Exotic life beyond Earth? Looking for life as we don't know it
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Sep 18, 2009 |
4.8 / 5 (24) |
8
Scientists at a new interdisciplinary research institute in Austria are working to uncover how life might evolve with "exotic" biochemistry and solvents, such as sulphuric acid instead of water. Their research ...
Invading black holes explain cosmic flashes
Sep 18, 2009 |
4.2 / 5 (25) |
12
(PhysOrg.com) -- Black holes are invading stars, providing a radical explanation to bright flashes in the universe that are one of the biggest mysteries in astronomy today.
Theory: Stone Age People had Sophisticated Navigation Networks
Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils
Sep 18, 2009 |
3.5 / 5 (16) |
10
(PhysOrg.com) -- A new theory based on studies of locations of large landmarks in Britain, such as stone structures, hill forts and earthworks, suggests they were part of a grid used for navigation around ...
Sharp's New Semiconductor Laser for Triple- and Quadruple- Layer Blu-ray Discs
Sep 18, 2009 |
4.7 / 5 (11) |
5
(PhysOrg.com) -- Sharp Corporation has announced the development of a new 500 mW semiconductor laser for triple- and quadruple- layer Blu-ray discs.
Prostate cancer may be caused by virus, study indicates
Sep 18, 2009 |
4.7 / 5 (11) |
0
Mounting evidence indicates that prostate cancer is an infectious disease caused by a recently identified virus.
Getting files from a failed hard drive
Sep 18, 2009 |
2.6 / 5 (19) |
10
A friend whose iMac's hard drive had apparently died called recently, wondering how she might access the files on the failed drive.
First Test of New X-ray Laser Strips Neon Bare
Sep 18, 2009 |
4.5 / 5 (10) |
2
(PhysOrg.com) -- It takes a lot of energy to strip all ten electrons from an atom of neon. Doing it from the inside out, knocking away the most-closely-held, innermost electrons first, is an even rarer feat. ...
Calcium channels optimize learning
Medicine & Health / Neuroscience
Sep 18, 2009 |
4.4 / 5 (10) |
0
(PhysOrg.com) -- Researchers at the Friedrich Miescher Institute for Biomedical Research, Switzerland, have shown how calcium channels in the brain have a positive impact on learning. Their results have been ...
Diamonds are a laser's best friend
Sep 18, 2009 |
4.4 / 5 (9) |
1
(PhysOrg.com) -- Tomorrow's lasers may come with a bit of bling, thanks to a new technology that uses man-made diamonds to enhance the power and capabilities of lasers. Researchers in Australia have now demonstrated the first ...
'Apples-to-apples' analysis of Arab development yields fresh view
Sep 18, 2009 |
3.7 / 5 (10) |
3
The Arab world is not the socioeconomic basket case that conventional wisdom holds, says University of California, San Diego economist James Rauch.
Antioxidant controls spinal cord development
Medicine & Health / Neuroscience
Sep 18, 2009 |
4.9 / 5 (7) |
0
Researchers at the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine have discovered how one antioxidant protein controls the activity of another protein, critical for the development of spinal cord neurons. The research, publishing this ...
SKoreans demonstrate spin-injected field effect transistor
Sep 18, 2009 |
5 / 5 (6) |
3
South Korean scientists said Friday they had demonstrated a spin-injected field effect transistor in a high-mobility InAs heterostructure.
Memories of the way they used to be
Sep 18, 2009 |
4.3 / 5 (7) |
2
A team of researchers from the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine and the Salk Institute for Biological Studies in La Jolla have developed a safe strategy for reprogramming cells to a pluripotent ...
New study finds home birth safe
Sep 18, 2009 |
4.3 / 5 (6) |
0
(PhysOrg.com) -- A new study by McMaster University researchers has found low-risk women who have midwives in attendance during birth have positive outcomes regardless of where the delivery takes place.
Birth control could help combat climate change
Sep 18, 2009 |
2.8 / 5 (9) |
13
(AP) -- Giving contraceptives to people in developing countries could help fight climate change by slowing population growth, experts said Friday.
