Scientists report that they have mapped the physical architecture of intelligence in the brain. This…
Month: April 2012
Sulfur in every pore: Improved batteries with carbon nanoparticles
Lithium-sulfur batteries may be the power storage devices of the future. Newly developed porous nanoparticles…
In 1990s, researchers studied secrets of Titanic steel
Eighty-five years after the RMS Titanic struck an iceberg and sank in the Atlantic Ocean,…
Mothers and OCD children trapped in rituals have impaired relationships
A new study finds mothers tend to be more critical of children with obsessive-compulsive disorder…
Miniature sensors may advance climate studies
An air sampler the size of an ear plug is expected to cheaply and easily…
U.S. records warmest March; more than 15,000 warm temperature records broken
Record and near-record breaking temperatures dominated the eastern two-thirds of the United States and contributed…
Web-based tool produces fast, accurate autism diagnosis, study suggests
Researchers have significantly reduced from hours to minutes the time it takes to accurately detect…
The green light gives the game away: New method for direct identification of antigens
The immune system is a vital part of our defenses against pathogens, but it can…
Processes at the surface of catalysts: Using infrared spectroscopy, scientists detect that oxygen defects act as active centers
In chemical industry, heterogeneous catalysis is of crucial iportance to the manufacture of basic or…
Eggs of enigmatic dinosaur in Patagonia discovered
An Argentine-Swedish research team has reported a 70-million-year-old pocket of fossilized bones and unique eggs…