Increasing racial and ethnic diversity has long been apparent at the national level in the…
Month: September 2012
First look at structure of vital molecule
Molybdenum is an essential metal required in all living beings from bacteria to plants to…
Hockey and football concussions: Time for big changes, expert argues
Imagine ice hockey without body checking and football with less hitting. What might sound blasphemous…
Child abuse and discipline: What’s the difference?
A researcher is attempting to differentiate child abuse from physical discipline through an examination of…
Work with germ-killing copper could save thousands of lives
When Adam Estelle graduated from the University of Arizona’s materials science and engineering program four…
World record set for highest surface area material
The internal surface area of just one gram of the synthetic material NU-110 could cover…
Novel surgery removes rare tumor, rebuilds face and jaw
Using a novel surgical approach, it’s possible to rebuild a functional lower jaw and mouth,…
Next generation of advanced climate models needed, says new report
The United States’ collection of climate models should advance substantially to deliver more detailed, smaller…
Scientists cast doubt on Heisenberg’s uncertainty principle
Werner Heisenberg’s uncertainty principle, formulated by the theoretical physicist in 1927, is one of the…
Stress prompts some to retain as much salt as eating fries, study finds
When stressed, about 30 percent of blacks hold onto too much sodium, the equivalent of…