A new report highlights policies to improve air quality road safety and congestion, supporting African…
Month: October 2012
New technique to grow black truffles
Researchers have found beneficial effects of the Pseudomonas fluorescens bacterium for the colonization of the…
Perfect pitch: Knowing the note may be in your genes
People with perfect pitch seem to possess their own inner pitch pipe, allowing them to…
Whale racket: Sounding out how loud the oceans were from whale vocalizing prior to industrial whaling
Concern is growing that human-generated noise in the ocean disrupts marine animals that rely on…
Zeroing in on the ‘science of sound propagation’ in burning buildings
An acoustic navigation system being developed by a team of researchers studying the science of…
Self-powered sensors to monitor nuclear fuel rod status
Japan’s Fukushima Dai’ichi nuclear disaster that occurred in 2011 — a result of the strongest…
Quantum computing with recycled particles
Scientists have brought the reality of a quantum computer one step closer by experimentally demonstrating…
TIM and TAM: Two paths used by the Dengue virus to penetrate cells
Scientists have identified two families of receptors that play an important part in the penetration…
Nineteen species of fern named for Lady Gaga; Researcher says the inspiration was literally written in the DNA sequences
Pop music megastar Lady Gaga is being honored with the name of a new genus…
Not all juvenile arthritis is the same
Systemic juvenile idiopathic arthritis (SJIA) is currently classified as a subtype of juvenile idiopathic arthritis…