Month: March 2012

Starfruit-shaped gold nanorods could nourish applications that rely on surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy, such as medical…

Common material such as polyethylene used in plastic bags could be turned into something far…

Almost all non-human mammals eat placenta for good reasons. Are we missing something? Neuroscientists now…

Herpetologists have discovered a single specimen of the Bururi long-fingered frog during a research expedition…

Using nanoparticles and alternating magnetic fields, scientists have found that head and neck cancerous tumor…

A new study examining nearly 40 years of satellite imagery has revealed that the floating…

Scientists have reported striking new evidence that green, or unroasted, coffee beans can produce a…

Some of the flame retardants added to carpets, furniture upholstery, plastics, crib mattresses, car and…

Researchers have coaxed a thin film of titanium nitride into transporting plasmons, tiny electron excitations…

The most extensive full face transplant ever performed has just been completed. It included both…