An ingredient in a medicinal tea brewed from tree bark by tribal healers on the…
Month: September 2013
Toward treating disease the way artificial limbs replace the function of lost arms and legs
The vision for a new branch of medicine, inspired by the ancient field that began…
Indy 500 race cars showcase green fuels
Mention cars that get barely 3 miles to a gallon and are built for speed…
NASA’s black-hole-hunter catches its first 10 supermassive black holes
NASA’s black-hole-hunter spacecraft, the Nuclear Spectroscopic Telescope Array, or NuSTAR, has “bagged” its first 10…
Hubble catches a spiral in the air pump
Lying more than 110 million light-years away from Earth in the constellation of Antlia (The…
Upgrade to Mars rovers could aid discovery on more distant worlds
Mars rovers, such as Curiosity, currently can’t make science decisions on their own. That has…
Tool created to avert future energy crisis
Scientists have created a new measurement tool that could help avoid an energy crisis like…
Researchers read the coffee grounds and find a promising energy resource for the future
What’s usually considered old garbage might be a promising asset for our energy supply, according…
A swarm on every desktop: Robotics experts learn from public
The next experiment from Rice University’s Multi-Robot Systems Laboratory (MRSL) could happen on your desktop….
Rainfall in South Pacific was more variable before 20th century
A new reconstruction of climate in the South Pacific during the past 446 years shows…