Researchers report the successful use of a form of MRI to identify what appears to…
Month: November 2012
How yeast protein breaks up amyloid fibrils and disordered protein clumps
Hsp104, an enzyme from yeast, breaks up both amyloid fibrils and disordered clumps. For stable…
NATO’s NSHQ Targeted by Attack Leveraging Hurricane Sandy
It’s been weeks now since we’ve watched the destructive effects of Hurricane Sandy to the…
NATO’s NSHQ Targeted by Attack Leveraging Hurricane Sandy
It’s been weeks now since we’ve watched the destructive effects of Hurricane Sandy to the…
Astrophysicists identify a ‘super-Jupiter’ around massive star
Astrophysicists have discovered a ‘super-Jupiter’ around the massive star Kappa Andromedae. It represents the first…
Embattled childhoods may be the real trauma for soldiers with PTSD
New research on posttraumatic stress disorder in soldiers challenges popular assumptions about the origins and…
Super-efficient solar-energy technology: ‘Solar steam’ so effective it can make steam from icy cold water
Scientists have unveiled a revolutionary new technology that uses nanoparticles to convert solar energy directly…
Human brain, Internet, and cosmology: Similar laws at work?
The structure of the universe and the laws that govern its growth may be more…
Need to filter water? Fight infection? Just open package, mix polymers
Researchers have developed what they call a one-size-fits-all polymer system that can be fabricated and…
Clues to cause of hydrogen embrittlement in metals: Findings could guide design of new embrittlement-resistant materials
Hydrogen can easily dissolve and migrate within metals to make these otherwise ductile materials brittle…