As anyone who has ever been caught in a sudden and unexpected downpour knows, gaps…
Month: April 2013
Research uses mirrors to make solar energy cost competitive
Concentrating solar power technologies use mirrors to reflect and concentrate sunlight to produce heat, which…
Early investment in families helps children succeed in school
An innovative program that supports parents and teachers of public school pre-kindergarten students improves early…
Rigid growth matrix: A key to success of cardiac tissue engineering
A new study suggests that the elasticity of the physical matrix used for growing heart…
Where are the best windows into Europa’s interior?
The surface of Jupiter’s moon Europa exposes material churned up from inside the moon and…
Update: Comet to make close flyby of Red Planet in October 2014
New observations of comet C/2013 A1 (Siding Spring) have allowed NASA’s Near-Earth Object Office at…
New Crimeware In BANCOS Paradise
Traditionally, Brazil is known for being the home of BANCOS, which steals the banking information…
New Crimeware In BANCOS Paradise
Traditionally, Brazil is known for being the home of BANCOS, which steals the banking information…
Implantable, bioengineered rat kidney: Transplanted organ produces urine, but further refinement is needed
Bioengineered rat kidneys successfully produced urine both in a laboratory apparatus and after being transplanted…
Nanosponges soak up toxins released by bacterial infections and venom
Engineers have invented a “nanosponge” capable of safely removing a broad class of dangerous toxins…