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New nanocrystalline diamond probes overcome wear

Nanotechnology / Nanophysics

created Nov 10, 2009 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (3) | comments 0

Researchers at the McCormick School of Engineering and Applied Science at Northwestern University have developed, characterized, and modeled a new kind of probe used in atomic force microscopy (AFM), which images, measures, ...


Planetary Society plans new 'solar sail'

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

created Nov 09, 2009 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (14) | comments 1

(AP) -- Four years after its first solar sail ended up in the ocean instead of orbit, The Planetary Society announced Monday that by the end of 2010 it will try again to launch a spacecraft that will be propelled by the ...


New evidence supports 19th century idea on formation of oil and gas

New evidence supports 19th century idea on formation of oil and gas

Chemistry / Analytical Chemistry

created Nov 04, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (2) | comments 1

Scientists in Washington, D.C. are reporting laboratory evidence supporting the possibility that some of Earth's oil and natural gas may have formed in a way much different than the traditional process described ...


HIV tamed by designer 'leash'

Medicine & Health / HIV & AIDS

created Oct 29, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Researchers have shown how an antiviral protein produced by the immune system, dubbed tetherin, tames HIV and other viruses by literally putting them on a leash, to prevent their escape from infected cells. The insights reported ...


EphA4 -- the molecular transformer

EphA4 -- the molecular transformer

Chemistry / Analytical Chemistry

created Oct 23, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- EphA4 is a protein which is attached to the surfaces of many types of human cells and plays a role in a wide range of biological processes. EphA4 functions by binding to ephrin ligands, cell ...


Can we 'learn to see?': Study shows perception of invisible stimuli improves with training

Medicine & Health / Research

created Oct 21, 2009 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (4) | comments 0

Although we assume we can see everything in our field of vision, the brain actually picks and chooses the stimuli that come into our consciousness. A new study in the Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology's ...


Manthropology: The Science of the Inadequate Modern Male

Modern men are wimps, according to new book

Biology / Evolution

created Oct 21, 2009 | popularity 3.8 / 5 (40) | comments 40

(PhysOrg.com) -- A new book claims even modern athletes could not run as fast, jump as high, or have been nearly as strong as our predecessors.


Aggressive microdermabrasion induces wound-healing response in aging skin

Medicine & Health / Research

created Oct 19, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Microdermabrasion using a coarse diamond-studded instrument appears to induce molecular changes in the skin of older adults that mimic the way skin is remodeled during the wound healing process, according to a report in the ...


'American Diet' v. Atkins Diet

'American Diet' v. Atkins Diet

Medicine & Health / Research

created Oct 19, 2009 | popularity 4.2 / 5 (13) | comments 1

(PhysOrg.com) -- If people can learn anything from rats, what to eat might be one of the most useful lessons. University of South Florida Professor David Diamond, in the Departments of Psychology, Molecular ...


Nanoscale structures revealed on Diamond's latest beamline

Nanoscale structures revealed on Diamond's latest beamline

Chemistry / Analytical Chemistry

created Oct 15, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

On Monday 12th October, a team of scientists from the University of Bath became the first researchers to use the UK’s national synchrotron facility’s latest experimental station (I07). Designed for investigating ...


Silicon brittle? Not this kind!

Silicon brittle? Not this kind!

Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials

created Oct 14, 2009 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (3) | comments 1

(PhysOrg.com) -- Silicon, the most important semiconductor material of all, is usually considered to be as brittle and breakable as window glass. On the nanometer scale, however, the substance exhibits very ...


For Future Superconductors, a Little Bit of Lithium May Do Hydrogen a Lot of Good

For Future Superconductors, a Little Bit of Lithium May Do Hydrogen a Lot of Good

Physics / Superconductivity

created Oct 05, 2009 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (12) | comments 5

(PhysOrg.com) -- Scientists have a long and unsuccessful history of attempting to convert hydrogen to a metal by squeezing it under incredibly high and steady pressures.


How the 100th protein structure solved at Diamond impacts our understanding of how insects smell

How the 100th protein structure solved at Diamond impacts our understanding of how insects smell

Biology / Cell & Microbiology

created Sep 29, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

New research announced today, Wednesday 30th September, by a team of leading scientists working with the UK's national Synchrotron, Diamond Light Source, could have a significant impact on the development ...


Diamonds may be the ultimate MRI probe, say Quantum physicists

Diamonds May Be the Ultimate MRI Probe, Say Quantum Physicists

Physics / Quantum Physics

created Sep 22, 2009 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (11) | comments 1

(PhysOrg.com) -- Diamonds, it has long been said, are a girl's best friend. But a research team including a physicist from the National Institute of Standards and Technology has recently found that the gems ...


Computation helps predict heat transfer in diamond

Physics / Condensed Matter

created Sep 22, 2009 | popularity 4.9 / 5 (7) | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- Cornell researcher Derek Stewart and collaborators have calculated the exact mechanism by which diamond conducts heat, a breakthrough that could lend insight into many fields, including electronics.