Cosmic strings might emit cosmic sparks, answer cosmological questions

Physics / General Physics

created Oct 09, 2008 | popularity 4.1 / 5 (62) | comments 18

(PhysOrg.com) -- For astronomers, understanding what happened in the early moments of the universe could answer many questions in physics and astronomy. One possible player in the early universe is cosmic strings, which arise ...


Bold Traveler Illustration

At 2.8 km down, a 1-of-a-kind microorganism lives all alone

Biology /

created Oct 09, 2008 | popularity 4.9 / 5 (67) | comments 8

The first ecosystem ever found having only a single biological species has been discovered 2.8 kilometers (1.74 miles) beneath the surface of the earth in the Mponeng gold mine near Johannesburg, South Africa. ...


Researchers design artificial cells that could power medical implants

Nanotechnology / Bio & Medicine

created Oct 09, 2008 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (17) | comments 2

Researchers at Yale University have created a blueprint for artificial cells that are more powerful and efficient than the natural cells they mimic and could one day be used to power tiny medical implants.


Scientists Find First Immune Responses to HIV Infection Ineffective

Medicine & Health / HIV & AIDS

created Oct 09, 2008 | popularity 4.9 / 5 (9) | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- Scientists have identified the very first antibodies to appear in the wake of HIV infection and have concluded that they are virtually impotent in mounting a meaningful defense against the invading virus.


Liquid Mirror Telescopes on the Moon

Liquid Mirror Telescopes on the Moon

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

created Oct 09, 2008 | popularity 4.6 / 5 (86) | comments 15

A team of internationally renowned astronomers and opticians may have found a way to make "unbelievably large" telescopes on the Moon.


KDDI&acutes Prototype 3D LCD Display

KDDI's First 3D Mobile Phone LCD Screen

Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets

created Oct 09, 2008 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (14) | comments 3

KDDI Corporation has released a prototype of the world's first 3D LCD display, designed for mobile phones.


Researchers discover how infectious bacteria can switch species

Researchers discover how infectious bacteria can switch species

Biology /

created Oct 09, 2008 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (6) | comments 1

Scientists from the Universities of Bath and Exeter have developed a rapid new way of checking for toxic genes in disease-causing bacteria which infect insects and humans. Their findings could in the future ...


Ripple effect: Water snails offer new propulsion possibilities

Ripple effect: Water snails offer new propulsion possibilities

Physics / General Physics

created Oct 09, 2008 | popularity 4.1 / 5 (15) | comments 3

(PhysOrg.com) -- A UC San Diego engineer has revealed a new mode of propulsion based on how water snails create ripples of slime to crawl upside down beneath the surface.


Nanotube Adhesion

Mimicking gecko feet: Dry adhesive based on carbon nanotubes gets stronger

Nanotechnology / Nanophysics

created Oct 09, 2008 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (17) | comments 0

The race for the best "gecko foot" dry adhesive got a new competitor this week with a stronger and more practical material reported in the journal Science by a team of researchers from four U.S. institutions.


Hydrogen + corncobs (with a splash of boron) = fuel of the future?

Technology / Energy

created Oct 09, 2008 | popularity 3.9 / 5 (14) | comments 1

(PhysOrg.com) -- The next alternative fuel in a vehicle's tank might be nothing more than gas with a little help from corn. However, instead of the usual petroleum-based fuel, this gas will be hydrogen, and the corn will ...


Lava pours out of Montserrat

Deep magma matters in volcanic eruption cycle

Space & Earth / Earth Sciences

created Oct 09, 2008 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (11) | comments 0

Although the Soufriere Hills volcano on Montserrat exhibits cycles of eruption and quiet, an international team of researchers found that magma is continuously supplied from deep in the crust but that a valve ...


California Scientists Demonstrate How to Use Advanced Fiber-Optic Backbone for Research

California Scientists Demonstrate How to Use Advanced Fiber-Optic Backbone for Research

Technology / Hi Tech

created Oct 09, 2008 | popularity 4 / 5 (3) | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- How can super-fast networking among research institutions in California help scientists make new discoveries? Researchers, campus administrators and networking infrastructure officials converged ...


Scientists adapt economics theory to trace brain's information flow

Medicine & Health / Research

created Oct 09, 2008 | popularity 4.6 / 5 (19) | comments 0

Scientists have used a technique originally developed for economic study to become the first to overcome a significant challenge in brain research: determining the flow of information from one part of the brain to another.


SNS Sign

Spallation Neutron Source sends first neutrons to 'Big Bang' beam line

Physics / General Physics

created Oct 09, 2008 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (15) | comments 0

New analytical tools coming on line at the Spallation Neutron Source, the Department of Energy's state-of-the-art neutron science facility at Oak Ridge National Laboratory, include a beam line dedicated to ...


Keeping herpes infection in check: researchers describe immune system strategies

Medicine & Health / Research

created Oct 09, 2008 | popularity 4.9 / 5 (16) | comments 1

Herpes simplex virus type I can cause bouts of cold sores, blindness and potentially lethal encephalitis when it reawakens from a quiescent state in the nerve cells it infects.




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