Researchers have for the first time successfully reproduced the recycling process of proteins regulating cellular…
Month: August 2013
Close-up view of water pores needed in the eye’s lens: Aquaporins could hold clues to cataract
Researchers have achieved dynamic, atomic-scale views of a protein needed to maintain the transparency of…
Reliable communication, unreliable networks
A new model of wireless networks that better represents the real world could lead to…
Making a mini Mona Lisa: Nanotechnique creates image on surface less than a third the hair’s width
Scientists have “painted” the Mona Lisa on a substrate surface approximately 30 microns in width…
Questions answered with the pupils of your eyes
Patients who are otherwise completely unable to communicate can answer yes or no questions within…
Great-grandmother’s cigarette habit could be the cause of child’s asthma
A study finds for the first time that the third generation’s asthma may be linked…
Pinpoint payload drop advances Rocket University
An instrument package released from a high-altitude balloon parachuted to a precise location July 26…
NASA’s Firestation on way to the International Space Station
An experiment to study the effects of lightning flashes on Earth’s atmosphere hitched a ride…
Breastfeeding may reduce Alzheimer’s risk
Mothers who breastfeed their children may have a lower risk of developing Alzheimer’s Disease, with…
Understanding interface properties of graphene paves way for new applications
Researchers have revealed more about graphene’s mechanical properties and demonstrated a technique to improve the…