Scientists keep producing increasingly complex modelling tools to evaluate urgently needed mitigating strategies of our…
Month: December 2012
Speeding up electronics to light frequencies
New results on the interaction of femto- and attosecond light pulses with a solid insulator…
A leap forward for red blood cell formation: Researchers have identified 75 genetic regions that influence red blood cell formation
New research is revealing how red blood cells are made and how the body regulates…
Many maps of the brain
Your brain has at least four different senses of location – and perhaps as many…
Proliferation warnings on nuclear ‘wonder-fuel’, thorium
Thorium is being touted as an ideal fuel for a new generation of nuclear power…
New genetic fingerprint lives in your gut
Our bodies contain far more microbial genes than human genes. And a new study suggests…
Remote sensing, microbiology used to trace foodborne pathogens
In 2011, an outbreak of Listeria monocytogenes in cantaloupe led to almost 150 illnesses and…
Switching with a few photons for quantum computing
Quantum computing, where bits of information, or “qubits,” are represented by the state of single…
Rogue Yahoo! Messenger Cashes In on Latest YM Update
On the heels of Yahoo!’s recent announcement of upcoming updates for the Messenger platform, certain…
Rogue Yahoo! Messenger Cashes In on Latest YM Update
On the heels of Yahoo!’s recent announcement of upcoming updates for the Messenger platform, certain…