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Researchers Shed Light on Evolution of Gene Regulation General Science / Biology 10 hours ago \| User rating: not shown ( 1 vote(s) ) \| No comments yet (PhysOrg.com) -- Scientists at Penn State have shed light on some of the processes that regulate genes -- such as the processes that ensure that proteins are produced at the correct time, place, and amount ...

Researchers get first 3-D glimpse of bacterial cell-wall architecture General Science / Biology November 17, 2008 \| User rating: 4.8 / 5 after 15 vote(s) \| User comments: 3 The bacterial cell wall that is the target of potent antibiotics such as penicillin is actually made up of a thin single layer of carbohydrate chains, linked together by peptides, which wrap around the bacterium like a belt ...

Supreme Court allows Navy to use sonar that may damage whales Space & Earth science / Environment November 13, 2008 \| User rating: not shown ( 4 vote(s) ) \| User comments: 4 The Supreme Court ruled Wednesday that the Navy could use sonar in submarine-hunting training exercises off Southern California without heeding restrictions imposed by a lower court to protect whales and dolphins.

Nontoxic nanoparticle can deliver and track drugs Nanotechnology / Bio & Medicine 11 hours ago \| User rating: not shown ( 1 vote(s) ) \| No comments yet A nontoxic nanoparticle developed by Penn State researchers is proving to be an all-around effective delivery system for both therapeutic drugs and the fluorescent dyes that can track their delivery.

Scientists try to revive Japan's biggest coral reef Space & Earth science / Environment November 17, 2008 \| User rating: 4 / 5 after 11 vote(s) \| User comments: 3 Scientists are in an unprecedented project to restore Japan's largest coral reef by planting thousands of baby corals growing on tiny ceramic beds.

Technology behind the Personal Network Technology / Engineering 13 hours ago \| User rating: not rated yet \| No comments yet (PhysOrg.com) -- Experts believe Personal Networks will run to a thousand devices by 2017, which presents an enormous networking challenge. European researchers are developing some very clever technology to ...

'$100 laptop' group reboots Give One Get One offer Electronic Devices / Consumer & Gadgets November 17, 2008 \| User rating: not shown ( 3 vote(s) ) \| User comments: 3 (AP) -- The One Laptop Per Child project is set to resume its Give One Get One promotion for its kid-friendly computers Monday with logistics help from Web retailer Amazon.com Inc.

Scientists Discover Another Reason for Glacial Acceleration Space & Earth science / Earth Sciences November 17, 2008 \| User rating: 3.8 / 5 after 27 vote(s) \| User comments: 3 (PhysOrg.com) -- Using nearly 50 years of data, University of Maine researchers have determined that subglacial floods in East Antarctica caused a rapid and short-lived acceleration of a major outlet glacier.

Dancing droplets Physics / Physics 17 hours ago \| User rating: 4.9 / 5 after 7 vote(s) \| User comments: 1 Our blood, sweat and tears are three precious fluids that can answer lots of questions about the state of our health but testing small amounts of bodily fluids, without contaminating them through contact with ...

NASA Restores Historic Lunar Orbiter Image Space & Earth science / Space Exploration November 13, 2008 \| User rating: 4.6 / 5 after 19 vote(s) \| User comments: 3 (PhysOrg.com) -- NASA released a newly restored 42-year-old image of Earth on Thursday. The Lunar Orbiter 1 spacecraft took the iconic photograph of Earth rising above the lunar surface in 1966. Using refurbished ...

Hybrid cars too quiet for pedestrian safety? Add engine noise, say human factors researchers General Science / Other November 17, 2008 \| User rating: not shown ( 3 vote(s) ) \| User comments: 3 Important pedestrian safety issues have emerged with the advent of hybrid and electric vehicles. These vehicles are relatively quiet—they do not emit the sounds pedestrians and bicyclists are accustomed to hearing as a vehicle ...

Researchers use fluorescence to develop method for detecting mercury in fish General Science / Chemistry 11 hours ago \| User rating: not shown ( 1 vote(s) ) \| No comments yet Researchers at the University of Pittsburgh have developed a simple and quick method for detecting mercury in fish and dental samples, two substances at the center of public concern about mercury contamination. The technique ...

UN sees new peril in Asia's huge brown cloud cover Space & Earth science / Environment November 13, 2008 \| User rating: 2.8 / 5 after 10 vote(s) \| User comments: 3 (AP) -- Thick brown clouds of soot, particles and chemicals stretching from the Persian Gulf to Asia threatens health and food supplies in the world, the U.N. reported Thursday, citing what it called the ...

Nanocoatings boost industrial energy efficiency Nanotechnology / Materials 14 hours ago \| User rating: 4.7 / 5 after 6 vote(s) \| No comments yet Friction is the bane of any machine. When moving parts are subject to friction, it takes more energy to move them, the machine doesn't operate as efficiently, and the parts have a tendency to wear out over ...

Color perception shifts from right brain to left Medicine & Health / Research 12 hours ago \| User rating: 4.2 / 5 after 6 vote(s) \| No comments yet (AP) -- Learning the name of a color changes the part of the brain that handles color perception.

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Researchers Shed Light on Evolution of Gene Regulation General Science / Biology 10 hours ago \| User rating: not shown ( 1 vote(s) ) \| No comments yet (PhysOrg.com) -- Scientists at Penn State have shed light on some of the processes that regulate genes -- such as the processes that ensure that proteins are produced at the correct time, place, and amount ...

