A new study has shown how a butterfly has changed its diet, and consequently has…
Month: May 2012
Pivotal role for proteins: From helping turn carbs into energy to causing devastating disease
Research into how carbohydrates are converted into energy has led to a surprising discovery with…
Discarded data may hold the key to a sharper view of molecules
There’s nothing like a new pair of eyeglasses to bring fine details into sharp relief….
Metamaterials, quantum dots show promise for new technologies
Researchers are edging toward the creation of new optical technologies using “nanostructured metamaterials” capable of…
Autopsy of a eruption: Linking crystal growth to volcano seismicity
A forensic approach that links changes deep below a volcano to signals at the surface…
New clues about cancer cell metabolism: Smallest amino acid, glycine, implicated in cancer cell proliferation
Researchers have looked across 60 well-studied cancer cell lines, analyzing which of more than 200…
Categories for kinship vary between languages
Different languages refer to family relationships in different ways. For example, English speakers use two…
Organic carbon from Mars, but not biological
Molecules containing large chains of carbon and hydrogen — the building blocks of all life…
First direct observation of oriented attachment in nanocrystal growth
Researchers have reported the first direct observation of nanoparticles undergoing oriented attachment, the critical step…
Nanoparticles seen as artificial atoms
Observing the formation of nanorods in real-time, researchers found that nanoparticles become attached to form…