A new, cost-effective process for coloring titanium can be used in manufacturing products from sporting…
Month: June 2011
To walk or not to walk? That is the question
Canadians aren’t the only people concerned with weather, eh? A new study observed pedestrians in…
Tropical birds return to harvested rainforest areas in Brazil
Bird species in rainforest fragments in Brazil that were isolated by deforestation disappeared then reappeared…
Does grilling kill E. coli O157:H7?
Top sirloin steaks have been getting a grilling in food safety studies. Microbiologists are conducting…
New report offers roadmap for success in K-12 STEM education
From educators to leaders in industry, there is broad agreement that US schools have a…
LiquidText software supports active reading through fingertip manipulation of text
Researchers have developed innovative software for active reading, an activity that involves highlighting, outlining and…
Researchers image graphene electron clouds, revealing how folds can harm conductivity
Chemists have used synchrotron light sources to observe the electron clouds on the surface of…
Highest magnetic fields ever created
On June 22, 2011, scientists at Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf set a new world record for magnetic…
Model finds optimal fiber optic network connections 10,000 times more quickly
Designing fiber optic networks involves finding the most efficient way to connect phones and computers…
Will new drugs block hepatitis C virus in its tracks?
Targeted multi-drug treatments for hepatitis C patients that could stop the virus in its tracks…