Using a simple, single-step process, engineers and scientists have recently developed a technique to direct…
Month: October 2011
New generation of superlattice cameras add more ‘color’ to night vision
Recent breakthroughs have enabled scientists to build cameras that can see more than one optical…
Cheaper and easier isn’t necessarily better in new colon cancer screening procedures
The growing use of fecal immunochemical testing for colorectal cancer, “misses opportunities for cancer prevention,”…
Autistic facial characteristics identified
Researchers have found distinct differences between the facial characteristics of children with autism compared to…
Combination of available tests helps predict Alzheimer’s disease risk
A team of physicians and scientists have described using a combination of broadly available medical…
Electrochemistry controlled with a plasma electrode
Engineers have made an electrochemical cell that uses a plasma for an electrode, instead of…
Scientists discover way to determine when water was present on Mars and Earth
The discovery of the mineral jarosite in rocks analyzed by the Mars Rover, Opportunity, on…
Don’t panic: The animal’s guide to hitchhiking
New research suggests that hitchhiking, once believed to be the exclusive domain of beat poets…
Leaf litter ants advance case for rainforest conservation in Borneo
Studies of ant populations in Borneo reveal an unexpected resilience to areas of rainforest degraded…
New role of vascular endothelial growth factor in regulating skin cancer stem cells
One of the key questions in cancer is the identification of the mechanisms that regulate…