Play may seem like fun and games, but new research shows that specific kinds of…
Month: January 2015
Anthropology: Ancient skull from Galilee cave offers clues to the first modern Europeans
The discovery of a 55,000-year-old partial skull in Northern Israel provides new insights into the…
Spiky ‘hedgehog particles’ for safer paints, fewer VOC emissions
A new process that can sprout microscopic spikes on nearly any type of particle may…
What’s happening with your donated specimen?
When donating blood, plasma, human tissue or any other bodily sample for medical research, most…
Holes in valence bands of nanodiamonds discovered: Potential catalysts for splitting water
Nanodiamonds are tiny crystals only a few nanometers in size. While they possess the crystalline…
New model for preserving donor tissue will allow more natural joint repair for patients
Currently, doctors have to throw away more than 80 percent of donated tissue used for…
Mobile apps take students into the laboratory
Mobile apps have proved to be valuable educational tools, but laboratory instructors thus far have…
Demystifying nanocrystal solar cells
Researchers have developed a comprehensive model to explain how electrons flow inside new types of…
The two faces of Mars: Moon-sized celestial object crashed into south pole
The two hemispheres of Mars are more different from any other planet in our solar…
Elucidating the origin of MDR tuberculosis strains
A study has focused on the evolutionary history of the mycobacterium that causes tuberculosis, and…