Monday’s Supreme Court ruling invalidating a conviction based on evidence gained by GPS tracking of…
Month: January 2012
Adult stem cells could improve angioplasy outcome; Study to explore usage
A researcher is studying what role adult stem cells might play in repairing damaged coronary…
Strongest solar radiation storm since 2005
NOAA’s Space Weather Prediction Center — the nation’s official source of warnings and alerts about…
Nurturing mothers rear physically healthier adults
Nurturing mothers have garnered accolades for rescuing skinned knees on the playground and coaxing their…
Ultrafast magnetic processes observed ‘live’ using an X-ray laser
In first-of-their-kind experiments, scientists have been able to precisely follow how the magnetic structure of…
Graphene ‘invisible’ to water: How the extreme thinness of graphene enables near-perfect wetting transparency
Graphene is the thinnest material known to science. The nanomaterial is so thin, in fact,…
Women report feeling pain more intensely than men, says study of electronic medical records
Women report more intense pain than men in virtually every disease category, according to researchers…
Mighty mesh: Extracellular matrix identified as source of spreading in biofilms
New research explains how bacterial biofilms expand to form slimy mats on teeth, pipes, surgical…
Patterns of chromosome abnormality: The key to cancer?
Researchers have combined techniques from computer science and statistics to discover that many chromosomal pairs…
Easier testing for diabetics? Biochip measures glucose in saliva, not blood
Engineers have designed a biological device that can measure glucose concentrations in human saliva. The…