Quest begins for oldest ice on Earth
Researchers will survey a new site Little Dome C, which is located 50 kms away from the French-Italian station of Concordia, based at Dome...
Making Data Centers Green
Image Credit: Flickr/Bob Mical
The value and scale of information grows unstoppably and data centers must size-up if they are to adequately meet their operational...
Researchers create synthetic cells to isolate genetic circuits
MIT researchers have developed a way to isolate genetic circuits within individual synthetic “cells,” preventing the circuits from disrupting each other.Image: Nick Fair
Encapsulating molecular...
The power of expectation can restrain hyper-emotional memories in the brain
Early in learning (left) the shock is unexpected and sends a powerful signal to the amygdala (lateral portion, LA) to trigger a memory of...
Mathematical algorithms calculate social behavior
Moving across a square groups of people create patterns which can be analyzed mathematically. Credit: Andreas Battenberg / TUM
For a long time, mathematical modelling...
Tiny super magnets could be the future of drug delivery
Electron micrographs of tiny superparamagnetic crystals of magnetite at different resolutions. The lowest resolution image (a) shows the octahedral crystals. At higher resolution, the...
‘Back to the Future’ inspires solar nanotech-powered clothing
UCF scientist Jayan Thomas has made a breakthrough that would essentially turn jackets and other clothing into wearable, solar-powered batteries that never need to...
Underwater Stone Age settlement mapped out
Discoveries indicate mass fishing and therefore a semi-permanent settlement.Credit: Arne Sjöström
Six years ago divers discovered the oldest known stationary fish traps in northern Europe...
Study Finds Large Decrease in Coronary Heart Disease in U.S.
The incidence of coronary heart disease in the U.S. declined nearly 20 percent from 1983 to 2011. Image Credit: Flickr/Sharon Sinclair
The incidence of coronary...
Low growth in global carbon emissions continues for third successive year
Image Credit: Flickr/Ian Britton
Global carbon emissions from burning fossil fuels did not grow in 2015 and are projected to rise only slightly in 2016,...
Record distance for alternative super current
Electron microscope image of a chromium dioxide devices based on wires. The green wire is the chromium dioxide ferromagnet. The orange wires are superconductors...
