Nearly three quarters of the coast along the Delmarva Peninsula is very likely to experience…
Month: October 2012
USGS storm-surge sensors deployed ahead of Tropical Storm Sandy
Storm response crews from the U.S. Geological Survey are installing more than 150 storm-tide sensors…
Hubble sees violent star formation episodes in dwarf galaxies
The NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope has imaged the faint irregular galaxy NGC 3738, a starburst…
NASA satellites see Sandy become a hurricane again and strong winds expand
Sandy weakened to a Tropical Storm and strengthened back into a hurricane early on Saturday…
New clues to how the brain and body communicate to regulate weight
Researchers describe new findings that help explain the neurocircuitry underlying the fat-burning properties of brown…
Solving stem cell mysteries
The ability of embryonic stem cells to differentiate into different types of cells with different…
Next-generation antireflection coatings could improve solar photovoltaic cell efficiency
Photovoltaic cell efficiency may soon get a big boost, thanks to next-generation antireflection coatings crafted…
Scientists use molecular layers to study nanoscale heat transfer
Scientists have developed a novel system for examining and measuring nanoscale thermal conductance at the…
Hurricane Sandy looks as the ‘Bride of Frankenstorm’ Approaching U.S. East Coast
NASA’s TRMM satellite revealed Hurricane Sandy’s heavy rainfall and the storm is expected to couple…
Drug shows promise in animal model of Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s with dementia
New research demonstrates the role of the investigational compound IRX4204 in alleviating cognitive decline in…