The Space Exploration Technologies Corp. (SpaceX) Dragon spacecraft was berthed to the International Space Station…
Month: March 2013
Short algorithm, long-range consequences
A new technique for solving ‘graph Laplacians’ is drastically simpler than its predecessors, with implications…
Misplaced molecules: New insights into the causes of dementia
Researchers have succeeded in gaining new insights into the causes of certain movement disorders and…
Improved synchronicity: Preventive care for the power grid
As the U.S. national power-grid network becomes larger and more complex, achieving reliability across the…
Hubble observes glowing, fiery shells of gas
A new image from the Hubble Space Telescope may look like something from “The Lord…
Postmenopausal women who smoked are more likely to lose teeth due to periodontal disease
Postmenopausal women who have smoked are at much higher risk of losing their teeth than…
3-D printing using old milk jugs
3-D printing lets anyone make almost anything with a simple machine and a roll of…
Shark fisheries globally unsustainable: 100 million sharks die every year
The world’s shark populations are experiencing significant declines with perhaps 100 million – or more…
Reprogramming adult cells to stem cells works better with one gene turned off
The removal of a genetic roadblock could improve the efficiency of converting adult cells into…
How do bacteria clog medical devices? Very quickly
A new study demonstrates that bacteria can quickly and catastrophically clog medical devices by forming…