Scientists have found a way to turn common carbon fiber into graphene quantum dots, tiny…
Month: January 2012
First detailed data of risk of using Rasilez with certain blood pressure-lowering drugs
Researchers have published the first detailed figures showing the risk of using the prescription drug…
Honeybee deaths linked to seed insecticide exposure
Honeybee populations have been in serious decline for years, and scientists may have identified one…
We may be less happy, but our language isn’t
Research shows that English is strongly biased toward being positive. This new study complements another…
Explosives and fish are traced with chemical tags
Researchers have come up with a way of tagging gunpowder which allows its illegal use…
Astronomers release unprecedented data set on celestial objects that brighten and dim
Astronomers have released the largest data set ever collected that documents the brightening and dimming…
Hydrogen advances graphene use
A dose of hydrogen or helium can render the “super material” graphene even more useful,…
Nano research could impact flexible electronic devices
A new discovery shows that the flexibility and durability of carbon nanotube films and coatings…
New culprit discovered in T-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia
A new study shows how the cancer causing gene Notch, in combination with a mutated…
Bacterial infections: New laboratory method uses mass spectrometry to rapidly detect staph infections
Researchers have developed a new laboratory test that can rapidly identify the bacterium responsible for…