Researchers get first 3-D glimpse of bacterial cell-wall architecture General Science / Biology November 17, 2008 \| User rating: 4.8 / 5 after 15 vote(s) \| User comments: 3 The bacterial cell wall that is the target of potent antibiotics such as penicillin is actually made up of a thin single layer of carbohydrate chains, linked together by peptides, which wrap around the bacterium like a belt ...

Supreme Court allows Navy to use sonar that may damage whales Space & Earth science / Environment November 13, 2008 \| User rating: not shown ( 4 vote(s) ) \| User comments: 4 The Supreme Court ruled Wednesday that the Navy could use sonar in submarine-hunting training exercises off Southern California without heeding restrictions imposed by a lower court to protect whales and dolphins.

Nontoxic nanoparticle can deliver and track drugs Nanotechnology / Bio & Medicine 11 hours ago \| User rating: not shown ( 1 vote(s) ) \| No comments yet A nontoxic nanoparticle developed by Penn State researchers is proving to be an all-around effective delivery system for both therapeutic drugs and the fluorescent dyes that can track their delivery.

Scientists try to revive Japan's biggest coral reef Space & Earth science / Environment November 17, 2008 \| User rating: 4 / 5 after 11 vote(s) \| User comments: 3 Scientists are in an unprecedented project to restore Japan's largest coral reef by planting thousands of baby corals growing on tiny ceramic beds.

Technology behind the Personal Network Technology / Engineering 13 hours ago \| User rating: not rated yet \| No comments yet (PhysOrg.com) -- Experts believe Personal Networks will run to a thousand devices by 2017, which presents an enormous networking challenge. European researchers are developing some very clever technology to ...

'$100 laptop' group reboots Give One Get One offer Electronic Devices / Consumer & Gadgets November 17, 2008 \| User rating: not shown ( 3 vote(s) ) \| User comments: 3 (AP) -- The One Laptop Per Child project is set to resume its Give One Get One promotion for its kid-friendly computers Monday with logistics help from Web retailer Amazon.com Inc.

Scientists Discover Another Reason for Glacial Acceleration Space & Earth science / Earth Sciences November 17, 2008 \| User rating: 3.8 / 5 after 27 vote(s) \| User comments: 3 (PhysOrg.com) -- Using nearly 50 years of data, University of Maine researchers have determined that subglacial floods in East Antarctica caused a rapid and short-lived acceleration of a major outlet glacier.

Dancing droplets Physics / Physics 17 hours ago \| User rating: 4.9 / 5 after 7 vote(s) \| User comments: 1 Our blood, sweat and tears are three precious fluids that can answer lots of questions about the state of our health but testing small amounts of bodily fluids, without contaminating them through contact with ...

NASA Restores Historic Lunar Orbiter Image Space & Earth science / Space Exploration November 13, 2008 \| User rating: 4.6 / 5 after 19 vote(s) \| User comments: 3 (PhysOrg.com) -- NASA released a newly restored 42-year-old image of Earth on Thursday. The Lunar Orbiter 1 spacecraft took the iconic photograph of Earth rising above the lunar surface in 1966. Using refurbished ...

Hybrid cars too quiet for pedestrian safety? Add engine noise, say human factors researchers General Science / Other November 17, 2008 \| User rating: not shown ( 3 vote(s) ) \| User comments: 3 Important pedestrian safety issues have emerged with the advent of hybrid and electric vehicles. These vehicles are relatively quiet—they do not emit the sounds pedestrians and bicyclists are accustomed to hearing as a vehicle ...

Researchers use fluorescence to develop method for detecting mercury in fish General Science / Chemistry 11 hours ago \| User rating: not shown ( 1 vote(s) ) \| No comments yet Researchers at the University of Pittsburgh have developed a simple and quick method for detecting mercury in fish and dental samples, two substances at the center of public concern about mercury contamination. The technique ...

UN sees new peril in Asia's huge brown cloud cover Space & Earth science / Environment November 13, 2008 \| User rating: 2.8 / 5 after 10 vote(s) \| User comments: 3 (AP) -- Thick brown clouds of soot, particles and chemicals stretching from the Persian Gulf to Asia threatens health and food supplies in the world, the U.N. reported Thursday, citing what it called the ...

Nanocoatings boost industrial energy efficiency Nanotechnology / Materials 14 hours ago \| User rating: 4.7 / 5 after 6 vote(s) \| No comments yet Friction is the bane of any machine. When moving parts are subject to friction, it takes more energy to move them, the machine doesn't operate as efficiently, and the parts have a tendency to wear out over ...

Color perception shifts from right brain to left Medicine & Health / Research 12 hours ago \| User rating: 4.2 / 5 after 6 vote(s) \| No comments yet (AP) -- Learning the name of a color changes the part of the brain that handles color perception.

Researchers Shed Light on Evolution of Gene Regulation

Researchers get first 3-D glimpse of bacterial cell-wall architecture

Supreme Court allows Navy to use sonar that may damage whales

Nontoxic nanoparticle can deliver and track drugs

Scientists try to revive Japan's biggest coral reef

Technology behind the Personal Network

'$100 laptop' group reboots Give One Get One offer

Scientists Discover Another Reason for Glacial Acceleration

Dancing droplets

NASA Restores Historic Lunar Orbiter Image

Hybrid cars too quiet for pedestrian safety? Add engine noise, say human factors researchers

Researchers use fluorescence to develop method for detecting mercury in fish

UN sees new peril in Asia's huge brown cloud cover

Nanocoatings boost industrial energy efficiency

Color perception shifts from right brain to left

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