Nanoparticles carrying a toxin found in bee venom can destroy human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) while…
Month: March 2013
Engineering breakthrough promises significantly more efficient solar cells
A new technique could lead to significantly more efficient solar cells. Quantum dot photovoltaics offers…
Is this peptide a key to happiness? Findings suggests possible new treatment for depression, other disorders
For the first time in humans, scientists have measured the release of a specific peptide,…
The future of ion traps: Technology will continue to be leader in development of quantum computing architectures
Scientists speculate on ion trap technology as a scalable option for quantum information processing.
Risk of brain damage in college football players, even among those without concussions
Researchers have found that football players may suffer long-term brain changes even in the absence…
Prairie dogs disperse when all close kin have disappeared
Prairie dogs pull up stakes and look for a new place to live when all…
Glaciers will melt faster than ever and loss could be irreversible warn scientists
Canada’s Arctic Archipelago glaciers will melt faster than ever in the next few centuries. Scientists…
Long predicted atomic collapse state observed in graphene
Seventy years ago theorists predicted superlarge nuclei would exhibit a quantum-mechanical phenomenon known as “atomic…
Reconstruction of Earth climate history shows significance of recent temperature rise
Using data from 73 sites around the world, scientists have been able to reconstruct Earth’s…
Support cells found in human brain make mice smarter
Glial cells — a family of cells found in the human central nervous system and,…