Exposure to high levels of traffic-related air pollution is associated with changes in the right…
Month: March 2014
Squeezing light into metals: Engineers control conductivity with inkjet printer
Using an inexpensive inkjet printer, electrical engineers produced microscopic structures that use light in metals…
The Siesta Campaign: A New Targeted Attack Awakens
In the past few weeks, we have received several reports of targeted attacks that exploited…
The Siesta Campaign: A New Targeted Attack Awakens
In the past few weeks, we have received several reports of targeted attacks that exploited…
Complications following surgery predict costly readmissions
The presence — or absence — of complications following surgery is a strong indicator of…
computers used to ‘see’ neurons to better understand brain function
A study reveals new information about the motor circuits of the brain that may one…
Earth’s mantle plasticity explained
The Earth’s mantle is a solid layer that undergoes slow, continuous convective motion. But how…
Misplaced protein causes heart failure
Decreasing the density of microtubules inside heart muscle cells prevents the abnormal localization of a…
Strategies on the Internet to discredit generic drugs
Although there is widespread consensus among the scientific community that the composition of generic drugs…
Hubble witnesses an asteroid mysteriously disintegrating
The NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope has photographed the never-before-seen break-up of an asteroid, which has…