on calves of losing their mothers, something that can happen during a culling season.
Hawaii-bound in search of global climate data
While the idea of a cruise to Hawaii may sound like paradise, making that same journey 25 times back and forth in a year might start to lose its appeal.
Carbon emissions still growing when they must fall: report
Growth in global carbon emissions is slowing, but is still more than enough to increase global temperatures by more than 2C, according to a report released today by the Global Carbon Project. Carbon emissions increased by ...
Scientists brave Old Man Winter to dig out secrets of lake-effect snows
'Tis the season... for snow. Thundersnow.
Fujitsu semiconductor introduces innovative methodology for leading-edge "Customized soC" design
Fujitsu Semiconductor today announced that it has developed a new design methodology that enables both the higher circuit density and the shorter development time, for advanced 28nm SoC (System on a Chip) ...
Chemists discover new way to stabilize proteins
(Phys.org) —A UConn research team has found a way to stabilize hemoglobin, the oxygen carrier protein in the blood, a discovery that could lead to the development of stable vaccines and affordable artificial ...