Building owners and designers, and particularly members of the building services industry, are racing to…
Month: August 2012
Butter flavoring ingredient in microwave popcorn, thought safe for food industry workers, is a respiratory hazard
The ingredient 2,3-pentanedione (PD), used to impart the flavor and aroma of butter in microwave…
Gauss Continues Streak of Possible State-Sponsored Attacks
We received inquiries about the Gauss attack, which garnered significant media attention as it drew…
Gauss Continues Streak of Possible State-Sponsored Attacks
We received inquiries about the Gauss attack, which garnered significant media attention as it drew…
Full color images at 100,000 dots-per-inch resolution, using metal-laced nano-structures
Inspired by colorful stained-glass windows, researchers from Singapore have demonstrated an innovative method for producing…
Rat and ant rescues ‘don’t show empathy’
Studies of how rats and ants rescue other members of their species do not prove…
World’s most powerful X-ray laser beam refined to scalpel precision
With a thin sliver of diamond, scientists have transformed the Linac Coherent Light Source into…
Urban Sun Corridor 4 degrees warmer?
In the first study to attempt to quantify the impact of rapidly expanding megapolitan areas…
Unraveling intricate interactions, one molecule at a time
In a key step towards the design of better organic electronic devices, an engineering team…
Differences in the genomes of related plant pathogens
Even in closely related species, lifestyle molds the genetic makeup of pathogens and how their…