Papain is an important industrial protein-degrading enzyme that is used, for example, in the food…
Month: April 2015
Stars with the chemical clock on hold
Astrophysicists have discovered a group of red giant stars for which the ‘chemical clock’ does…
Graphene looking promising for future spintronic devices
Researchers have discovered that large area graphene is able to preserve electron spin over an…
Cosmic debris: Study looks inside the universe’s most powerful explosions
A new study provides an inside look at the most powerful explosions in the universe:…
Small solar eruptions can have profound effects on unprotected planets
While no one yet knows what’s needed to build a habitable planet, it’s clear that…
Panama debate fueled by zircon dating
New evidence by geologists dates the closure of an ancient seaway at 13 to 15…
Engineers now understand how complex carbon nanostructures form
Carbon nanotubes (CNTs) are microscopic tubular structures that engineers ‘grow’ through a process conducted in…
Exceptionally preserved fossil gives voice to ancient terror bird
A new species of South American fossil terror bird called Llallawavis scagliai or, ‘Scaglia’s Magnificent…
Poison center warns against designer drug ‘N-bomb’
The relatively new synthetic drug 25I-NBOMe, or “N bomb,” has been associated with the deaths…
Likely genetic source of muscle weakness found in six previously undiagnosed children
Using state-of-the-art genetic technology, researchers have discovered the likely cause of a child’s rare type…