For years, many scientists had thought that plate tectonics existed nowhere in our solar system…
Month: August 2012
Caring About QUERVAR
We have received several reports and inquiries about the file infector PE_QUERVAR.B-O and its infected…
Caring About QUERVAR
We have received several reports and inquiries about the file infector PE_QUERVAR.B-O and its infected…
Searching salt for answers about life on Earth, Mars
Researchers have discovered that not only is there evidence of liquid water on Mars, but…
Soft autonomous robot inches along like an earthworm: Flexible design enables body-morphing capability
Researchers have engineered a soft autonomous robot that moves via peristalsis, crawling across surfaces by…
New way to track formaldehyde
NASA researchers are helping to fill a big gap in scientists’ understanding of how much…
Thinking abstractly may help to boost self-control
Many of the long term goals people strive for — like losing weight — require…
ChemCam sends digital ‘thumbs up’: Martian landing area could be a boon for scientific study
Members of the Mars Science Laboratory Curiosity rover ChemCam team got a digital thumbs up…
First 360-degree panorama from NASA’s Curiosity Mars rover
Remarkable image sets from NASA’s Curiosity rover and Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter are continuing to develop…
Cheaper and cleaner catalyst for burning methane
Researchers have created a material that catalyzes the burning of methane 30 times better than…